How to make a terrarium/aquarium screen lid! | Easy DIY terrarium screen lid (for my leopard geckos)
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- How to make a terrarium lid | Easy DIY terrarium/aquarium screen lid
Hi welcome to Mikan's Diary!
Today I'm gonna share with you guys how I make my DIY terrarium/aquarium screen lid for my leopard geckos (they are sisters).
Basically, this easy DIY terrarium screen lid consist of 2 wooden frames; upper frame (bigger) and lower frame (smaller), with a piece of aluminum screen sandwiched between them.
Items & equipment:
1. Pine wood
2. Aluminum Screen
3. Sandpaper
4. Wood screws
5. Nails
6. Hot Glue or Silicone
7. Stapler Gun
8. Drill
If you have any questions, please leave them in the comment section below! I'd be glad to answer them :D
If you found this DIY video helpful, please leave a like, comment or share it! Thanks for the support and see you next time!
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I was about to suggest using wood glue to cover up the edges after you trimmed the mesh but when I saw how the lid sat recessed in the tank I understood why you didn't, so you could have a snug fit. Enjoyable video. Thanks.
I definitely want to try this but my new tank is 5ft by 2ft and has a ball python lol I know he definitely cant pop through that screen. Their escape artist in pretty smart to escape but they're not as strong to push UP a screen as you would think. His top right now is less secure than this. You are so good at this that you should seriously start making these and selling them lol I can't find anyone anywhere to make a top for my tank. I'm a girl and kind of dingy so this is going to be quite interesting me trying to do this LOL
very nice & perfect
Also I would recommend that you should use a digital thermometer and not those crappy ones. Also if the tank is big enough to house both of the leopard geckos territories AND if they are both female it isn't that bad to house 2 leopard geckos. But yet again it is not recommended to do that. Also I am going to make a lid for my leo.
THE QUALITY!
Can you use aquarium silicone to glue wire mesh to the wood?
Great simple video, easy to follow for a smooth seamless design. On a separate note, where did you find the decor fake hollow hide for your geckos?
Thank you! For the decor, i actually made it myself.
1. Use PVC pipe to make the tunnel
2. Newspaper + toilet paper + glue to build the body (form shape of the decor)
3. Coat it with a medium-thick layer of potting clay-sand mixture.
4. Mould it anyway you like!
Sorry for the late reply, I'm currently busy with uni assignments :')
All the best to your projects!
Nice design. I have same type of aquarium (no plastic frames) and want to use it for corn snake or ball python, but I'm not sure if snake won't pop the lid open. How heavy is it?
Ohh i think it's somewhere around 2kg? But it depends on the size of your aquarium too though, the bigger your aquarium the bigger/heavier the lid (my lid is 2.5ft x 1.64ft)...
And also the size of the lower frame (how firmly/tight it fits on your aquarium).
Anyway, I don't own any ball python..i assume those big noodles can easily pop off a 2kg lid eh?
Mine's a mere tarantula and I'm sure it's capable of popping it open haha, let alone a snake. I intend to find a way to add some magnets
What is the measurement of those pine wood sticks they match perfect to my bearded dragons tank
IKR! That's what I'm lacking to make mine is the measurements
Hola!, Would this same design of lid work for a white's tree frog? Im a bit new to all of this and dont know if the open air mesh is good for the frogs...
leopard geckos shouldn’t be housed together…
I understand and agree with you that generally its not recommended to cohabitate leopard geckos.
But note that:
1. My geckos are around the same age
2. Lived together since they're hatchlings
3. Sufficient hides and big enclosure
4. Two females
5. Monitored closely
It's been 2 years since i kept them, no signs of aggression or bite marks were found.
@@mikansdiary1772 you do you man.although i have heard stories of leopard geckos who’ve been living together but then snapped out of sudden
@@tzootzoo802 ok you do you too
@@tzootzoo802 thats all u guys can say is i heard stories lol everyone has heard stories that doesnt make them fact. Leopard geckos live in colonies and regularly come together to sleep and hide in the wild and as long as they are monitored and theres no aggression it should be fine as long as theres no sign of bullying or fighting
@@mikansdiary1772something i learned from cohabing is just because they dont kill eachother or attack eachother doesnt mean they aren’t stressed
loved this!! i was just wondering what size tank was this and the dimensions of the wood if you have them? thank you!!
Thanks! The aquarium is a standard 36*18*16" 40gal tank.
The dimension of the wood for the upper frame is 20x20mm
Lower frame is 12x12mm
Sorry for the late reply*
All the best to your project! :D
love it just don't house leopard geckos together
It's okay as long as they are females
Ok, no bit equal counter sink bit
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Just take the word "easy" off of the video title. You did a great job, but there was nothing easy about it.
If you can’t make a rectangular frame and staple some screen to it you might look into the “for dummies” books
Just me because I'm lazy I'd not make 2 frames, wouldn't shave off the glue and wouldn't trim the screen at the end so carefully. That will save big time. Just screw 4 pieces of wood together and glue the screen to it.