Building an Outdoor Enclosure Start to Finish | MadMaker Reptile

Come join me on this start to finish build of a huge outdoor Reptile enclosure. Watch how I built my 5' X 5' X 8' setup with a heated hide box and a 20 gallon pond. I built this for my Sailfin Dragons and Chinese Water Dragons to use but a setup like this would be great for a variety of arboreal snakes and lizards.
thanks for watching!

[@GeekyGeckoCreations]

WOW. That was AMAZING! Gret build I love the ideas you have and will use some of them for my future builds! PS - I had the same problem with cutting the mesh screen, If you use "Aviation Snips" or "Tin Snips" my gosh it makes a HUGE difference. They also have Neumatic Aviation snips but i just use the hand ones and its not so bad!

[@madmakerreptile8294]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. I tried tin snips with poor results. I'll look into the aviation snips. Thanks for the tip.

[@GeekyGeckoCreations]

@@madmakerreptile8294 yeh maybe tin is different than Aviation but in telling u AVIATION is like cutting thru paper lol I cut 18 gauge with em no problem

[@janred94]

Nice build, enjoying to watch all the way to the end! Iam going to build something similar but with more floor space for my (soon to be here) group of Sand Lizards. Nice shout out to Kamp Kenan, love his videos too! Greetings from Germany! :)

[@madmakerreptile8294]

Thanks for watching and the kind words. Good luck on your build and with your new sand lizards. Super cool lizards! We don't see them very often in the states. Kenen is the man! 👍🏻

[@streakydrip8792]

Bro.....Not only are you an intuitive genius, but you are an absolute artist. You painted a picture with your words and the end results was a beautiful masterpiece 👏🏽

[@madmakerreptile8294]

I really appreciate your kind words. Thank you 👊

[@tamsiracuse]

I am a firm believer that if you're going to have pets, you need to give them a great home. I applaud you, Madmaker Reptile. Great job. So considerate, as it should be.

[@madmakerreptile8294]

Thanks Tamera! I agree completely. I appreciate the kind words.

[@seanpatterson5033]

Awesome inclosure💯

[@madmakerreptile8294]

Thank you! 👍

[@SuperCasto1]

Awesome well in 🙌🏽

[@ballistic350]

Looks bad ass...

[@tonyaction5284]

Great build but you should of used a side grinder to cut the metal netting🤙🏼

[@wonderbread3371]

Looks great

[@madmakerreptile8294]

Thank you 👊

[@kinghighlights569]

amazing video respect

[@madmakerreptile8294]

I appreciate that. Thanks 👊

[@jericho544]

nice

[@FeinprintexoticsLLC]

Angle grinder with a metal cut off blade for the wire mesh.

[@madmakerreptile8294]

Wow! Kinda amazed I didn't think of that. I think that would be great. Thanks for the idea! 👊

[@tonygodfreytg]

Very informative video Clyde and Ogie are beautiful labs

[@madmakerreptile8294]

I'm happy you enjoyed it. Thanks ❤

[@lostfound8112]

awesome work!

[@madmakerreptile8294]

Thanks! 👊

[@MrPeter924]

Nice 👍

[@570exotics9]

Dude your a genius

[@gwangseopshin]

LEGEND

[@madmakerreptile8294]

Thanks 😊

[@AnimalsatHomePodcast]

Nice work! Jealous that you get to keep your animals outside, looks like they love the enclosure!

[@madmakerreptile8294]

Thanks! It's gotten too cold and I've brought them indoors now. Can't wait for spring time next year. I'll get a lot of use out of it then. Thanks for your comment 👍

[@tccarreira12]

I wish i could do the same unfortunatle the weather here its only good im summer, anyways pretty nice build u got there for sure the lizards will love to get natural heat and light

[@madmakerreptile8294]

Unfortunately I also only have favorable weather in the summer. A little in late spring and early fall too. My guys have to be moved in and out seasonally. I still feel like it's worth it. Thanks for your comment!

