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Lee
Yearling
United Kingdom
522 Posts |
 Posted - 26/08/2013 : 23:23:02
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Well I went to Ikea and bought;
Billy Bookcase + doors
Hemnes small glass shelves
I bought the track, vents etc from Vivbits on Ebay and some strip wood, plastic right angle and glues etc from B&Q.
It still needs completing with the backgrounds and decor but this is it so far. Total build cost is about £140. There will be 4 vivs 80cm long and two shelves, all the wires will be at the back with the stats on the bottom shelf. I will be making a second set in the next month to go alongside as i will need 8 vivs in total.
I bought the bookcase with doors as I have heard a rumor, now this may or may not be true, it's hard for me to say this and I don't want to upset anyone. Here goes......some people.........don't seem......to like............snakes! There I said it! I know it's shocking right? The doors mean I can close the lot up when such people visit and it just looks like a regular unit. More pics will follow when it's complete with all 4 vivs.
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1.2.4 Corn Snakes - Carolina, 2 x Bloodred het Lavender, Amel, Snow, Anery and Carolina.
0.0.1 Cali King - Ziggy - escaped!!
RIP Princess x |
Edited by - a33272 on 03/09/2013 08:45:19 |
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serena_08
Yearling
United Kingdom
784 Posts |
Posted - 27/08/2013 : 07:58:47
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| I like [:-)] |
1.0.0 Corn: D-Bo (Amel)
1.0.0 Western Hognose: C*ntyB*ll*cks
0.1.0 MBK: Rosa
0.0.1 Leopard Gecko: Zuko
0.0.1 Bearded Dragon: Kobe
0.0.1 Fire Bellied Toad: Snoop
1.1.0 Cats: Penny and Sheldon
1.0.0 Staffy: MooMoo
I intend to live forever. So far, so good. |
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SilverWings
Yearling
United Kingdom
740 Posts |
Posted - 27/08/2013 : 10:49:38
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| How thick is the glass you bought? Had a look on the website, doesn't seem to say :/ |
2.2.3 Corn snakes; Red, Rosie, Liana, Checkers, Luna, Diego, Snowman
1.0 Taiwanese Beauty Snake; Aleron
1.0 Green Anoles; Doug
1.0 Greyhound; Lee |
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Lee
Yearling
United Kingdom
522 Posts |
Posted - 27/08/2013 : 13:49:51
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| It's 6mm so you need to use the 6mm track, the stuff I got has the little raised bit along the track which makes it run smoothly, fit's perfectly with a very small gap between the sheets, quite heavy as well so no chance of being pushed open but a snake. |
1.2.4 Corn Snakes - Carolina, 2 x Bloodred het Lavender, Amel, Snow, Anery and Carolina.
0.0.1 Cali King - Ziggy - escaped!!
RIP Princess x |
Edited by - Lee on 27/08/2013 13:50:34 |
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Welshlamb
Yearling
United Kingdom
711 Posts |
Posted - 27/08/2013 : 18:52:09
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Hi Lee,
Good Job, what was the name of the unit? what glass did you choose and what are the vivarium sizes?
Cheers |
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Lee
Yearling
United Kingdom
522 Posts |
Posted - 27/08/2013 : 19:17:44
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| The bookcase is the basic Billy £35 and the glass doors are the 44cm shelves from the Hemnes range, £5 each. I chose to have 4 smaller vivs as I have young smaller snakes, each one is 80cm wide x 30cm high x 28cm deep, you can make them much higher but would need extra wood to 'fill' the gap before you fit the glass doors or make double deck ones I suppose by putting a hole in the shelf. I put extra pins in the back of all the wooden shelves to make it a little more sturdy and fastened them in place with the sealant, all around, so it won't be a major hassle to change the layout at a later date. |
1.2.4 Corn Snakes - Carolina, 2 x Bloodred het Lavender, Amel, Snow, Anery and Carolina.
0.0.1 Cali King - Ziggy - escaped!!
RIP Princess x |
Edited by - Lee on 27/08/2013 19:19:32 |
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ScaryVonHayleystine
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1773 Posts |
Posted - 27/08/2013 : 21:40:11
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| Very nice :) |
Albino Addiction ... <3
0.1.0 - Creamsicle Cornsnake (Mo)
1.0.0 - Bubblegum Snow Corn (Gabriel)
1.0.0 - Lavendar 100% Het Hypo Corn (Ezra)
1.0.0 - Bairds Rat Snake (Lazarus)
0.0.1 - Crested Gecko (Pan) |
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mjpeters
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1539 Posts |
Posted - 27/08/2013 : 22:27:56
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Love it |
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Lee
Yearling
United Kingdom
522 Posts |
Posted - 27/08/2013 : 23:21:05
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| Thank you all, some more bits arriving in the next few days so should be complete by the end of the week. More pics to follow. |
