My enclosure for my 6 year old, 6 foot Black Throat is much smaller than that, and it still has over 4,000 lbs of substrate that your floor couldn't even dream to support. When you think of dirt and sand and leaves you don't imagine it being as heavy as it really is. Especially when it has the correct amount of moisture. That plywood you're using just isn't strong enough for it. Wherever there is no support under it, it will sag and crack over time (probably 6 months). Reinforce that floor, reinforce and seal up those seams tight and you might make it last.

I'm 4 years now on my enclosure without a hiccup. I attribute that to the information I got from this forum, and countless hours of research I did before I even started my build. Initially I thought I might have over-built my enclosure. Now I'm glad it's as tough as nails.

Anyway, my suggestion is, as soon as you think it's strong enough, make it stronger. Reinforce your reinforcements.

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