[@davidhess4639]

Awesome. In AR little colder just got my 6x12 going to spend the winter setting it up. Like the pond going to go bigger. Got 2 Nile monitors he's getting huge

[@madmakerreptile8294]

Awesome! You and your monitors will love it. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or just want to bounce ideas with along the way. Thanks for your comment 👍

[@jacobpospischil]

Great design I think I might make this sort of thing for my Australian water dragons

[@madmakerreptile8294]

I think Aussi's would do great in a setup like mine. I have seen that lots of people living in Australia do it. Should be great as long as you're local climate allows. Thanks for the comment 👍

[@jacobpospischil]

@@madmakerreptile8294 where I am is a bit cold because I'm in the mountains but I'm moving to somewhere where they thrive so it should be fine there

[@madmakerreptile8294]

Sounds good! Good luck. If you get into it and have any questions, feel free to ask. Happy to help.

[@Jorduan100]

Thats some fine work, looks completely worth the effort! Good inspiration for myself with much needed upgrades to sort out. Have you tried your Chinese Water Dragons in there yet?

[@madmakerreptile8294]

Thanks Jordan! Absolutely worth the effort and money for sure! My Chinese Water Dragons haven't had any time in it yet. Y don't want to make enclosure changes too quickly or frequently so they may have to wait until next Spring. We'll see... Thanks for the comments and kind words. 👊

[@m.j.exotics]

I couldn't find your comment anywhere under my video, so I'll have to respond here because omg! What an awesome video and setup, I absolutely love sailfin dragons! Subbed!😘

[@madmakerreptile8294]

I thought you might like that...lol! I guess I'm just as crazy as you... thanks for the sub. Looking forward to your next enclosure build. 👊😎👍

[@m.j.exotics]

@@madmakerreptile8294 Thank you!! Working on it as we speak haha!! Do you have Instagram?

[@madmakerreptile8294]

madmaker_reptile There isn't much on there. I don't use it as much as I should...

[@m.j.exotics]

@@madmakerreptile8294 aahh too bad!!😅

[@madmakerreptile8294]

Do you use IG for your channel? I probably should...

[@robertduran1447]

👍🏽

[@danielebarello212]

Great job! I may ask a stupid question, but what is the purpose of the plywood sides at the bottom?

[@madmakerreptile8294]

Not a stupid question. Thanks for asking it. The plywood skirt around the bottom does several things. It me from hitting the wire mesh with a lawn mower or weed wacker, it creates a visual barrier when the animals are on the ground preventing them from thinking they can just walk out onto the grass and it gives them a greater sense of security when on the ground or in the pond.

[@mcwendel8066]

Pretty sweet enclosure!! I don’t know anything about sailfins but I’m assuming you aren’t concerned about them digging underneath?

[@mcwendel8066]

Oh never mind, after watching I can see there’s a good chance that those lizards are not moving those stones.

[@scottkinsey2794]

@@mcwendel8066 Lol! That's so funny that you asked that question! As we speak, the female has been digging like crazy in their indoor enclosure (still too cold to put them outside yet). Like all day long and I've been wondering if I should have done more in the outdoor enclosure. I will probably dig up the stones and get some wire mesh under them before I put them out. Thanks for the comment!

[@mcwendel8066]

@@scottkinsey2794 i have a baby water monitor and he likes to dig, wasn’t sure if those guys did. Great enclosure!!

[@570exotics9]

Did u water-base your wood for the rain

[@madmakerreptile8294]

No. The material I used, known as pressure treated, is designed to be used in wet conditions. Sealants may be necessary as a matter of upkeep as time goes on. Thanks for your comment 👍

[@jocelynzahn1896]

Is this anchored down in case of big winds?

[@madmakerreptile8294]

It's not. I considered driving steel steaks into the ground and bolting them to the enclosure but ultimately didn't. Wouldn't be a bad idea though. Thanks

[@Rileygetsgirls99]

What software did you use to design the build?

[@madmakerreptile8294]

Sketchup

[@summerpiliponis3707]

How much did this cost in material minus the pond in the bottom. Looking for a nice place for my corn snakes to have an outside safe place!

[@madmakerreptile8294]

About $1000 usd total, maybe $200 of that in the pond. So 800? That was pretty cov though. Probably more now