1.2.4 Corn Snakes - Carolina, 2 x Bloodred het Lavender, Amel, Snow, Anery and Carolina.
0.0.1 Cali King - Ziggy - escaped!!
RIP Princess x |
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scottishbluebird
it is all my fault
United Kingdom
8403 Posts |
Posted - 05/09/2013 : 01:38:26
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| Really brilliant |
     
0.1.0 Corn - Kellogs
1.0.0 Hognose - Storm
0.1.0 Staffy - Lyla
1.0.0 Spaffy(staffy x springer)-Spyro
1.0.0 Ferret - Peanut R.I.P
0.1.0 Crestie - Fudge. Wish List - Pygmy hedgehog. Tropiocolotes |
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Lee
Yearling
United Kingdom
522 Posts |
Posted - 05/09/2013 : 15:42:47
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| Thank you, all four vivs are complete apart from I need the glass for the bottom 2, all wiring is gone, backgrounds are on, vents all in and doors on. I'll post some final pics when I get the glass doors in. |
1.2.4 Corn Snakes - Carolina, 2 x Bloodred het Lavender, Amel, Snow, Anery and Carolina.
0.0.1 Cali King - Ziggy - escaped!!
RIP Princess x |
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smart bunny
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5091 Posts |
Posted - 05/09/2013 : 20:54:46
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| Wow, some people are SOOOO much more creative than me lol! |
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mjpeters
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1539 Posts |
Posted - 05/09/2013 : 23:22:37
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Very,very nice -love the idea of the door to protect the snakey's from foolish non snake friendly folks  |
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Jenny.Elizabeth
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
4 Posts |
Posted - 06/09/2013 : 12:58:47
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| Wow! That's amazing! My partners a joiner might have to smile nicely and get him to make me one! what a good idea!! |
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Lee
Yearling
United Kingdom
522 Posts |
Posted - 06/09/2013 : 17:15:52
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| all that for less than £150 can't go wrong! |
1.2.4 Corn Snakes - Carolina, 2 x Bloodred het Lavender, Amel, Snow, Anery and Carolina.
0.0.1 Cali King - Ziggy - escaped!!
RIP Princess x |
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Welshlamb
Yearling
United Kingdom
711 Posts |
Posted - 14/09/2013 : 10:12:52
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You've done a brilliant job there Lee.
Please do not take this the wrong way, but how do you manage with substrate? As there looks like there is only a small depth, where as on traditional vivarium's there is a few inches of wood then the glass runners.
Just in-case I decide to use your idea for future vivarium's |
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Lee
Yearling
United Kingdom
522 Posts |
Posted - 15/09/2013 : 17:10:26
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| It's not as deep as a normal obviously but there is a wooden strip under the runner to raise it, the whole thing is then hidden by a white plastic right angle. The substrate at the front is not very deep and does fall into the runners if the snakes push it that way, but I just blow it out back into the viv when I close the doors. If I made another I would put the runner on a slightly bigger strip of wood to make it deeper. I prefer the look of it how it is though. |
1.2.4 Corn Snakes - Carolina, 2 x Bloodred het Lavender, Amel, Snow, Anery and Carolina.
0.0.1 Cali King - Ziggy - escaped!!
RIP Princess x |
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Welshlamb
Yearling
United Kingdom
711 Posts |
Posted - 17/09/2013 : 09:24:35
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Originally posted by Lee
It's not as deep as a normal obviously but there is a wooden strip under the runner to raise it, the whole thing is then hidden by a white plastic right angle. The substrate at the front is not very deep and does fall into the runners if the snakes push it that way, but I just blow it out back into the viv when I close the doors. If I made another I would put the runner on a slightly bigger strip of wood to make it deeper. I prefer the look of it how it is though.
It's a fab looking vivarium
Do the doors work ? |
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Lee
Yearling
United Kingdom
522 Posts |
Posted - 17/09/2013 : 09:43:18
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1.2.4 Corn Snakes - Carolina, 2 x Bloodred het Lavender, Amel, Snow, Anery and Carolina.
0.0.1 Cali King - Ziggy - escaped!!
RIP Princess x |
Edited by - Kellog on 07/01/2014 11:06:38 |
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Lee
Yearling
United Kingdom
522 Posts |
Posted - 17/09/2013 : 09:46:12
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| I don't keep the doors on and closed, only if I need the vivs concealing! They live slotted in at the side against the wall, but when they are on as you can see they are semi-transparent so light does get it. |
1.2.4 Corn Snakes - Carolina, 2 x Bloodred het Lavender, Amel, Snow, Anery and Carolina.
0.0.1 Cali King - Ziggy - escaped!!
RIP Princess x |
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Moppet
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3315 Posts |
Posted - 17/09/2013 : 15:31:45
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| It looks great |
2.4.0 Corn snakes
1.0.0 horse
0.1.0 Golden retriever
1.4.0 Guinea pigs |
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New Ikea Vivariums
