DIY HUGE Reptile Enclosure. False Bottom, Drainage Layer, Sliding Glass Door |Part 4|
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- Building a Huge Reptile Enclosure. This reptile cage has been a fun project and I'm happy to show you part 4 where i go over designing a false bottom drainage layer for a large reptile that likes to dig. He would dig right through the weed barrier separating the Leca clay balls and substrate. So I came up with this idea to problem solve. I also add the front face to the enclosure and trim it out. I install the glass track and a pocket door so the reptile cage glass doors opens up all of the way for viewing, maintenance and accessibility.
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Part 1 Building The Enclosure: • DIY HUGE Reptile Enclo...
Part 2 Installing Ledges, Polygem Zoopoxy, Drip Wall, Dry Bruch: • DIY HUGE Reptile Enclo...
Part 3 Installing the Mistking, Lights, Fogger, Fans, Insane Ceiling Reveal:
• DIY HUGE Reptile Enclo...
DIY 40mm CPU and Mistking how to video • Top 5 Vivarium Paludar...
Links to materials used:
Polygem ZOOPOXY 307 LITE: polygem.com/pr... 100% solids light-weight epoxy system specially formulated to a trowelable paste consistency for sculpturing and fabricating projects. 307 Lite is ideal for indoor or outdoor exhibit projects where strength and durability are desired. 307 Lite can also be used as a patching compound to repair broken or damaged exhibits. 307 Lite can be additionally thickened using our Thickening Agent. Plus, it is solvent free so it won’t melt or dissolve foam surfaces.
Polygem Thickening agent: polygem.com/pr... is very efficient at modifying both liquid and gel viscosities and works well with all epoxies. Its what helps the mixing process. It will be your friend.
1/2" bulkhead: www.amazon.com...
4x8 PVC board (may not be available in your region, if not try some plastic shops or sign shops):
www.homedepot....
Sliding Glass Door Handles: a.co/d/8Hqaxyn
Glass Track: Randall Manufacturing 1/4" Plastic Sliding Door Track (Black, 6 FT Long) a.co/d/axKG3B9
Sashco 13010 10.5oz Sashco Sealants Clear Lexel Adhesive Caulk, 10.5-Ounce a.co/d/4SnPixB
Leca, Hydroton Clay Balls: a.co/d/en3FHuA
Disclaimer:
Although I love reptiles and building enclosures, I am by no means an expert. Do your own research and wear safety protection. stay within your skill set. I am not liable for any accidents that may occur if you try to replicate my work.
Love the pocket door idea! Great video
Heeeey, it's Mikey Tytula! He knows a pro when he sees one.
hahah Brad has got some wicked stuff!@@LukeMcGuireoides
@MikeTytula thanx Mike, much appreciated! The pocket door is one of my favorite parts of this build. It's nice when things work as planned lol.
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Great work❤
This is the craziest build I've ever seen. You covered EVERYTHING. Stuff I've never thought about. Stuff I've never considered. This is amazing.
Thank you and I'm glad you find it amazing and recognize the work I have put into this one.
Your support is appreciated!
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So good!
Thank you 🤘💯🤘
Dude!! The pocket door caught me off guard! F&$king impressive! I’ve been building enclosures the wrong way haha. As alway I appreciate your videos and great ideas as Im gonna start using them in my videos! I’ll shout you out in my next video. You deserve more attention. Please combine all the videos together when you are done and make one long video so people can watch it all at once Good for you and them.
Thanx bro, a shout out would be supper appreciated!!!
I'm glad you like the design, it just kinda old started falling into place.
I already have the rough edits put together in 1 video. It's currently about 20 minutes long. But I know you get the "editing side of things and how long that can take lol.
Content line up as follows:
Part 5
Part 6
Day 1 to day 252
But I like your idea of adding the full series in 1 long video to.
Your continued support is appreciated!
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You forgot to mention, you need experts level skills for this build. These cuts and assembly is satisfyingly perfect. This information being free feels wrong! Appreciate the information my man. Just binged the whole series for this cage build
Thanx Reggie, I'm glad you appreciate the information!
I get paid in knowing others are getting something from my videos and try a DIY themselves. (I also take tips, jk 😂)
Your support is appreciated, and I look forward to showing you how this enclosure finishes up! Part 5 should be out soon.
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@@bradsbioactivebuildslet me know where to send tips lol. As a carpenter myself. I know skill when I see it 💪🏼
@reggie8370 my patreon is a great place for extra support. patreon.com/user?u=98339191
I'm sure you have built some cool stuff with your skill set!
