@lukeebear47 It should be but it depends on a few factors. How big the monitor is, how much time it gets outside of its enclosure and how active it is. But in general that is a nice sized enclosure.
@aw8one No, it is a specific food made for monitor's you can buy it at reptile stores, it's called "monitor food". You hydrate it with warm water, let it sit and then serve it.... she loves it and I don't have to run out for rats all the time.
@shanescool1 we are in southern cali, so cold is not as bad as in other parts of the US, but we do have several different heating elements in the enclosure and she does really well. In the rare case we have a storm she comes inside and sleeps in a heated bathroom, but we have only had to do that once.
at the coldest temperature in winter what would its be outside compared to inside the enclosure. just wondering how much of a difference you have. very awsome enclosure.
@SingJiya sorry, but the video was made a few years ago for my son's senior project... we never expected it to be so popular. I will ask it's dimensions and get back to you on that. Also we have been asked to make another video, so soon it will be all about the monitor and her enclosure and not the making of it
Great vid love it and where on earth di you get a hide that big I will be geting a burm at the end of the summer and something like tha twould be awsome or I would build something!
@Ratsnake151 The hide is a pond form that we cut a hole out of and turned upside down. It is waterproof, not expensive and works PERFECT. We found it at a local landscaping store.
You can also hook up a hose bib in the inside of the inclosure just above the tube, that way you don't even have to bring the hose into the enclosure, just open the hose bib, clean and fill. Just a suggestion.
@cichlid62 Thanks, we have a 75 gallon aquarimum pump/heater that works 24/7, it keeps the water filtered, warm and by reversing it we can empty out the pond very quickly.
If I may make a suggestion, You can put a 1" clean out plug on the wall side of the water tub and run a 1" pipe out the side of the wall and hook up a 1" shut off valve at the end of it that way when you have to clean it all you do is run the hose in the enclosure, fill the tub and open the other end and as your cleaning the tub, all the dirt is running out through the pipe, when your done, just close the valve and allow it to fill back up.
heyyy (: I am getting a black throat monitor soon and my father and I want to build an out door enclosure like you guys did (: (I live in Miami, FL sooo i think that temp will be mostly okay?) I was wondering if you did this all on your own or you looked up blueprints or something? I am at a loss on where to start lol (: please and thank you (((:
We brought her inside because of the upcoming storms and it's good we did... the 30+mph winds ripped the top of her enclosure off... SOOOOO she is safe and warm and we will have to repair the enclosure, then we will video again
nice cage i making one bigger then my 8'L by 4' d by 4't the new one i am making is 8 l by 6 deep by 6 t but i have to do mine inside because how cold it get up here in north cal in the winter
outside or inside? The boa would do best with climbing materials and hiding spots. I would add flat rocks and some kind of a tree thast easy to take care of, like a ficus. This would make your boa a happy snake. Does the red tail, like ot be in water?
thats a badass enclosure. is it warm where u are?? so ur monitor can be outside all yr round??? or just during warm weather?? be careful that is doesn't claw the sh*t out of the plywood. ive read that monitors can rip into termite mounds which are tough as hell
We are in So. Cali and in the winter time she will have a pigs blanket (heating pad) under the sand and a heat lamp to keep her nice and warm. She is so happy digging in the sand that she hasn't touched the plywood, also she is well fed, so she doesn't display hunting characteristics. Thanks for the compliments.
Are you going to keep your bearded indoors or outdoors? You do not need a lot of room for a bearded, but they like to be nice and warm. Since they are not destructive or heavy, you do not need to have heavy wood, even plywood can be used.
Thank you for the compliment, the only place I have seen a large monitor so happy is at the zoo. She loves this enclosure, your savannah will thrive in an enclosure like this.
im making a reptile enclosure and its going to be wooden with a glass front the glass is going to be shatter proff tempered glass and can someone tell me what wood to make it out of what to coat the wood in so its somewat waterproof and what to put on the bottum because im afraid that if i put wood there it will rot....oh and the tank will be 2m by 40cm with a height of 40cm.
There is wood that is treated for use outdoors but it is expensive. Depending on what part of the world you are in, you should ask for a coating that you can brush onto the wood, it's used often for flower planters. Good luck
The enclosure is covered with a sheer material to allow light in... THANKS to everyone for all the great comments. She loves it there and is thriving... she comes up to the door when you go to see her.
