Here is a good way to attach larger leaves and vines into your tub. Make sure you take advantage of the vertical space and put plants and climbing branches up there too. Arrange your plants, sticks, paper towel tubes, food dishes, hides! Here are some of my tubs that I have set up. They look clean, and it is easy to spot poo. Tada! Your tub is now done! All that is left is to decorate itĪdd in your substrate. If it feels nice and taught you are good to go! Gently press your hand on the screen from the outside. You don't need to do this, I think it looks a little nicer in the end if you do.Ĭheck to make sure the screen is secure. This is kind of painful since the glue is very hot, but it isn't enough to cause burns (or maybe my skin is just that tough now ). I will sometimes press my finger over the freshly laid hot glue to press it in and seal it. Make sure the screen is touching the tub so that the hot glue can get into the mesh and adhere itself to the tub. I like to hold the screen nice and tight over the edges and put a little bit of glue there to hold it in place before I do the whole thing. Lay the screen as flat as you can over the opening. It is much easier to trim a little bit off the side, and much more wasteful to re-cut the piece of screen if you make it too small. Start out a little bit bigger then what you think you need. If it is a little bit big, trim a little off the sides and check it again. Place your screen on the inside of the tub and check to make sure it fits well. I made my screen pieces 1/2" bigger on all Make sure you cut the screen a little bit bigger then the opening you cut in your tub. Less surface area to clean and easier to dry.Ĭutting the screen. Wash your tub! I like to do this after I cut the square for the screen. The screen also doubles as a good climbing surface for cresties. I cut out two squares, one on the front side of the tub and one on the back. After you mist, the enclosure should be able to dry out before you mist again. The tub should go through a humidity cycle. You want enough screen to allow good air flow, but not too much so that it doesn't hold any humidity. If you live in a very dry climate, make the screened area smaller. If you live in a humid climate, make a bigger screened area. The screen size is directly related to the humidity. Mark where you want your screened in opening to be. Hopefully you all can recognize the other tools These tools are only a couple of dollars at the home depot right by where they keep the plexiglass. You could use an exacto knife or a box cutter, but it will be much more difficult. It is used to cut plastic and plexiglass. The little blue thing with the cap on it is called an acrylic scorer. These are the basic tools that you need to do this project. Remember that your crestie needs good sturdy climbing surfaces as well as foliage for hiding spots. I use plastic plants from the dollar store, sterilized sticks I find outside, and paper towel tubes. Plants and climbing branches:This can be as boring or elaborate as you want. You won't need nearly as much as provided for one tub, but chances are you will be getting a new gecko soon, right? Screen Mesh: I used fiberglass screen which can be found at the Home Depot or Lowes for about $5 for a huge roll. They are also some of the clearest tubs on the market. They are about equivalent to a 10g and nice and tall. Plastic tub: I used the container store's "deep sweater boxes". One tub only takes about 30 minutes to assemble so get your tools ready! I followed a few guides on how to make tubs for crested geckos and I thought I would post how I put mine together. Glass cages are nice, but once you acquire more than a few animals that each require their own glass tank, it gets rather expensive, heavy, and cumbersome. I really like tub setups for my reptiles.
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