Hello my fellow scabies i'm trying to make some costume cages for some of my precious T. I want to use plastic instead of making a glass cage. the problem is i dont know where i can buy some 20"by 16" plastic to make them walls for my cage. if anyone knows where i can get them please let me know. thanks
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balam
In order to get specific sizes you can go to your local hardware store (or Home Depot ), well, just a hardware store that does screen and glass, they are likely to carry plexiglass.
I have to say, 1/8" PG is less expensive, but they will charge you by the sq. foot. They may also offer you 3/16" or 1/4" PG, the latter is far more expensive.
Another downside for plexiglass is that it might get a yellow tint on it over time (specially if sunlight hits it).
IF you want, you can buy a plexiglass cutter and buy the sheets in order to cut them yourself.
A sheet might come in a 4' x 8'... though they may sell you a half as well.
If you are buying bulk I recommend CRL
CR Laurence... crlaurence.com
They have all the accessories you may need, and may offer other options as well, both in building material and hardware to put it together.
I think you might have to have an account with them, but maybe I'm mistaken. One thing I know for sure, if you have an account with them the price will be lower
Hope this helps
I can dig around for a couple of other links, but CRL is going to be the most complete.
ftorres
HEllo Will,
Are you looking for plexiglass?
try Home depot
francisco
Celeste
Yes -- OSH has plexiglass, too. (At least, the one near my house does). And they will cut it to size for you. But it is not cheap.
You can just use crazy glue (cyanoacrylate) to bond the pieces together.
Emo Cinderella Boi
the type of plastic that i'm talking about are the same type that are use to make breeder box or plastic pet enclosure, that kind of plastic is the one that i'm looking for. i'm not sure if that is flexiglass. the main reason i want to use plastic is because i want the enclosure to be light but at the same time viewable.
balam
Plexiglass is clear, strong and light (lighter than glass at least), but like mentioned earlier, it may "yellow" out over time and is prone to scratching.
Emo Cinderella Boi
balam wrote:
Plexiglass is clear, strong and light (lighter than glass at least), but like mentioned earlier, it may "yellow" out over time and is prone to scratching.
thats even better because tarantulas need dark environment i was gonna tint the glass after i build the enclosure but since their gonna turn yellow i dont need to do that
Celeste
You can buy tinted plexiglass, too. But not at OSH. You'd have to find a specialty plastics dealer.
i'm trying to make some costume cages for some of my precious T. I want to use plastic instead of making a glass cage. the problem is i dont know where i can buy some 20"by 16" plastic to make them walls for my cage. if anyone knows where i can get them please let me know. thanks 
), well, just a hardware store that does screen and glass, they are likely to carry plexiglass.