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I’m sure this build would be great for boa as well?
@@thehorrorlife7190 it definitely would!
Love watching stuff like this. This channel is such a fantastic guide for anyone trying to go bioactive or build their own enclosure. I'm not nearly as skilled as this, so I had an enclosure built from Toad Ranch. This setup of yours looks like a dream!
Thank you Devon and it's cool you find my channel fantastic for bioactive and diy enclosures!
Toad Ranch is a great option and a time saver to!
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Nothing like some morning coffee and some bioactive builds! Holy holes haha that must of been tedious. Stoked to see more uses of the zoopoxy. I ended up buying some plus their clear coat epoxy for water bowls. Been curious how their flexi vine zoopoxy stuff works. Great stuff man as always. Thanks for the dope vids 🤘💚🦎
Love the morning coffee and bioactive builds lol!
Zoopoxy has no limits, im glad you got some.
The flex is a good option for going around round objects but is softer, so it's not ideal for high traffic area's. To my knowledge, it's more of a tough rubbery substance when cured. I'm going to try it out soon.
And yeah, it was a lot of holes 😆 😂😆
Thank you for your continued support!
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Your fully concealing glass doors are brilliant! As always, an absolutely amazing video production. Thank you for the hundreds of clever tips.
Thank you Stephen! And I'm glad you got some tips!
Your support is appreciated!
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Ya this dude is legit the best builder I’ve come across! The hidden doors is like a rich lizard is moving in 😂
@@MrHillbilly thanx brother, much appreciated! Love the "rich lizard 🦎 😂😆😂
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My dad and I are getting ready to do a version of this build for my savannah monitor.
I’m really grateful for this series and your gem of a channel.
That's awesome! It is a fun build to do, and your Savannah will love it! I'm glad you found my channel and are going to build one for yourself. Enjoy the process!
If you have any questions along the way, let me know.
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Brad you are officially the GOAT.
Thanx bro, just doing what I love to do!
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So stealing that pocket window idea. Good job!
YES, please do, you won't regret it. It's satisfying every time I open it lol.
You'll love it
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Great episode! The false bottom technique is genius 👌 PVC board is difficult to come by where I am but if I ever need a more secure false bottom I have a great starting point. 🦎🐍💚
Thank you, and I had to come up with a strong method for a false bottom that wouldn't rot over time. It was definitely more time-consuming, but I'm glad I went with this in the long run. It might be a little over kill lol.
Check out some sign shops or plastic distributors in your area. They may callnit expanded pvc board.
Thanx for your support!
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@@bradsbioactivebuilds I believe in over building, I hate doing things twice. Thanks for the sign company tip!
Amazing work as usual 🙏
Thanx bro, much appreciated!
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We got a regular vivarium wiz kid over here, and I love it. The most ambitious bioactive builder on the platform, if I do say so myself. I'm very interested to see how that behemoth viv holds up and grows in I've never seen anyone attempt an undertaking of that magnitude. Is there any reference you know of that your basing your expectations on. Do you expect it to be just as successful as your other builds?
Thanx Luke! And im interested to see how it holds up to. So far, so good. I know some of the plants aren't going to make it, but it is expected due to what I'm putting in it. But my theory is to over plant to have safety in numbers, then problem solve the ones that were taken out with hardier plants. Other than that, this is my most structurally sound enclosure to date.
Thanx for your continued support!
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this is like zoo level build. definitely not diy unless you just happen to have a background in carpentry or construction
Thank you, and good point, i suggest starting with a small enclosure to get the fundamentals before going big.
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Okay Okay 😂 I have more than one Question first what animal are you putting in there! 2 can you make me one lol 😂 and 3 your like the most talented reptile enclsure maker ever like maybe better than serpa design but that might be pushing it lol 😂 i bet he was an inspiration for your bioactice builds 😅 Love the Work ❤
Thank you very much! To answer your questions
1. I havnt announced yet what I'm putting in, but I will soon! Gotta save something for the last video 🤣
2. Maybe someday lol,
3. Thank you for recognizing my efforts and work. Serpa does Amazing projects and is truly an artist with a lot of great ideas that help many people!
Thank you for your support!
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Could I ask how much the whole enclosure cost you? I'm a big fan of your work and wanna do a build similar to this one.
Thanx, and I'm glad you enjoy my work.
It's hard to say how much it costs bc I have materials from past builds.