Hi, thank you for the feedback. You will need at least one other person to help you, but you won't need a professional. You will need some tools, but you can have your parents rent them from Home Depot if you do not own them. It cost me about $1200, mostly because of how much sand I have in this enclosure, but I am glad I did it because she loves to dig and is having fun making tunnels. I used flexie glass for the door and window area.
She was in much smaller enclosure that was given to us by her previous owner, it was home made and was 6' x 2' x 3', nice warm and cozy, but gave her no room when we didn't have her out . This enclosure will give her plenty of room whether we are taking her out walking or not. We live in So. California, so winters shouldn't be an issue, but we can always bring her inside if its a bad winter. There is a pig blanket to keep her warm and we will be adding a heating lamp for the winer.
It cost around $1200 and we needed 3 people working on it at one time. But if you are building an enclosure for a savanna, you will not need anything this large.
Thanks for the kudos, it is an outdoors enclosure. We are using pigs blankets to keep it the right temperature. In the winter we will add heat lights too.
what type of wood did u use?
mrleopardgecko100 1 week ago
is an 8ft long and 4 ft wide and 4 ft tall enclosure long enough for a black throat monitor
lukeebear47 3 months ago
@lukeebear47 It should be but it depends on a few factors. How big the monitor is, how much time it gets outside of its enclosure and how active it is. But in general that is a nice sized enclosure.
trela62 3 months ago
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Fashionista51091 2 weeks ago
Im going to build one like that soon for my Asian water monitor. its gonna' be great!
Fashionista51091 2 weeks ago
what angle and deegree is the wood that is in the beeging of this vid please tell me
doom2548 5 months ago
MUTE
GreenMustashe 5 months ago
nice name for a monitor that isnt "vicious" lol
narutofroever 7 months ago
that's fucking huge man
tteezzrreell 7 months ago
how did you get the heating elements in the cage please tell me
doom2548 9 months ago
wow impreasive
TNTMASTER3000 10 months ago
Just awesome son !!!!
jaik0wn 11 months ago
you feed your black throat dog food?
aw8one 11 months ago
@aw8one No, it is a specific food made for monitor's you can buy it at reptile stores, it's called "monitor food". You hydrate it with warm water, let it sit and then serve it.... she loves it and I don't have to run out for rats all the time.
trela62 11 months ago
gay song?
Xdrizzy2drakeX 1 year ago
i am wanting to build an encloser for my corn snake, any idea of how much it will cost and how big i will need it to be? (corn snake is fully grown)
any help would be greatly loved
liampeel100 1 year ago
how much did it cost to build tht
shanescool1 1 year ago
@shanescool1 read the introduction, it explains EVERYTHING.. : )
trela62 1 year ago
does it get cold since the cage is outside like in winter does it get cold
shanescool1 1 year ago
@shanescool1 we are in southern cali, so cold is not as bad as in other parts of the US, but we do have several different heating elements in the enclosure and she does really well. In the rare case we have a storm she comes inside and sleeps in a heated bathroom, but we have only had to do that once.
trela62 1 year ago
how is she soposed to fit in the hide
moderwarfare2boy1 1 year ago
u have the cage that big for a lizard lol i thouat it was for a snake lol but nice cage
bobby21202 1 year ago
at the coldest temperature in winter what would its be outside compared to inside the enclosure. just wondering how much of a difference you have. very awsome enclosure.
reptilecreation 1 year ago
amazing nice job. did you seal the wood?
oreowithmilk1 1 year ago
nice monitor lol i gota build a new enclosure for my tegu
rollitbakeit 1 year ago
you should use those sticks as a ramp to a higher level of the cage like a shelf.
buffguy88 1 year ago
You needed to make this inside :P that pwoned :P
TheDutchGamers 1 year ago
is he agresive?
TheDutchGamers 1 year ago
@TheDutchGamers she is really amazing and gentle, even hangs out with the dogs.
trela62 1 year ago
dosnt plaxy class get really hot and can burn/kill reptiles?
pickalock865 1 year ago
@pickalock865 no.
rhysizhere1 1 year ago
how much money did it cost you to build that?
narutofroever 1 year ago
@narutofroever £120.
rhysizhere1 1 year ago
is it just my pc or is this video very laggy??
FISHmann100 1 year ago
@FISHmann100 lol just your pc man
Ethooo1993 1 year ago
what do you feed that thing dogs
romano008 1 year ago
@romano008 anything we can catch... LOL (just kidding), she eats monitor food, comes in a bag and you rehydrate it. It's easy and she loves it.
trela62 1 year ago
nice this music is so necessary lol jk
austinkennyskate 1 year ago
Takes to long showing how to make, we get it. I just want to see how huge the cage is.
