Conversion of 110L Sterilite Storage container into croc skink vivarium

[froggsong]

Gotcha! It is much easier to tell in the closer pic. Does the silicone adhere well to the plastic of the tub?

[Shane]

Froggsong is this what you were talking about in the pm? if so wow this is great

[JohnEDove]

That is a fantastic idea. I've been replacing all my old Sterilites with constructed cages for my snakes. Now I may have a use for the old tubs.
Have you had any problem with nose rub?

[froggsong]

Shane, yup, it is. I'm somewhat jealous I didn't think of it first, lol.

[whybother?]

Do you know what the humidity levels are for your tank. I think what your doing is just lovely, but I am wondering if it could accidently be knocked over because of the light weight.

[Torin]

Ok so I added the screen to both sides of the front glass. I also made the banks of the creek with some GS. Now I'm letting it set over night. Tomorrow I'll be coating the GS with black silicone, and sticking on the gravel. I'll probably also be starting to build the waterfall.






Any tips you want to give me would be helpful.

[Torin]

Originally Posted by froggsong

Does the silicone adhere well to the plastic of the tub?

Yeah it adheres perfectly to the plastic. I've had the old one put together for at least 6 months now with no problems.

Originally Posted by JohnEDove

Have you had any problem with nose rub?

No problems with nose rub, but I have a lizard that likes hiding more than anything else in there. I doubt it would be a problem for snakes though.

Originally Posted by whybother?

Do you know what the humidity levels are for your tank. I think what your doing is just lovely, but I am wondering if it could accidently be knocked over because of the light weight.

I'm not sure what the humidity is in there. I have a large water bowl and an exo-terra waterfall in there, and I keep the substrate moist. I don't think the current one is very good a retaining humidity because all the openings are covered in screen. Hopefully the glass I'll be adding to the new one will help keep the humidity higher. Plus the creek and waterfall should help. Depending on how you build it you can make the humidity levels whatever you want.
Even though it is a lot lighter than glass it's not feather light. You can easily pick it up with one hand if it's empty, but it's hard to knock over since it has a wide base and it will be full of dirt, water, and other various things.

[Shane]

Hello. Ive been trying for a long time to gget red eyed amored skinks(croc skinks there is so many names) but the only thing i have ever found to get these is a site which stopped selling them. can you tell where me where you got them

[Torin]

Originally Posted by Shane

Hello. Ive been trying for a long time to gget red eyed amored skinks(croc skinks there is so many names) but the only thing i have ever found to get these is a site which stopped selling them. can you tell where me where you got them

A lot of places sell them, but I think you should reconsider getting one. They're very shy and very picky. Also if you do decide to get one check for reviews on the place that is selling them. I bought three of them from lllreptiles and two of the three died really fast. I still have one of them but that's more luck than anything else. I looked up reviews after the fact and a lot of people had similar problems. Research ahead of time saves you the trouble. If you do decide to get one try buying from a place where they are either just freshly imported or else captive bred. The longer a wild caught one is in the hands of people who sell them for a living the longer they'll be left in a bone dry cage with crickets crawling all over them.

[Shane]

Oh yeah, I know. I spent about an hour earlier looking up every care sheet I could find, even reading 10 or more on the same site. I think they are very interesting. Shy doesn't really matter. But I will do research on breeders and others.