How To Build Your Own Reptile Enclosure! | Perfect for Bearded Dragons, Skinks + More
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 เม.ย. 2019
- As many of you know, I recently had these awesome cages built for my blue tongue skink and bearded dragon! Ever since I showed these cages i've had a lot of people request a video on how to built them, so here it is!
The cages shown in this video are perfect for animals like bearded dragons, blue tongue skinks and other medium sized lizards. With a few small modifications, they can be used for many other animals such as snakes!
Supplies used:
4x8, 1/2” melamine sheet, cut into these sizes:
- 48”x24” (top panel)
- 48”x24” (bottom panel)
- 24”x23” (side panel)
- 24”23” (side panel)
- 47”x4” (front, bottom piece)
- 47”x2” (front, top piece)
- 18”x2” (front, side piece)
- 18”x1.5” (front, side piece)
- 18”x1.5” (front, middle piece)
2x4, 1/8” melamine sheet (back panel)
Ikea komplement glass shelf (door)
Ikea komplement glass shelf (door)
2 silver door knobs
2 cabinet latches
2 air vents
1 and 1/2” screws
Finishing nails
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Many people are asking for a link to the doors so here it is! www.ikea.com/ca/en/p/komplement-glass-shelf-white-00257646/
IS it the 50x58cm size?
This is amazing! Thank you so much to you and your dad for sharing this with us! We’ve been having trouble finding a video that gives us the exact dimensions and everything. But I do have a question I hope you can answer.. if I were to house a bearded dragon or ball python in this how would I go about using a heat mat on the bottom? Especially if I wanted to stack them like this.
Can you show me how the lighting is attached to the inside of your cage?
Hi
Me and my dad made it and he bought me my first birded dragon
Hello all! Emma’s dad here... thank you for the many compliments! Just a quick update to this, I found that the small vertical pieces on the front (where the door hinges attach) and the center piece (where they latch) weren’t really sturdy enough for my liking the way I attached them originally, so I attached an extra piece of the same width, but the full length of the space inside from top to bottom (approx 23 inches) directly to the back of each vertical piece. This way I was able to screw that extra piece into the top and bottom horizontal pieces for extra stability, and then also put in a few screws into the original piece now in front of it, so the center piece especially that was “toe-nailed” in the video is much stronger now. In simpler terms all the vertical bracing pieces have all been “doubled”, but again since the extra piece was attached in the inside, it can be several inches longer and attached at the very top and bottom. Much more stable now. Thanks for watching Emma’s vids! ☺️
aksampson68 how much was this in total cause it looks amazing for my skink I’m getting
@@dreadfulsin4243 150$
@@dreadfulsin4243 Thanks! I'd say the whole thing came together for less than $225, including all the hardware such as hinges, door handles etc. It was a bit cheaper than it could have been since she wanted 3 of them built, so rather than buying pre-cut 4x2 pieces I bought full 4x8 sheets and had them cut into quarters, so that saved about $50 in total.
What are the measurements of the doors??
Hi Emma’s Dad, I’m in the process I’ve building this exact replica thanks to you for two bearded dragons. Can you please give me the info on how you installed the lights please?
Your dad’s a natural! He should make a channel if he does woodworking/hands on DIYs regularly, he’s really good with explanations haha!
Didn't know noah was still kicking.. They must of left the viv part out of the bible
He should start selling his enclosures I know that I would forsure be a customer. It came out nice
Your dad should make a DIY channel! He's so good in front of the camera :-)
😏
@@sebastianblanco126 😏
Gotta say I’ve been A carpenter for about 25 years and I would say your dad needs to teach .😜. I think this is perfect for people who are not knowledgeable With woodworking and he gives them every step excellent video
this is EXACTLY the type of video i’ve been searching for! i wanna build cages just like this for my two hedgehogs. thank you to you and your dad!
Ayre bkissik
Yeah!
Im have a hedgehog!!!
YES!IT HELPED ME IN BUILDING A HOME FOR MY LIZARD LUISA!I LOVE LUISA,MY LIZARD!
Lmaooo Emma, can I borrow him for a day or two. So he can build me some cages lol.
Same tho
Yes
@@EmmaLynneSampson YA!ME TOO!I WANT 1 TOO FOR MY LIZARD LUISA!
YES DAD! HE HAS NATURAL TH-cam TALENT! GET THIS MAN A CHANNEL! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Just wanted to say a big thanks to your dad. Not many TH-camrs go into such detail at each step and explain the simplicity of it. Love to see more vids of him making stuff. I'd love to see him do an inside enclosure for an aboreal larger snake.
Your dads explanation of the edges lining up and all the adjustments you need to consider with the wood thickness were amazing! I’ve watched a few of these videos and his emphasis in the beginning were sooo helpful! Saved me so much time and work where I definitely would’ve been thrown off by not taking all that into consideration.
Best Video I watched to help me build my reptiles new terrariums! The fact you mentioned an estimated the price, included the list of items needed and your dad is great at teaching how and why to do it this way! Im so happy I found this video! Im going to Subscribe and watch more of your videos right now!!!!
