Desert Vivarium

I was awarded a grant six years ago from a local television station to build my dream vivarium in my 8th grade science classroom. With the help of some of my students we put it together, collected some rocks, added catus and sand. It took some work to arrange the lighting and heat lamps, but once that was done we were ready for some lizards.
The vivarium is 12 feet long, 3 feet wide and 2.5 feet tall.
It currently houses a group of Desert Iguanas, Chuckwallas, Desert Spiny Lizards along with one Collared Lizard. All the species so far have gotten along with few negative interactions. I hope to post more pictures of these inhabitants later.
The vivarium has been used to conduct various experiments such as basking perferences by the lizards and with the use of a laser temp gun we have tracked the temperature of the lizards through the course of a day. Some of these activities helped me to obtain my National Board Certification. I also hope to breed some of our lizards this coming season and seasons to come.
As I mentioned earlier, check back for updates and new photos. Contact me at sjohn10@hotmail.com for questions or comments.