Feel free to message me on IG and I can give you a better idea bc a lot depends on what you already have.
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Beautiful work Brad. I watched your channel to get ideas for my first custom build, for my first Jacksons Chameleon; who arrives late November. I still have a few little things to wrap up, but I'm happy with how everything turned out. I installed thoose little 40mm fans using your design w/ attaching to a Mistking assembly.
This is awesome and what I enjoy seeing. People using some of my content to build their own enclosures! I'm glad you installed the fans in there too! They work great!
Jackson's are my favorite chameleon.
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Which zoopoxy do you use? Confused by all the types
307 lite. I also buy the thickening agent they sell. Give them a call and let them know you are looking for the one I used and they will help you measure out how much you need. Tabitha is great at her job over at polygem and their staff is amazing. The owner is real cool guy too!
I also have links in the description that should take you right to the specific Zoopoxy I used.
Hope this helps
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@@bradsbioactivebuilds managed to find a similar product from the Uk called habitat black
@Hexenmiester nice, I'm glad you were able to find something on the other ideas of the pond.
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You’re a beast!!! I love watching you’re videos for ideas. Great content!🔥🔥
Thanx bro!
Your continued support is appreciated!
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Awesome. Thank you for this detailed step by step progression video!
Of course, I'm looking forward to showing everyone the finished habitat!
Your support is appreciated!
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Cool and great ideas😊
Thank you!
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Awesome enclosure, thank you.
Thank you and your welcome!
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Wish I had the space to do something like that. They are really nice buildings and good inspiration.
Thank you very much!
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Just finished all 4 parts. Dude, this covered all of my questions. Thanks a lot! Can't wait for the next part
I'm glad you got all caught up and had questions answered! Part 5 is just about wrapped up and should be out soon!
Thanx for tuning in!
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Brad my friend your so talented , your work is absolutely epic 👍👍
Thanx Andrew, much appreciated!
Thanx for your continued support!
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Incredible man! I've been so excited for this video!! Your attention to detail is unbelievable!
Thanx Billy! I'm glad you are enjoying this series. It's definitely been a fun build to share with everyone.
Your continued support is appreciated!
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This is genuinely the best build video series I've come across. Outstanding work all around😎🤙
Thank you Woody, that's super cool to hear!
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Great build brad you have inspired me too build something with a few more ideas that I haven’t seen in a build before. Keep up the awesome builds. What are the thickness of your pvc boards?
Thank you, and I'm glad you got some ideas. We all learn from each other!
The thickness of the pvc is 1/2" thick (wjat the enclosure is built out of) and the drainage layer frame in this video is 1" thick. Hope that helps. Have fun with your build.
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It takes a very smart person to build this, but it takes a genius to record himself doing it and put that all together! BRAVO 👏
Thank you very much, this was a fun build and definitely challenging at times to tie it all together in a video without it being 4 hours long 😆.
Your support is appreciated!
I’m about to build my first one , thanks to you 🦎🦎🦎👍🏼
Awesome, that's what I like to hear! Enjoy the process, and lmk if you have any questions along the way!
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Nice video. I’m in the process of building my savannah monitor an enclosure and this kinda helped me
Thank you, and I'm glad it has helped. Have fun with your build!
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Mate this is epic, such a great detailed build.. absolute inspiration 🔥
Yoooo, what's up bro! Glad you like it so far. You just cranked out a nice one yourself on your channel too!
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@@bradsbioactivebuilds haha thanks dude, appreciate that!
I love everything about this, particularly that you can completely tick the glass away!! Genius 🤯
Thank you, and tucking the glass away is probably one of my favorite features on this build. It really opens everything up while maximizing surface area space inside.
Thanx for your support
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Brilliant! Love it!
Thank you!
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Wow, is incredible
Thank you!
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Awesome Video!!!, your Videos always give me Ideas 😁
Thank you, and I'm glad they help!
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Subscribed. Never in a million years would I have the money or time to make this type of setup, but your attention to detail is amazing. Jacks of all trades deserve more attention!
Thanx for the Sub and comment!
I appreciate your support!
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Those fully opening doors are a awesome. Great work as always.
Thank you! Much appreciated 🙏
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An animal that likes to dig! I guess there goes my hopes of seeing a retic XD
It could definitely be used for a retic. But you have given me some ideas for a future project!
Thanx for your continued support!
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Amazing build!
Thank you!
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You the best brother
Thank you. Your continued support is appreciated!
