New Gecko Tank build

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I have an empty cage right now, it used to have a jacksons chameleon in it, but he passed a few weeks ago . I have decided to put my gargoyle gecko in it, along with another(I will get another female). The cage is 3 feet long x 18 inches deep x 4 feet tall. I did the math and found that the cage is roughly 150 gallons. Here are pictures of my gecko and the tank:


My dad and I built the cage out of oak. It has a waterfall, a sink for the waterfall to drain in, a plastic poster sort of thing for a background(a local company enlarges and prints pictures for posters and things on a sheet of plastic that is built like cardboard) and a cabinet underneath for supplies and a sideways drawer sort of thing for cords and timers and whatnot.



I found some branches that fell in my tree line and put them in there after I cleaned them:

Then, put some vines in:

I'm making some hides that are in two pieces to go on the background, I will silicone the bottom piece in then the top piece will hook onto the bottom, I added another layer of grout after the picture was taken and will add another layer tomorrow, then seal it:

That's all I have for now, I will update as I get things done, but I have one question, should I add my gecko, then get the new one(when I got to the next reptile show in the summer) and quarantine it, then add it. Or should I wait until i get the new one and its quarantined, then add them both?

[XtremeAaron]

I like the tank. Is it possible to get some detailed pics of the door and its hinges, etc?

[Quack]

The glass doors are hard to get a picture of, but I did the best I could to get the handle and the hinge on the bottom, then a close-up of the hinge:

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I added another layer of grout, tomorrow I will paint and seal them. I didn't get any pics, but will tomorrow. I decided to build a platform to go in the sink to keep the geckos out of the water. First, I cut pieces of 3/4" PVC pipe; 4 10 1/2" pieces and 4 3" pieces:

Then, I cut the 10 1/2" pieces at an angle to fit together to form a square and siliconed them together:

Then, I siliconed the legs on:

Tomorrow, I will add screen on the frame on the top so I can put rocks in.
That's all I have for today!

[Quack]

More progress! I finished one of the hides, I decided to only put one in the tank, because there is another build I have coming up and i am going to use it for that, and it wasnt finished:

Then, I siliconed the bottom of the hide to the background and secured it with a stick until the silicone is cured:

i tied screen to the PVC frame I had and siliconed sphagnum moss on the edge, sorry for the bad pic quality, i didnt have much light, and i was using my ipod camera:

That's all I have for now, i will update in a few days when the silicone is cured and I have her in there.

[Quack]

Its finished! i put her in there today:


again, sorry for the bad pic quality, but im planning 2 more builds(bull frog paludarium, then dart frog viv for the tank my bull frog is currently in.) those will have better pics, because i found my camera and tripod but have to fix the tripod.