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01-03-2010, 06:49 PM
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I'm not a Chameleon person, so I don't know whether they'd push against the netting?
If they don't, you could fix your netting to the PVC pipe using bathroom silicone sealant, which would make a solid seal that insects could not escape through. This would also peel off again if you needed to disassemble or change your cage in future.
However it wouldn't work if they do push against things (as snakes do).
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01-03-2010, 06:58 PM
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#22
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If he were to use silicone he would have to use aquarium safe silicon which is apparently either very expensive or the shipping kills you. You would also have to let it dry for a very long time. Chameleons are very sensitive to stuff.
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01-03-2010, 07:03 PM
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Shame. Oh well, back to the drawing board.
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01-03-2010, 08:21 PM
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It's a possibility, it will just take a little while and be possibly expensive. Good idea though, I would never have thought of that...
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01-03-2010, 08:36 PM
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Thanks for the input. I am thinking I am just gonna buy a staple gun and staple every other inch to the pvc frame. I should be able to staple the hardware cloth to the top as well. I will find out this week, whenever I get back to Lowes to buy stuff.
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01-06-2010, 02:12 AM
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#26
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So, the staple gun was a bust *sad face*
There just isn't enough force to push the staples through the PVC. On the bright side though my mist system schematics are all drawn up so I can focus on that for the next day or two while trying to decide how the heck I am gonna attach all that screen. I am really trying not to use screws, it will take me like 8 hours to screw the screen on all the way around a 5x3x3 enclosure.
Also, I have started chatting with the owner of Reptile specialist in Tucson (one of them at least) and they are gonna be trying to get me a pair of oustalet's on their next shipping manifest. I may also be able to do some local selling with them in regards to feeders and stuff, which is neat.
I used PVC glue to connect all of the skeleton and it is nice and sturdy now. Have my light fixtures as well. All that is left is building my automated misting system and setting up the drains on the bottom. I found some nice rectangular drains that can run across the entire center of the cage and funnel all of the water into the catch basin at the bottom.... So basically, my only issue is the one I had to begin with, the damned screen.
P.S. I got the hardware cloth for the tops, it was pricey but not too bad.
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01-06-2010, 06:37 PM
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I wonder whether you could put dabs of PVC glue where you would have stapled, and push the netting into it while it's tacky, so that it sets as a sort of "weld"? Might have to tape it on while it sets, so may be time consuming, but you have the ingredients already there so you could try it on a scrap bit....
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01-06-2010, 10:01 PM
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Actually that is almost exactly what I ended up doing
Great minds think alike it seems hahaha.
I used hot glue as "pins" to hold the screen in place on the pvc and then used silicon to secure it. I finished one of them and it is holding very tight. I placed weights on the screen to ensure it holds, and it held 15lbs without falling through. No chameleon gets close to 15lbs so it should be secure. I just have to get my locks for the door and the exterior will be finished. I will upload some pictures tomorrow once they are both done.
All that is left for the enclosures now is building my drainage system, and I already bought all the supplies for that. Soon my self regulating chameleon enclosures will be complete. It pleases me...
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01-06-2010, 10:19 PM
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Cool, necessity is the mother of invention! Look forward to photos.
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01-09-2010, 10:04 PM
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#30
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Alright, cages are finally totally screened and ready for the drains to be installed. It is too late for me to run my saw tonight so I should be doing that portion tomorrow. Here is a pic, the backpack in front of the cage is a full sized school bag (just for reference on the actual size of them)
Gonna test my mist system tonight, wish me luck.
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