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This is impressive ! You took a lot of time and patience with this build. You def have a business doing custom builds if ya ever wanted to start one. Great job !
Thanx bro, much appreciated!
We will see what happens in the future 🤞
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Dude….this is absolutely insane.
Thanx bro, it's coming together nicely!
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This was such an awesome build and a great video! Thank you so much! My husband and I are learning about building enclosures for our snakes and we appreciate everything you shared!
@cassandraperry5574 thank you, it was a fun one to put together! Glad you enjoyed watching and have fun building some enclosures for your snakes!
Damn man that tank turned out so well man!!
Thanks, I have 2.5 more videos planned to wrap up this series, then I'm thinking of a huge paludarium build 🤞
Your continued support is appreciated!
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Keeps on getting better and better
Thank you! It has been a fun one to build!
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Love your work brother
Thanks brother, you too, and for anyone reading this comment, check out @copperheadCustoms TH-cam channel and IG. He does some sick builds!
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goodd vidro😊
Thank you!
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You are outdoing yourself sir! This is hands down the best home built enclosure I’ve ever seen. Bravo to you!
Thank you Serenity Dragons! Your continued support is appreciated.
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Amazing details. GOAT
@pierrelindleef4744 thank you 🤘💯🤘
Hey Brad, I'm about to build my first (smallish) DIY enclosure. Could you tell me which zoopoxy product you used for your background? I search zoopoxy and there are more options from them than I expected and it seems a lot better than excavator clay. Thanks!
Polygem Zoopoxy 307 Lite. Also get the thickening agent. It goes a long way with it. You can call them and give them the dimensions of your build, and they can add up how much you will need. Let them know you want the same stuff I used. That will help them identify what you're doing. Have fun with your build and lmk if you have any more questions!
I do have the link in this video too. ⬇️
th-cam.com/video/E9RIR0qE_q0/w-d-xo.htmlsi=_J3CMxF4gWzhBlbf
I like reptiles but I'm not really in the hobby. I'm mainly here for the craftsmanship and production value. Keep up the Great Work!
Thanx for stopping by the channel and watching my craftsmanship. It's never too late to get a reptile 🤣
Your support is appreciated!
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You kow how many ways I would screw up a build like this? I lost track at about 217 ways, but it kept going from there.
Lol, you got this. Any mess up can be fixed, unless it's the 218th mistake .
Burning all seriousness start with a smaller build and go from there!
Hope you had a good holiday.
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No way in hell I could build something like that. But I do enjoy your videos! 😂✌🏾
Thank you, and start with a smaller enclosure. Learn the basics, and you'll be surprised what can come of it!
Your support is appreciated.
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Purple primer is just dyed cleaner. its dyed for residential inspection purposes. Its redundant with the clear cleaner.
Agreed, but then again I'm not a certified plumber lol. It's what I had on hand and also wanted to show the color contrast for where it is applied for video purposes.
For things that are seen on the inside of the enclosure, I just use clear.
I enjoy the content and your passion is inspiring. I think you're doing a great job.
Thank you 🙏 and I'm glad you enjoy my content. It's stuff like this that keeps me recording the process instead of just building without recording.
Your support is appreciated!
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Thanks for the link to the door handles, those are really nice. Lets say your door frame height is 28 inches... How do you figure out how tall your glass doors need to be? Considering I'm sure the tracks take up additional space so you're no longer working with a full 28 inches?
No problem at all, and they are nice handles.
Honestly I just take a small 1 inch cut off of the bottom and top glass track to the glass shop along with the opening (your case 28" door frame) and let them know you need a peice of glass to fit inside of the 28" with the glass track. They do all the measurements and cut the glass. It's always nerve-wracking when you install bit for the 1st time lol.
Rule of thumb, though, is a 1/4 inch. So 27³/⁴ would be the height of the glass.
But to reiterate i still find it best to give the custome glass shop the opening with glass track cut off.
Hope this helps
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Amazing build, I am kinda confused about how your drain works. So after watching this twice I know you make 4 sections and cut notches in the dividers and put weights on them to help make a low point. But what I don’t get is how the water is going to flow if the base is flat.
Thank you, and I hear what you're saying.
The low point is for the sub floor (the pvc board I drilled holes in), so water goes toward the center. I guess that part doesn't really matter to much but I had the option to do it, so i gave it a try. My thought is it would help the water collect more = drain more.
The base is flat. Their will always be about 1/4" of water in this part (drainage layer) they clay balls are about 2" deep so water will not collect and rise to the substrate as long as I drain it every 6 months or so.
