Ok.. Some of you may remember I posted about building a burm enclosure.. well I finally got off my arse and went to my bud who works as a graphics artist/sign maker for a sign shop. He also builds wooden things as a hobby.. so he is going to help me build my cage.. He brought up alot of interesting concepts to me that never crossed my mind. (Guess thats why he's the artist hehe) Anyways... Going with what we have available locally we decided that 2 8 foot sheets of birch ply-wood is going to be the choice.. with a 2x4 frame. Fold down doors with henges and chains on side to hold it. And lexan on the front windows. Now..

One of the interesting things he brought up to me is "Why are these cages so boring, they are just boxes with a window?" I said that's just how people built them.. well he wants to get creative with it and decorate the outside and customize the front window.. like something that would fit my personality (havent decided yet on what) but example of one that was brought up.. in the door use a jigsaw to cut out the shape of a hatchet(sp?).. with blade, and handle. This is essentially the "viewing window" in the cut out space goes the acrylic and on the bottom of the blade part.. get a bit of red acrylic to make it look as if it has blood on it.. lol I thought that was a neat idea.. to personalize the cage.. so we are going to attempt it. he thinks we can do it for about $190 which is nice too. Now.. me being someome who knows nothing about carpentering anything.. Why are most of the cages so boring? and box-like.. I mean if I had the skill to build I would probably make it more personal myself.



OK.. now couple of real questions.

My friend thought of putting a 2 inch deep "pan" as the bottom (slide out) of some pvc he works with at his sign shop.. it would be where I put the substrate and what the python lays on.. when I take the python out I can just slide the tray out to wash it off. Now this seems like a good idea, but is it really? would i need to worry about losing heat or humidity?



Next.. Vents.. How many and what size would be good?Where's the best spot for vents?(8Lx2Dx2H)



Would heat tape be good to heat such a cage? (until I save up some $$ for a pro-products RHP)



Thanks for reading.. sorry so long. ; )

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