The enclosure workshop
Twenty detailed guides cover kit assembly, custom construction and enclosure conversions, from small projects to walk-in spaces.
Start with your animal’s care requirements. Project dimensions are construction measurements, not a recommendation for every species. Each guide explains its materials, limitations and checks before use.
20 construction guides
Basic · Kit assembly
Put together a New Age Pet Mojave Medium, check the sliding doors, and prepare a removable interior that you can clean without dismantling the cabinet.
36 W × 18 D × 18 H in · nominal product size
14 steps · Materials, tools and commissioning checks
Read the full guideIntermediate · Custom construction
Make a screw-assembled, cleated plywood cabinet with two overlay acrylic doors, removable vents and an inspectable interior coating.
48 W × 24 D × 24 H in · body/frame size
14 steps · Materials, tools and commissioning checks
Read the full guideBasic · Kit assembly
Assemble a Dubia.com enclosure with careful frame alignment, working sliding doors and a removable terrestrial interior.
48 W × 24 D × 24 H in · nominal product size
15 steps · Materials, tools and commissioning checks
Read the full guideBasic · Conversion and fitout
Rearrange an existing front-opening terrarium around removable climbing routes, with accessible cleaning areas and no drilling into glass.
24 W × 18 D × 24 H in · nominal product size
14 steps · Materials, tools and commissioning checks
Read the full guideBasic · Kit assembly
Assemble a Zoo Med ReptiBreeze XL, then organize its support, removable furnishings and water collection before commissioning.
24 W × 24 D × 48 H in · nominal product size
15 steps · Materials, tools and commissioning checks
Read the full guideIntermediate · Custom construction
Construct a tall cleated cabinet with one hinged acrylic door and a removable climbing arrangement that remains accessible for cleaning.
24 W × 24 D × 36 H in · body/frame size
15 steps · Materials, tools and commissioning checks
Read the full guideBasic · Conversion and fitout
Set up a front-opening glass enclosure with washable fittings, a repeatable cleaning sequence and an observation record.
36 W × 18 D × 18 H in · nominal product size
15 steps · Materials, tools and commissioning checks
Read the full guideIntermediate · Conversion and fitout
Fit a commercial PVC enclosure with accessible drainage, removable planting modules and a water-collection system that can be checked without dismantling the habitat.
36 W × 18 D × 36 H in · nominal product size
15 steps · Materials, tools and commissioning checks
Read the full guideIntermediate · Custom construction
Make a fully supported plywood table with a removable, mechanically retained liner and accessible furnishings.
48 W × 24 D × 12 H in · body/frame size
14 steps · Materials, tools and commissioning checks
Read the full guideIntermediate · Custom construction
Join two open-ended plywood modules into one continuous table, using a removable unseamed liner and accessible exterior joining plates.
72 W × 36 D × 18 H in · body/frame size
14 steps · Materials, tools and commissioning checks
Read the full guideIntermediate · Custom construction
Construct a fixed plywood perimeter with two independently latched mesh lids, a continuous buried perimeter barrier and inspectable shelters. This plan describes an enclosure structure; the animal and local climate determine whether it can be used.
72 W × 48 D × 24 H in · body/frame size
14 steps · Materials, tools and commissioning checks
Read the full guideAdvanced · Custom construction
Make six bolted wall cassettes and four mesh lids with accessible joints, replaceable lining and a continuous open center.
96 W × 48 D × 24 H in · body/frame size
15 steps · Materials, tools and commissioning checks
Read the full guideAdvanced · Kit assembly
Install a manufactured basin, removable dry-access system and floorless guard. Approved basin support carries the water; the independent surround controls access.
48 W × 36 D × 36 H in · nominal product size
15 steps · Materials, tools and commissioning checks
Read the full guideAdvanced · Kit assembly
Fit a verified low-profile stock tank with independent dry access, an accessible filter circuit and a secure two-part cover on a floorless surround.
73.5 W × 39 D × 14 H in · nominal product size
15 steps · Materials, tools and commissioning checks
Read the full guideAdvanced · Custom construction
Construct a tall shell with two front doors, captured lining and dedicated removable-furniture rails, while supporting lighting separately.
48 W × 36 D × 72 H in · body/frame size
15 steps · Materials, tools and commissioning checks
Read the full guideAdvanced · Custom construction
Make a low, wide plywood shell around an internal timber frame, using two removable glazed front panels for full maintenance access. A continuously supported floor and separate substrate retainer keep the front panels free of soil pressure.
72 W × 36 D × 36 H in · body/frame size
15 steps · Materials, tools and commissioning checks
Read the full guideAdvanced · Custom construction
Join two independently framed modules to make a serviceable terrestrial shell with four front doors, removable wall panels and separate floor trays.
96 W × 48 D × 48 H in · body/frame size
14 steps · Materials, tools and commissioning checks
Read the full guideAdvanced · Custom construction
Construct a floor-supported shell with a full-height service door, divided wall panels and removable roof cassettes, while treating safe entry and building support as separate prerequisites.
72 W × 72 D × 72 H in · body/frame size
14 steps · Materials, tools and commissioning checks
Read the full guideAdvanced · Conversion and fitout
Line an existing dedicated room with supported cleanable wall panels, retain secure service access and make concealed areas inspectable without changing the building structure.
96 W × 72 D × 84 H in · existing room before lining
14 steps · Materials, tools and commissioning checks
Read the full guideIntermediate · Custom construction
Connect two timber ladder frames with removable depth rails, then fit independently replaceable PVC panels using mechanical retainers instead of permanent corner bonds.
48 W × 24 D × 36 H in · body/frame size
14 steps · Materials, tools and commissioning checks
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