Hope that helps and makes more scenes?
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This is amazing 👏
Thank you!
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what you did is amazing. i just found you started with the first one and now im going on to the 5th. i was just thinking about building my own cause i wanna build something bigger for my ball python with a waterfall and water tub.
Thank you, and I'm glad you found my channel! I say go for build something for your ball python. It's a fun project to do. If you have any questions along the way, let me know!
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Thinking of trying this build of a scrub python. She like trees so seems big enough to mount some limbs in it
Heck yeah, have fun building!
And just what are you putting in those ???
Keep watching the series to find out!
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Great build.
Thank you Tim! It's been fun one to do.
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It’s crazy how many steps there are to that floor, and I love the pocket doors!
Thank you and sometimes I over engineer lol. But I'd rather spend the time building instead if fixing it lol. The pocket door ended up working really nice and I'm glad I went with this design out of some others I drew up.
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Thanks so much for this content. Keep it comin'! :)
Will do and just started another build. Looking forward to showing everyone!
I was really nice very good. It was very nice.
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
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Supercool build!
@@AnnaSteger-s4j thank you!
How do you heat enclosures this big
Good question.
Ambient is great all throughout the enclosure.
Here is a video on heating the enclosure
th-cam.com/video/sdPF_ACFjuU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=xdY3cow85KTh0-Lb
Hope this helps
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Amazing
@@20melon20 thank you 🤘💯🤘
very nice looking
@@louisedumais6496 thank you 💯
Subbed because this is a phenomenal series.
Thanx Jordan. And you helped me hit 8k 🙏
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I am working on building out a 6' tall, 4' wide and 2'deep enclosure for my Columbian redtail.
I am loving the tips and tricks you are providing in this video series. I do have one question about where you get your PVC sheets? I looked at my local big box stores (and their online elements) and had not luck. Most the places i see on line want 200-500 per 4x8 sheet, which seems ridiculous. Do you get your PVC online or from a local hardware?
I'm glad you are enjoying the series. Sounds like you have a fun build lined up!
I get pvc sheets from homedepo, Lowes or menards. They go for about $99 a sheet. Some regions/states don't carry it due to supply and demand. If that's the case, check out some sign shops or lumberyards. They sometimes know it as expanded pvc board.
Hope this helps!
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@@bradsbioactivebuilds Thank you Brad! I will keep poking around for that board.
Looking forward to getting this build started!
You gave me the idea to add a drainage layer to my reptile enclosure so the substrate would stop water logging. Thank you. Also, what reptile is this for?
You won't be disappointed with the drainage layer. It goes a long way! I'll do you one better and show you what animal I put in, it's the last video of the series ⬇️
th-cam.com/video/tu3cZBYRjyo/w-d-xo.htmlsi=EqEAKqPwN0z72qP3
Im loving your videos
Thank you so much. I'm glad you're enjoying them!
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Where did get the custom glass?
Any custom local glass shop will be able to cut to size.
1. Measure opening without glass track installed
2. Bring a small cut-off of glass trackbto glass shop
3. Give them your measurements of opening and the glass track cut off and they should be able to do the rest.
Hope this helps
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Awesome build man!
Thank you, stay tuned, just started the base today for a 8x4x6ish paludarium.
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Another great video man. I know I said it on one of the other videos but man I so wish I could go back in time and redo my tegu enclosure now that I have seen these videos. Just the amount of thought that must have gone into this is insane.
Thank you! And I'm sure you will have an opportunity as time goes on to build something again for another reptile you get. My brain hurts while drawing up my next project 😆
Your continued support is appreciated
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@@bradsbioactivebuilds true, I do want to do an enclosure upgrades for some of my snakes haha.
I religiously watching these over and over and over. I’m trying to build an enclosure similar I’ve got my base built but my design is so abstract I’m losing confidence. Is there any software you use?
If I wanted to have a window on the side of it, any ideas?
Don't lose confidence, just keep moving forward. I don't use any software, u just do estimate sketch or what's in my head. I would suggest building a smaller enclosure 1st to get the feel for it then u can build whatever scale after that.
If u add a window just frame around it like u would a house window
Hope that helps
@@bradsbioactivebuilds you’re seriously my inspiration. I’ll get it done 🫡. I’ll update you in a month or two
@pmoneysign3416 for sure, make sure to send me a pic on IG when u finish
Great work as always!