Yesss so glad I found this I’m not the smartest and the fact all your measurements are all in the description and everything makes this so much easier can’t wait to build my Beardy her new enclosure in the coming weeks!
“this piece is so you can add substrate” literally the biggest reptile grandpa sentence ever AHAHAH
Your dad is a very talented man you're lucky to have someone that can help you build things for your animals they look fantastic
i just started and i just wanna say ur dad is so focused on making sure we're understanding everything and its so helpful! he put alot of effort and time into this and i love it so far alr.
Thank you and your dad for this video! I've been forever searching for ideas to build my reptiles their own cage, because like you said, they can be super expensive and finding exactly what you want is impossible. I still have a bunch of questions but this is almost exactly what i've been trying to bring to life!
Thank you for making this!! I've been thinking about building an enclosure for my Florida Kingsnake and this is super helpful😊
your dad is adorable 😂 the way he kept checking the camera could see 😂🥰
I thank your father for the wonderful diy tutorial! I really needed it for my hedgehogs new cage!
Thank you Emma! This is going to make everyones life easy to make an enclosure! Your dads awesome!
Your dad is so much like my dad! Now I have a granddaughter ( I have some grandkids actually!!), however, one of my granddaughters loves every animal!! We both have bearded dragons, my dad would do the same!! This is such a blessing! I love how you love scale babies, any babie! My grandchildren’s room is becoming an exotic animal home!! And they love, love it!! This says so much to me, they have huge hearts and pretty sure they’ll carry it on!! Thank you so much, I’m so proud of you how much you love beautiful critters of all kinds!! Xoxo
Thank you Emma and Emma’s dad. This was so helpful. I’ve been exhausted trying to find someone who could explain like this. So nice thank you 🙏
I did something very similar to this!
I used the same melamine shelf for the bottom but only did a frame of maple 1x2s and used metal screen to cover the sides because I never have temp issus in my room and it has the added benefit of my bearded dragon being able to use the sides for extra climbing space!
thank you and your father for making this video. this is definitely one of the best diy enclosure videos i have seen.
I could listen to the man say IKEA for at least 10 minutes, without getting tired of it. Cherish your dad. Love this wholesomeness.
Hey Emma, I also have a question. Would you consider doing a video about properly setting up lamps in your reptiles cages? I know in the reptile community lighting in the cages can sometimes pose a fire risk. I have yet to own a reptile that requires one inside the cage, but I think it would be a good topic to talk about since your videos may reach more and new reptile owners! Let me know what you think! :)
Keep up the great cham videos!
Reptitan Awh thanks! I will!
Yes!! I’ve had a few people ask about that since I posted this video, so I’d like to do one talking about that soon!
@@EmmaLynneSampson is this gonna make a 75 gallon tank? I need one.
Vanellope'sCorner no it is equivalent to a 120 gallon
after your videos of the cages i was scouring the internet to try and find a DIY video BUT HEY lookie here you and pops saved me😂 THANK UUU❤️
Didn’t even think about building cages this is really cool, thank you
This is so great I'm building one for my baby monitor tell your dad he is awesome!! He didn't waste time got right to the point and made it very simple to understand thank you!
Enjoy the time working with your dad, it is great to see. You guys did a really good job. Solid build and great idea on doors
Really like the tutorial!! Gonna build this for my baby beardy. Thank for for making!!
Love how your dad is so supportive!!!! Nice video gonna try to build this !!!!! 👍🏼
This is great! We are going to get a bearded dragon and now we know how to set up the enclosure!
Omg your dad did such a great job explaining everything!!!!! I'm moving from New York to North Carolina in less than 2 days, so when I'm settled I'm definitely gonna be getting my boyfriend to help me build my adult ball python an enclosure like this!!
your dad is awesome! love him 💕
You’re amazing! Thank you for this! I been saving to buy an expensive built cage and this is perfect!! My rescue beardie is going to love this!
this is exactly what i needed.
your dad is the best!!! you should give him a hug
This is amazing! Gonna be getting a BTS or PTS in about a year and I was looking at vision cages, and my bank account was crying.... I'm definitely gonna try to make something like this first! Tell your dad thanks for the help!
I've been researching ways to gut a dresser and turn it into an enclosure for my ball python. I have friends who installed sliding doors and their snakes escaped. I was planning on one large door with hinges at the bottom and a latch at the top until I found your video. I think double doors are a much better way to go. There's even a size of those ikea shelves that will fit on the dresser I just thrifted! So thank you for this information it's going to make a big difference in my project. Yall are great
Hello Dad of Emma! Excellent project; now I’m all inspired to get out the tools and build stuff!
Thank you and your Dad so much Emma this is a very important Instructional Video.
Great videa! only suggestion that I have is a pocket hole jig would keep the center brace from splitting. And could use on the top, bottom, and sides as well
I would love to make something like this for my reptile. Thanks for the video, which helps a lot and gives me ideas for a future project.
Me *slaps my hands together and smiles*: finally *sits down*
*The tank falls apart rolling my potato on the floor*
Me: oh.