SingJiya 1 year ago
@SingJiya sorry, but the video was made a few years ago for my son's senior project... we never expected it to be so popular. I will ask it's dimensions and get back to you on that. Also we have been asked to make another video, so soon it will be all about the monitor and her enclosure and not the making of it
trela62 1 year ago
so did you put sand in the whole enclsoure under the bark/mulch..or just under the hide?
smith12smith 1 year ago
@smith12smith The sand is in the entire enclosure. She loves to dig and will create holes in various spots and just chill there.
trela62 1 year ago
Great vid love it and where on earth di you get a hide that big I will be geting a burm at the end of the summer and something like tha twould be awsome or I would build something!
Ratsnake151 1 year ago
@Ratsnake151 The hide is a pond form that we cut a hole out of and turned upside down. It is waterproof, not expensive and works PERFECT. We found it at a local landscaping store.
trela62 1 year ago
@trela62 Awesoem thanks!
Ratsnake151 1 year ago
You can also hook up a hose bib in the inside of the inclosure just above the tube, that way you don't even have to bring the hose into the enclosure, just open the hose bib, clean and fill. Just a suggestion.
cichlid62 1 year ago
@cichlid62 Thanks, we have a 75 gallon aquarimum pump/heater that works 24/7, it keeps the water filtered, warm and by reversing it we can empty out the pond very quickly.
trela62 1 year ago
If I may make a suggestion, You can put a 1" clean out plug on the wall side of the water tub and run a 1" pipe out the side of the wall and hook up a 1" shut off valve at the end of it that way when you have to clean it all you do is run the hose in the enclosure, fill the tub and open the other end and as your cleaning the tub, all the dirt is running out through the pipe, when your done, just close the valve and allow it to fill back up.
cichlid62 1 year ago
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cichlid62 1 year ago
heyyy (: I am getting a black throat monitor soon and my father and I want to build an out door enclosure like you guys did (: (I live in Miami, FL sooo i think that temp will be mostly okay?) I was wondering if you did this all on your own or you looked up blueprints or something? I am at a loss on where to start lol (: please and thank you (((:
nickiiknockout 2 years ago
BIG BIG BIG what is that typ of reptile got
TheCornsnake100 2 years ago
where do you live because if i made an outside enclosur it would b 2 cold in the winter
TIMMIAY 2 years ago
Southern CA, right now in the dead of winter it doesn't get under 48 in the middle of the night
trela62 2 years ago
O i thought you would like heat it somehow.
TIMMIAY 2 years ago
thats really cool. hows this guy doing?you should do an update video..
MrGreenbottleblue 2 years ago
We brought her inside because of the upcoming storms and it's good we did... the 30+mph winds ripped the top of her enclosure off... SOOOOO she is safe and warm and we will have to repair the enclosure, then we will video again
trela62 2 years ago
where you get all the plexi glass that cheap? under 12 bucks?
rynlockwood 2 years ago
nice cage i making one bigger then my 8'L by 4' d by 4't the new one i am making is 8 l by 6 deep by 6 t but i have to do mine inside because how cold it get up here in north cal in the winter
dfgrow 2 years ago
how much would it cost with out sand??
KawasakiRacer723 2 years ago
about half as much
trela62 2 years ago
and what are the dementions?
KawasakiRacer723 2 years ago
Nice cage man, I've got to build one dk what I'm wanting I have a 9 1/2 redtail boa
kyledean13 2 years ago
dude im making plns for my red tail and dont know what to build
KawasakiRacer723 2 years ago
outside or inside? The boa would do best with climbing materials and hiding spots. I would add flat rocks and some kind of a tree thast easy to take care of, like a ficus. This would make your boa a happy snake. Does the red tail, like ot be in water?
trela62 2 years ago
@KawasakiRacer723 something similar to this only longer and now as tall,
rhysizhere1 1 year ago
holy shit thats huge
MrGANGSTAC 2 years ago 5
holy crap awesome
Wolffheartt 2 years ago
good work bro, would look sweet planted out a bit but meh, good job all the same.
scottymactiles 2 years ago
looks awesome man, and that will be plenty big
kpelzer 2 years ago
thats not gonna be big enough when hes full grown
patrickledford420 2 years ago
She is full grown
trela62 2 years ago
was it supposed to be death metal or punk rock because this video is about a BT? Quit being so narrow-minded.
weene858 2 years ago
nice albig
herpboyben 2 years ago
dude you got skills 5*
phxazkid1 2 years ago
Thanks!! Around $1200 for everything
trela62 2 years ago
this is the "music" that youtube chose for me, because my kick ass music is licensed.... sucks I know
trela62 2 years ago
haha that blows so bad
hudson334 2 years ago
how much was the total cost?
