New all wood enclosure :)

[Reptilelady86]

Hello everyone,
I finally got my new wood enclosure its 4ft x 2ft x 2ft Super stoked!
Any tips/comments would be very much appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[PatsyB]

Looks great! The only thing I can think of is it might need side ventilation. You'll have to see how it keeps your temps and what the humidity is like.

 

[Reptilelady86]

Thanks PatsyB!
Finally finished with the enclosure. I am really happy about it. I know most wood/melamine enclosures usually do not have screen top but mine is all custom made. So far everything is going well. Just have to play around with the heat bulb wattages and see which one is best. Also, my other temp/humidity gauges stick on glass so have to find a way to mount it on the wall. Dont really want to damage the enclosure so something that is non-destructive method. Any ideas? I do have a ZooMed IF ReptiTemp (https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/zoo-med-repti-temp-digital-infrared-thermometer) using that for now til i can mount the others on the wall.

 

[PatsyB]

I wouldn't even stick the gauges to your tank, just use your IR temp reader or even better, get a temp gun. The analog gauges are so inaccurate. As far as monitoring humidity, you can get a humidity monitor and just set it in your tank. We use the Accurite ones, got them from Amazon for like $10. It monitors humidity and temps, I just set it in the corner on the cool side of my tank.

 

[Reptilelady86]

I wouldn't even stick the gauges to your tank, just use your IR temp reader or even better, get a temp gun. The analog gauges are so inaccurate. As far as monitoring humidity, you can get a humidity monitor and just set it in your tank. We use the Accurite ones, got them from Amazon for like $10. It monitors humidity and temps, I just set it in the corner on the cool side of my tank.

Thank you for those tips. Sorry, it has been awhile since I have replied to this post. Do you have any recommendation on the temp gun or what do you use? I will check out the one on Amazon, $10 sounds like a good deal for one.

 

[Reptilelady86]

Also, i just did a search on Amazon and was wondering if it was this one: https://www.amazon.com/ThermoPro-TP...ccurite+temperature+and+humidity+sensor&psc=1

Close enough to $10. It looks pretty cool looking shows the highs and lows.

 

[PatsyB]

I don't have a recommendation on a brand of temp gun. The one I have is yellow LOL! That temp humidity sensor looks okay. I think the Accurite ones might be a few dollars cheaper.

 

[Reptilelady86]

Does your temp gun look like this? https://www.amazon.com/Nubee-Temperature-Non-contact-Infrared-Thermometer/dp/B00CVHIJDK LOL

 

[PatsyB]

Does your temp gun look like this? https://www.amazon.com/Nubee-Temperature-Non-contact-Infrared-Thermometer/dp/B00CVHIJDK LOL

YES!

 

[Reptilelady86]

Awesome! It looks good and very affordable.