Bredli enclosure from scratch :)

[AussieBen]

That came up looking really good Sam. I been waiting for the updates.

 

[TheReptileCove]

Looks great mate! Love it!

 

[solar 17]

Great good to see,a Bredli with some climbing room YAH. solar 17 ~B~

 

[Bart70]

Hi Sam,

There is a little shop on Hastings River Drive that does artificial plants. I have found their pricing good. They sell lots of 'plant pieces' that you can arrange/mount around your enclosure for a great look. The specialise in artificial flower arrangements so have lots of 'bits and pieces' that you can pull apart or arrange.

I decked out my Bredli and MD enclosure with bits and pieces of their artificial plants, including some of their artificial native grasses.

They are between the Clifton roundabout and Settlers Inn......

 

[86JAP]

Thanks everyone.

[MENTION=36726]Bart70[/MENTION] I went I there last week but he was mostly out of stock and mentioned that I was the second person that day to come in looking for snake enclosure decorations.. I might try again on Saturday.

 

[86JAP]

Finished up the decoration today came up good I think
[MENTION=36726]Bart70[/MENTION] I went into that shop on Hastings River Drive again, found the grasses this time haha.

 

[rockethead]

very nice job

 

[Bart70]

Finished up the decoration today came up good I think
@Bart70 I went into that shop on Hastings River Drive again, found the grasses this time haha.

Excellent!

They are usually down the left hand side as you walk in. There is often a stand of native plant 'pieces' over towards the right hand corner that can be used in conjunction with fake rocks and branches (in much the same way as you have down with the greenery).

I have a large hexagonal glass display cabinet (over 2 metres tall) that I have to fit out for my Intergrade over the next 12 months - I have had my eye on some of the palms and 'grass trees' (Blackboys) out the back to use as a feature. Expensive to purchase but worth it if they become the centrepiece to a themed display enclosure. I have a Stein with a 'Grass Tree' feature and it looks great.

Yours has come up very nice.....I might be hitting you up for advice on its construction down the track. I am good at fitting them out, but lousy as building them!

 

[86JAP]

Yeh I had a look out the back today they have some nice looking larger trees out there. That 'grass tree' sounds interesting.... this enclosure stands just over 2m on its stand.

I'd be happy to help out with making an enclosure, I'm no expert but I have learned alot doing this one and there are definitely somethings I would do differently next time.

 

[smileysnake]

86JAP that is a very well made enclosure you will be an expert soon mate..great job well done.....your Bredli will love it.Have you got a few hides in there mine has a hide up high and two down low just to make them more comfortable....

 

[86JAP]

Thanks [MENTION=34043]smileysnake[/MENTION] yeh there are a few more hides in there I put them in after the photos. She hasn't been out of her warm hide in a few days as she is in shed..

 

[HAMISH_NOAH]

how much did this cost you to build including thermostat and lighting if you dont mind me asking?

 

[86JAP]

Enclosure was $630 as it sits, power and hand tools $200 thermostat was $130 from memory.

 

[MrThumper]

Satisfaction of making it yourself.....priceless !!


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[86JAP]

Haha yep, stoked with how it turned out.

Actually I would prob say $700 for the enclosure to be safe, there were a couple of little things I had to get that during the build that I over looked.