Massive Bioactive Iguana Cage!!! I Can Go Inside!!! | DIY Reptiles

Описание: Huge thank you to my dad for helping me with this build! I would have never been able to work on such an amazing enclosure without him.

Inhabitants:
Charlie- Green Iguana
Beatrice- Russian Tortoise

Background:
ply wood- Lowes and reused
polystyrene foam- reused
gaps and cracks expanding foam- Lowes
original Drylock basement and masonry waterproofer colored grey- Lowes
Quikrete charcoal and terra cotta liquid cement color- Lowes

Basin:
7' x 10' foot PVC black pond liner- Lowes
ply wood- Lowes and reused

Drainage layer:
landscaping mesh- Lowes
zip ties- hardware store
egg crate light diffuser- Lowes

Light hood:
wire caging (heavy duty chicken wire)- Lowes
ply wood and 2" x 4" boards- Lowes

Lighting:
four foot T8 shop light- Lowes
four foot T8 LED bulb- Lowes
four foot Zoo Med T8 ReptiSun 10.0 UVB bulb- Amazon
light fixture- Lowes
ceramic heat emitter- Amazon

Bioactive resources:
drift wood (collected myself from different parts of Ohio, Arizona, the Carolinas, and Florida)
botanicals (collected myself from different parts of Ohio, Arizona, the Carolinas, and Florida)
subtrate (mix of compressed coconut fiber substrate, sphagnum moss, compost, mulch, and top soil)
rocks (collected myself from different parts of Ohio, Arizona, and the Carolinas)

Bioactive inhabitants:
worms (I am not sure of the species, but I added worms at some point)
giant canyon isopods- glassboxtropicals.com
springtails (I am not sure of the species, and I am not sure where they came from)
dubia roaches- dubiaroaches.com

Plants\Mosses:
corn plant (Dracaena fragrans)- Lowes
assorted mosses (native to Ohio, I cleaned thoroughly before adding)
duck weed (living in the water dish)

Water dishes:
6" clay plant saucer- reused
galvanized pot/tub- reused

Other materials:
oak doors- reused
handle- reused
hinges- reused
power strip- Lowes

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