Alright, that really helps a lot.



Basically it sounds like you'll need something durable for the floor and then something clear for the walls, etc. With the species you keep and the lack of live plants or misting systems you could probably get away with a waterborne polyurethane and then some sort of plastic or vinyl laminated over the floor and maybe the first few inches of the cage walls. Really this plastic can be anything. Sign board like Sintra or scrap vinyl flooring or vinyl tile. Just silicone the edges and you should be fine.



Since you want more of a lifetime finish I might consider one of the two-part waterborne urethanes for the walls. These are modern floor finishes and are very tough. But you'd have to know a flooring guy who would sell you just a very small amount as the smallest bulk container would be way too much.



You could probably get away with a regular old brush on waterborne poly as well but I can't guarantee that it would not need to be touched up after several years.



You could also try an oil-based varnish but would need to take extra care to make sure that you thinned it enough and applied it properly as to make sure everything offgassed before putting snakes in the cage. Let me know if what interests you and I can give more specific advice.
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Currently keeping a small collection of various Gonyosoma. Both G. janseni and G. oxycephala.

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