My future display

very cool!! I love the Peak top you gave it.

I have a four stack viv and am planning on spltting one of them in 2 for my yearlings but was thinking of using glass, do you think thats ok or is wood better.

Your display looks great.

Originally Posted by claireree

I have a four stack viv and am planning on spltting one of them in 2 for my yearlings but was thinking of using glass, do you think thats ok or is wood better.

Your display looks great.

Thanks for the compliments!

I think either would be okay, just make sure there are no rough edges and that it is sealed well so they can't get across into each others' tanks.

looks great cant wait to see the in progress and finished project love.

I'm thinking on a similar design for myself, but I won't build a rack with various displays, I'm thinking in building just one terrarium (only got 1 corn snake, for now...) in a way that I can build more like it in the future and stack them... anyway..

What are you planing on using for heat?? I thought about using an UTH but I'm not sure if it's OK to place them on the wood and them maybe put some glass/plexi on top. I think I read somewhere that the underside of the UTHs should be free, that it can't be placed directly against a surface like that. Is that right or could this be done??? I'd rather use UTH for heat if it's possible..

ps. sorry for asking this in your thread, is just that you have a similar design so I was hoping you already had a solution to my dilema...

Originally Posted by rafasani

What are you planing on using for heat?? I thought about using an UTH but I'm not sure if it's OK to place them on the wood and them maybe put some glass/plexi on top. I think I read somewhere that the underside of the UTHs should be free, that it can't be placed directly against a surface like that. Is that right or could this be done??? I'd rather use UTH for heat if it's possible..

ps. sorry for asking this in your thread, is just that you have a similar design so I was hoping you already had a solution to my dilema...

I was planning on using heat tape with a thermostat for mine, then putting plexi over top sealed with silicon or something similar that's safe for reptiles. Since I planned on making this for adult snakes I was thinking about using pegboard for the back to slide plugs and cords through but not too big for the snakes to escape. Also allows for ventilation.

For a UTH I think there are other threads in here that show how they use them in displays. I know I have seen them before. They tend to create an indented surface in the bottom of the display floor and use plexi over top. Then you can cut a groove/slot in the back wall to slide it in and out. The same process I have also considered using for heat tape, I'm still undecided yet. I could swear there was a thread somewhere around here that shows it.. I'll have to try to find it for you.

I thought about using heat tape either but I can't find it over here (I live in Brazil by the way).

I found a thread where they used a system similar to the one you described:
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=80564

Thanks for the help! And good luck with your project!!

just a thought on your display for ease of cleaning..

instead of putting a hinged plexiglas front why not put in drawer sliders on the sides of the slots and have a glass tank slide in and out?
easy to clean that way

great design by the way, Im trying to come up with something like this for mine