Hey everyone,

Well I just got a boa a couple of weeks back and currently have a smaller temporary aquarium type setup for him. My goal was to eventually build him a new enclosure. I'm an industrial designer and have a lot of experience working with wood. I did have a couple of snake specific questions though.

My first one being, what type of wood and sealant should I use? Are there any types of woods that I should avoid when building an enclosure?

Also is it ok to use acrylic in the enclosure? I noticed that most enclosures use glass and was wondering if there is any reason for that? Was hoping to put a rather thick piece of acrylic on one side of the cage with a few holes drilled through it. That way I can put threaded rods through it that are then drilled and cemented into tree branches. Give my little guy something to climb on. He is a central american dwarf boa so he will probably not be getting so big as to really have to worry about weight. His dad is only 3.75 feet long.

Also any tips on something that would be good to use to seal seams on the bottom of the cage as to not leak any sort of moisture through it? Definitely do not want to have to worry about poisoning my little guy.

Thanks for the help!

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