Coffee Table Enclosure

[Buggidy]

I was on youtube watching a guy give a tutorial for a DIY coffee table aquarium and it got me thinking about doing a coffee table enclosure for a T. I wouldn't start on it for a while, as I don't have any Ts currently big enough for a coffee table enclosure, but I thought would be pretty cool. And it would have a side door for maintenance and feeding. No, I do not live with mischievous little kids that would bang the glass, nor do I have dogs or cats. My primary concern would be cleaning. I would need to clean the outside of the table periodically to get rid of finger prints among other small spots, but I don't want to risk getting cleaning agents inside my T's enclosure. So...

Is there some sort of homemade cleaner I can make that isn't harmful to Ts?
And what do you think about making a coffee table enclosure?

 

[cold blood]

This is something I have thought about for some time, like a decade...lol (I procrastinate often). In my mind I thought of a large P. muticus. Then again, the more I thought about it, I figured the movement from above would be disruptive to a t, especially one as on edge as P. muticus. Just the idea of putting down a drink repeatedly as its consumed may be too disruptive. Visitors would also likely not be used to putting things down extra soft. I think it would be really neat, but probably best if its an item not actually used as a table regularly.

I can't think of how a dog would be disruptive to it, unless its a poorly trained (or the table is poorly designed) one that is destructive or likes to jump on tables. If dogs had thumbs it may be another story. I doubt a dog would see it as anything but a table.

For cleaning it, its as simple as what pro's use to clean windows...which is simply water with a little dawn dish soap. Pretty safe stuff...just ask all the marine life saved by the stuff. The concentration needed for cleaning is actually quite minimal.

 

[Buggidy]

This is something I have thought about for some time, like a decade...lol (I procrastinate often). In my mind I thought of a large P. muticus. Then again, the more I thought about it, I figured the movement from above would be disruptive to a t, especially one as on edge as P. muticus. Just the idea of putting down a drink repeatedly as its consumed may be too disruptive. Visitors would also likely not be used to putting things down extra soft. I think it would be really neat, but probably best if its an item not actually used as a table regularly.

I can't think of how a dog would be disruptive to it, unless its a poorly trained (or the table is poorly designed) one that is destructive or likes to jump on tables. If dogs had thumbs it may be another story. I doubt a dog would see it as anything but a table.

For cleaning it, its as simple as what pro's use to clean windows...which is simply water with a little dawn dish soap. Pretty safe stuff...just ask all the marine life saved by the stuff. The concentration needed for cleaning is actually quite minimal.

My dog (that lives at home and not at college with me) has a tail that knocks EVERYTHING over. And I am a lover of big dogs, who usually happen to bump into stuff. It can be a well trained dog but still throw its weight around a bit. Everybody at home has to hold their drink when the dog comes around, for fear of his wagging tail knocking them over if they're on the table. Thanks for the cleaning advice!

 

[Tivia]

A T coffee table is a cool idea. I have used a microfiber cloth and plain water to clean glass and it works pretty well.

 

[cold blood]

My dog (that lives at home and not at college with me) has a tail that knocks EVERYTHING over. And I am a lover of big dogs, who usually happen to bump into stuff. It can be a well trained dog but still throw its weight around a bit. Everybody at home has to hold their drink when the dog comes around, for fear of his wagging tail knocking them over if they're on the table. Thanks for the cleaning advice!

No dog tail in the world is capable of knocking over a whole coffee table, or even damage it. It could clear the top all day and not effect the table its self. I could see the constant banging if it was standing next to it wagging its tail being disruptive though, I didn't think of that. My dog doesn't have a tail...only a nub

 

[Buggidy]

No dog tail in the world is capable of knocking over a whole coffee table, or even damage it. It could clear the top all day and not effect the table its self. I could see the constant banging if it was standing next to it wagging its tail being disruptive though, I didn't think of that. My dog doesn't have a tail...only a nub

Either the wagging against the enclosure would disturb it, or knocking over stuff that is on top of the table could be disruptive. Obviously a dog couldn't knock over a cofee table just by wagging its tail

 

[cold blood]

I could see the constant banging if it was standing next to it wagging its tail being disruptive though, I didn't think of that. My dog doesn't have a tail...only a nub

That's what I said.

 

[Python]

When I used to paint houses we used vinegar and newspaper to clean all the glass with. No streaks and no lint. It seems to work better than window cleaner and paper towels.

 

[pyro fiend]

i started something like this for my herps.. one was a 24sq table but gave up when everyone complained id of "ruined an antique" but iv been thinking on it again. it seems liek a good idea..been debating on it again but the table i speak of seems a little big for an enclosure unless it doesnt use the entire bottom space of the table... tho a gbb or something realy pretty in a cage like that would be amazing

i have an old console tv i made into a cage for my geckos they can turn out realy well if you do some research and extra planning. im not sure what vid you watched iv seen 3 or 4 dif ones.. but i myself am not a fan of burned/drilled holes in diy projects so i used screening instead. just an idea

but as said probably shouldnt be that table in front of the couch everyone runs around and drops stuff on. but the one in the corner that has a little lamp, or maybe some "pretty" display on top of it. would def work

 

[The Snark]

Sort of bumping an old thread but this reminded me of a creative guy I once met in southern California. He created the decor for a part of a restaurant, walls, tables, counter tops, and even some seats, from simply recycling broken plate glass. No, not talking fish tank glass but HEAVY PLATE that could only be cut with a diamond saw.

I got to thinking about his interior decoration products and something similar could be made to keep animals safe in unusual locations or circumstances.

Consider. The material is relatively cheap. He mostly worked with broken pieces he bought from a recycler. Often much of his investment was in his cutting saw and blades and silicon glue.

For example, a bar, about 4 feet tall 7 feet long, stools on one side. It was going to contain fish with plumbing and the top was removable. Sort of. The top weighed about 150 lbs, about 3/4 inch plate. The sides and ends about 200 pounds, around 1/2 inch thick plate. Your average team of huskies or a dozen Jolt fired rug rats would not be jostling that kind of furniture around.

Of course plate glass like that, if you don't buy it at full retail price, $$$$$$, is pretty rare and you have to be a serious scrounger to get your mitts of the stuff.