best enclosure

[luke leith]

whats the BEST enclosure for a bearded dragon theres so many options I'm just wondering if glass is better or custom.

 

[Eavlynn]

Custom, all the way especially if your handy with building things. I just made a 4x2 for my bigger juvenile. You'll love it, and so will they!

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[luke leith]

thats awesome is that just a wood frame with glass front how did you install that fixture

 

[Eavlynn]

Yeah, it's made completely of wood, though I will NEVER get lumber at Lowe's again. It's already warping. There's a small lumber and hardware company in town that I'll be sourcing future materials through. I bought 1/4 inch sliding glass tracks and epoxied them in place, and had some plexiglass cut to fit. I think it's 3/8 of an inch shorter than the overall height of the opening, so I can remove the plexiglass panels whenever I need to.

The basking bulb fixture is screwed into the top, but before I did that, I made a hole for the cord to come out of the top. The UVB fixture came with a mounting kit. It clips in to little metal brackets mounted on the ceiling. I also drilled a hole for the cord to go through for that.

It was time consuming, but so worth it!

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[luke leith]

it looks like its worth it!

 

[PatsyB]

It really is your preference. I like a glass enclosure. My beardies are very curious and like to look out all sides of their tanks. I also like a glass tank because I can just blast it with a steam cleaner to clean it. But like I said, it's all a personal preference. Custom built wooden enclosures are absolutely fine too!

 

[Hdrydr31]

I love glass I have 2 40 gal breeder tanks..

 

[Mom2Dovakiin]

I like glass myself too because it's easier to clean and I can change the scenery pretty easily too when I want to.