IGOTAPSHOOTER 2 years ago
thats a badass enclosure. is it warm where u are?? so ur monitor can be outside all yr round??? or just during warm weather?? be careful that is doesn't claw the sh*t out of the plywood. ive read that monitors can rip into termite mounds which are tough as hell
koonz11 2 years ago
We are in So. Cali and in the winter time she will have a pigs blanket (heating pad) under the sand and a heat lamp to keep her nice and warm. She is so happy digging in the sand that she hasn't touched the plywood, also she is well fed, so she doesn't display hunting characteristics. Thanks for the compliments.
trela62 2 years ago
wow that things huge....the cage nice too wat kind of wood is good to use for a beared dragon enclosure?
insanefatboy2 2 years ago
Are you going to keep your bearded indoors or outdoors? You do not need a lot of room for a bearded, but they like to be nice and warm. Since they are not destructive or heavy, you do not need to have heavy wood, even plywood can be used.
trela62 2 years ago
awesome he is lucky!
MrPetlover45 2 years ago
excellent enclosure! my 2 sons and I are going to start working on this for his savannah, slighlty smaller, best enclosure i've seen so far
angiemicn 2 years ago
Thank you for the compliment, the only place I have seen a large monitor so happy is at the zoo. She loves this enclosure, your savannah will thrive in an enclosure like this.
trela62 2 years ago
im making a reptile enclosure and its going to be wooden with a glass front the glass is going to be shatter proff tempered glass and can someone tell me what wood to make it out of what to coat the wood in so its somewat waterproof and what to put on the bottum because im afraid that if i put wood there it will rot....oh and the tank will be 2m by 40cm with a height of 40cm.
DeanoSpield123 2 years ago
There is wood that is treated for use outdoors but it is expensive. Depending on what part of the world you are in, you should ask for a coating that you can brush onto the wood, it's used often for flower planters. Good luck
trela62 2 years ago
The enclosure is covered with a sheer material to allow light in... THANKS to everyone for all the great comments. She loves it there and is thriving... she comes up to the door when you go to see her.
trela62 2 years ago
what if it rains
pokemon2pokemon 2 years ago
awsome video
252herper 2 years ago
omfg u can actully get in the cage wit her! wanna bulid my lizard a cage lol jk....but seircely good job inpressive!
alyssagirl123456 2 years ago
Mate its good to see a good bloke making he's reptiles happy its much better than a small cage for you and vicious good JOB!!
MrEnglish131 2 years ago
Hi, thank you for the feedback. You will need at least one other person to help you, but you won't need a professional. You will need some tools, but you can have your parents rent them from Home Depot if you do not own them. It cost me about $1200, mostly because of how much sand I have in this enclosure, but I am glad I did it because she loves to dig and is having fun making tunnels. I used flexie glass for the door and window area.
trela62 2 years ago
cool
jjeeemm 2 years ago
Nothing, it has a roof.. one that allows the sun to come through... its water tight.
trela62 2 years ago
im wondering what do u do if it rains ???
jjeeemm 2 years ago
She was in much smaller enclosure that was given to us by her previous owner, it was home made and was 6' x 2' x 3', nice warm and cozy, but gave her no room when we didn't have her out . This enclosure will give her plenty of room whether we are taking her out walking or not. We live in So. California, so winters shouldn't be an issue, but we can always bring her inside if its a bad winter. There is a pig blanket to keep her warm and we will be adding a heating lamp for the winer.
trela62 2 years ago
wow nice! 5/5 good job!
mastajh 2 years ago
Thanks!!
trela62 2 years ago
How much did it cost you all together?
blueking21 2 years ago
It cost around $1200 and we needed 3 people working on it at one time. But if you are building an enclosure for a savanna, you will not need anything this large.
trela62 2 years ago
Thats a lot of money. Is this an outside encloser or inside? Oh great job looks cool 5 stars.
blueking21 2 years ago
Thanks for the kudos, it is an outdoors enclosure. We are using pigs blankets to keep it the right temperature. In the winter we will add heat lights too.
trela62 2 years ago
what are the dimensions of the encloser
savannahmonitor3317 2 years ago
8'h x 8'l x 6'w
trela62 2 years ago