Hoxter
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I just ’finished‘ designing an enclosure for some of my tarantulas. It’s based on the style of enclosures we use in Europe but with some tweaks.
Access to the inside:
Front panel: As I can‘t really make good door system, I decided to keep the guillotine way of taking the front lid off. That way seems rather foolproof and tarantula won’t be able to raise the glass panel on it’s own.
Top lid: After removing front panel, top lid would be also removable. I’m planning to install gliders on the top for the front lid to allow easier maintenance. It would also be made from acrylic instead of glass, that way it’s possible to drill as many holes for additional ventilation as possible.
Ventilation:
Front: I’m keeping the perforated piece of steel in the front from the original design. The only reason for that is to provide a reason to use another piece of glass to glue it there to keep the structure more steady, especially when full of substrate etc. Also, additional ventilation won‘t hurt.
Sides: on all 3 sides I’m planning to have rectangles cut out and then either find some sort of ventilation “mesh” or just drilled acrylic to glue it in there. I’m still figuring out what to place there. (any ideas?). General idea is to keep 4-5cm of glass before making the hole so the structure isn’t affected and it doesn’t break.
Top: top lid is acrylic so I can either keep it in one piece or drill holes.
What do you think? Is it good or do you have any ideas how to improve it?
Access to the inside:
Front panel: As I can‘t really make good door system, I decided to keep the guillotine way of taking the front lid off. That way seems rather foolproof and tarantula won’t be able to raise the glass panel on it’s own.
Top lid: After removing front panel, top lid would be also removable. I’m planning to install gliders on the top for the front lid to allow easier maintenance. It would also be made from acrylic instead of glass, that way it’s possible to drill as many holes for additional ventilation as possible.
Ventilation:
Front: I’m keeping the perforated piece of steel in the front from the original design. The only reason for that is to provide a reason to use another piece of glass to glue it there to keep the structure more steady, especially when full of substrate etc. Also, additional ventilation won‘t hurt.
Sides: on all 3 sides I’m planning to have rectangles cut out and then either find some sort of ventilation “mesh” or just drilled acrylic to glue it in there. I’m still figuring out what to place there. (any ideas?). General idea is to keep 4-5cm of glass before making the hole so the structure isn’t affected and it doesn’t break.
Top: top lid is acrylic so I can either keep it in one piece or drill holes.
What do you think? Is it good or do you have any ideas how to improve it?
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