Always a bonus when you have a great dad
This was SO helpful!!! Thank you for sharing!
So cool of him to do this for your channel!
dad is great supporting you in your hobby
I love it they came out dope
This was so informative and easy to follow. Thank you both!
This is awesome! The instructions were clear and detailed. I think that even I can build my own.
Those are amazing
I’ve never seen so many real profile pictures in a video’s comments before 🤔
Yessss
What does that mean?
@@KarriePorterBond I think pfp’s of the people themselves
Thank you so much I was literally looking for this forever!!!!❤️❤️❤️
Gelzea_ 08 me too!!
This is a really great looking cage. Im planning on getting myself a northern Blue Tongue Skink in the coming years and i think this is the exact cage i would like to use for it because accessibility just seems so easy. I think im going to add a lock on it anyways tho just to be safe.
Sweet. I plan on getting a bearded dragon so definitely going to build this
Thanks for sharing. Great job.
this is really helpful :) thank you emma much love
I was going to do this with plywood. I like the idea of using thinner board for the back panel. I am reminded of a bookcase from IKEA or something.
This is such a cool setup, it looks great!
Great advice and tips. I'm starting a 5ftx5ft cage soon or maybe bigger for my snake.
I'm definitely saving this video for the future. I have a uromastyx who is currently in a 40 gallon breeder tank and I want to upgrade him to something bigger and nice!
Thank you for this vid, our bearded dragon loves it's new habitat, easy built and cheaper.
⭐️⭐️⭐️Nicely explained - thank you for sharing this.⭐️⭐️⭐️
I'm def gonna build a cage now.
Beautiful cages
I'm going to build a similar enclosure, but going to be using plywood, with a good stain on the sides, then finishing the inside with some safe paint or something. Great video!
Nice enclosures.Definitely will try to build my own.Salute Queen😍💯💯
verry clear 👌i might use this
Thank you for this video!!! First video I felt like I actually understood and could build an enclosure myself 😭
Love the whole esthetic so much I had my husband use this as a guide for what I wanted built! It turned out great and humidity is spot on since it is sealed. Where did you get the cute plants?
really nice vid! Love the cages!
I’ve been looking for one of these!
Hi Thank you so much for this. Itll make it much easier for me to make my daughters reptile boxes as well
Cool! I’m building my own chameleon cage right now! It’s 2x3x4 which is above the minimum. We have a drainage system at the bottom by using a washing machine drain at the bottom of the enclosure connected to a tub that I can change out! I love these DIY videos!
I actually never thought of that solution. I go fully bioactive so drainage has always been an issue with my arboreals that need a dripper/water feature. Ive always had a bit of pvc pipe that goes into the drainage layer and i shove a tube down there every once in a while to get rid of the excess water. This sounds so much more convenient so thanx. I hate the mesh enclosures, which is the only thing you can buy where i live, because i can never get temps/humidity stable using it and full glass is super heavy and needs extra things to be chameleon safe. So i started making my own.
Thankyou so much for showing this! I want to do a build soon :)
I built this cage for my young savannah monitor and it came out great. I wired my own light fixtures into the top though and had to make a few tweaks to the dimensions because the Home Depot employee who cut the melamine butchered it, but overall I’m thrilled with how it came out. Thanks for posting this! The ikea shelves worked out perfectly but I wanted to use decorative cabinet hinges and in order to stop them from sagging I had to use four on each side since they aren’t that strong.
Tip for anyone that tries this: I also found white “tape” next to the melamine in Home Depot that I ironed on to cover the areas that didn’t have the plastic coating on on it and it worked perfectly because it was made out of the same white material.
Thank you! I’m glad that this was helpful for you :)
did you use a thicker back panel for the Savannah enclosure?
How much it cost for you ?
Thank you for posting this video! Awesome dad with an awesome build! For the time being I cannot own a bearded dragon though I will definitely keep all these notes in mind for the future.
perfect! thank you for making video!!
Great video, I built my bearded dragon a cage 90 inches long by 36 inches high with this material, this is my second one. I could use the door idea for this one with my plexi glass.
Great dad to help you like this thank you for the info and keep it up
Looks great
Love your videossss 😍🔥
I LOVE your videos and chanel!!!
Thank you Sir.
I really wanted to build my snakes encolsure myself this really helps with that 😄
This is so cool
You’re lucky to have a dad like this~
I was gonna listen to a podcast but this bad boy is half an hour so yeet
This was a great video
Came out so good before the tutorial started and just looking at the finish enclosure in the intro i was thinking that u purchased a cabinet type thing n jus cut out the doors and added glass ..: but he built the whole dang thang lol great job
Emma you are amazing love the new reptiles cages and I like how you design them to 👍🏻👍🏻
Super helpful haha it's so hard to find good large enclosures in Canada
Really appreciate this video today as my birthday present my step dad is following this and making me one for my bearded dragon
that's awesome!!
I need something like this for my water dragon. Ur dad is a geniuse👍
I really want to try this!!
Averyll Moran me too!!
You dad is awesome!
I live the piece, and I’ll defs copy it’s design when I get mine
Love you soo much great video