Hello everyone! I have wanted a BD for some time now. I am planning on making the habitat and want some guidance/advice.
I am thinking of taking an unused dresser we have here at home and converting it to a viv. My thoughts are this.
1)Remove the drawers and the center piece of wood
2) replace the flimsy cardboard bottom and back with 1/2 plywood (recommenations on what type of plywood would be appreciated)
3) Place ceramic tiles on the bottom as the substrate but not permantly adhere them. That way I can remove them for cleaning
4) Cut to large vent opening at the top of the back of the dresser and install heat register type vent covers
5) We have a lot of large-ish size river rocks around where I live so I was going to get several of those to stack as a basking area (baked in the oven to sterilize)
6) good size piece of log or something to climb on on the oposite side of viv (again, baked in oven to sterilize)
7) Reptisun 10.0 UVB light to go the length of the dresser attached at the very back top of inside of dresser
8) some sort of UVA lighting for the basking side of the viv but I don't have a clue what kind I need
9) some sort of hide area
How does all of this sound? I've been trying to do my resaearch for a few months now.
I am thinking of taking an unused dresser we have here at home and converting it to a viv. My thoughts are this.
1)Remove the drawers and the center piece of wood
2) replace the flimsy cardboard bottom and back with 1/2 plywood (recommenations on what type of plywood would be appreciated)
3) Place ceramic tiles on the bottom as the substrate but not permantly adhere them. That way I can remove them for cleaning
4) Cut to large vent opening at the top of the back of the dresser and install heat register type vent covers
5) We have a lot of large-ish size river rocks around where I live so I was going to get several of those to stack as a basking area (baked in the oven to sterilize)
6) good size piece of log or something to climb on on the oposite side of viv (again, baked in oven to sterilize)
7) Reptisun 10.0 UVB light to go the length of the dresser attached at the very back top of inside of dresser
8) some sort of UVA lighting for the basking side of the viv but I don't have a clue what kind I need
9) some sort of hide area
How does all of this sound? I've been trying to do my resaearch for a few months now.