My first enclosure build.

[Chasen]

Had an orange go bad in the kitchen and the fruit fly's moved into the enclosure, Its 50% apple cider vinegar, 50% water with a few drops of dish soap in it. covered in cling wrap with some holes in it. I was skeptical at first when I saw it online but it really works. In one day they were down 90% and the liquid is full of dead bugs.

Great idea. Love those hints from Heloise. lol

 

[DanB]

So I got my AcuRite humidity indicator yesterday and right out of the box it was spot on. Below are pics of the temp and humidity bumped up against my calibrated meter.
The last pic is of it this morning before misting.

 

[DanB]

As you can see from the first pic the little nook his enclosure is in has no ceiling lighting and I don't like all the dome lights hanging off the side so I'm making a pool table style light to hang over the enclosure. It will hold 3 sockets and be rated for 600 watts, way more then I'll ever need. This will hold the viewing lighting. I plan on using soft white light so it's not super bright.

 

[Yvonne G]

That's much better. I'm not a fan of using the clamps off the walls like that. Hanging will be better.

 

[DanB]

It's coming along nicely, almost ready for stain.

 

[Yvonne G]

I've never seen planks of wood fitted together in squares like that. It makes for a very pretty look when oiled and finished.

 

[DanB]

This is how the light bar goes in.

 

[CarolM]

This is how the light bar goes in.

That looks very nice. It is such an achievement when you can build it all yourself.

 

[DanB]

Light is done and hanging up.

I adjusted the exposure to show the light, it's not that bright.

 

[schuyler22]

It's up on it's stands now and I put in the plastic berrier that will go between the dirt and the wood. You can see the increase in size he is getting.

I'm loving the L shape...I wish this could work for my sulcata, but he's over a foot long. Still trying to figure it better insure accommodations for him since we live in Wisconsin. I cannot wait to move to Arizona were it will be so much nicer for it little guy!!!