Thanx Uncle Mike! as always, your help with this build has been appreciated! And the Varanus I got from you is loving it in there. He hasn't destroyed as many plants as I thought he would.... so far lol. The TH-cam world will get to meet him soon!
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Thats awesome
Thank you!
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The doors
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Wow
Thank you
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Insane builds absolutely stunning work ❤
@jordi4384 thank you 💯
I love the attention you pay to detail. So refreshing! Great work. I also love how you emphasise the build, the enclosure, and the habitat rather than just the animal itself in your videos. In my opinion, if an enclosure isn't perfect for its inhabitant, what is the point of owning a reptile?
Thank you! Much appreciated, and I agree. The better the habit for the animal, the more rewarding it is! To watch them act as natural as possible is amazing to witness.
Thanx for your support!
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I could never make something like this. 😢
@ifuknew-who3781 I got faith in you, start with something smaller, and work your way up 🤘💯🤘
@@bradsbioactivebuilds thank you I was not expecting a reply on a video from 10 months ago. I have always wanted to make my own enclosure but always felt intimidated by it.
@ifuknew-who3781 I try to answer all comments old or new lol. It's not to intimidating once you get started and there is no rush to finish. Most important part is to have fun with it.
@@bradsbioactivebuilds I have a boa that I want to build an enclosure for. Just not sure where to start. I also don’t have any tools at all.
@ifuknew-who3781 a boa build would be a fun one to do. Check out this video to get an idea on the measurements of the box itself. Everything in this build isn't needed but may also give you some extra ideas
th-cam.com/video/kFIuR6ZNy6A/w-d-xo.htmlsi=tsHw88DhzH6whSST
i'm curious : how much 307 lite and thickening agent did you need? I have a brazilian rainbow boa i wanna build a large enclosure for like this but considering the price i dont wanna buy too much
I used just about 20 gallons. But if I were to it again I wouldn't have carved out the foam background with a drill so much. It was a little hard to gauge my 1/4 thickness so I went thick in the divots/crators. Also I did go thicker in high traffic areas. Now that I've had the reptile in there and seeing how amazing Zoopoxy is I really didn't need to overly apply with it.
I used about 2 gallons of thickening agent.
Hope this helps.
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@@bradsbioactivebuilds lol nooooo it doesn't XD because you're saying its gonna cost me nearly two grand just to seal the enclosure lol. i mean itll be worth it but man good stuff is always expensive lol
@StevesRandomocity Zoopoxy isn't cheap but definitely worth the money if it's an enclosure you want to last for a lifetime. But 2k seems almost double what I paid. How big of an enclosure are you building? I can try and give you an estimate of how much you would need. Or call polygem and talk with Tabitha, she can measure it all out for you.
And your 💯% right good suff ain't cheap, although I wish it was free 😂. But this stuff is amazing!
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@@bradsbioactivebuilds well their website says 10 Gallons is $625 so double that. then another about a hundred for the thickening agent.... and then the cost of drylock [and the pigments to go with it] to make them look pretty. [looking at at 10ft x 5ft x 4ft enclosure]
@StevesRandomocity yeah, gotta make it pretty lol. I'd say your close to about $1600 in material (i only did a dark coat of drylok over it and then dry brush, surprisinglyi only used 1 gallon of drylok). I know when I was using zoopoxy, I was thinking to myself this is expensive, but holy hell it's amazing lol. I'm getting ready to do a 8x4x6 paludarium with zoopoxy. I'm just gonna try not think about the $ lol.
Awesome build
@@loganwesley9629 thank you! 💯💯💯
This is someone who really cares for their animals
Thank you!
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I’m almost positive I see the star of the future at 8:57 lol
Lol, there are a few Ester eggs throughout the series. I've been waiting for someone to find 1! But shhhh don't tell anyone lol.
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@@bradsbioactivebuilds secrets safe, can’t wait till its finished.
I'm so in awe of your talents, and I'm getting so inspired to start building my own! I'm going to try to start mapping out a very adapted version of your build for an arboreal rep (frilled neck).
Thank you for your amazing channel - you're doing amazing work here, for your own animals and for the community. The wealth of knowledge here is almost unbelievable. Really appreciate you, Brad!
Thank you! It's comments like these that keep me putting out content for everyone! Mainly bc in the long run you get to create something you enjoy and your animal will benefit from 10 fold.
I'm glad you're taking on the challenge to build a similar style enclosure.
I'm glad you enjoy my work and channel.
Your support is appreciated!
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