Just my 2 cents in here but you seem to want something to look at more than advice from people with similar experiences. I have been building, fixing, adjusting, and re-building cages for 20 years as a breeder. I have made plywood, particle board, melamine, acrylic, and other types of cages and racks. Most people here have done the same. Instead of starting at the beginning(where we all started)maybe you should think about the "WHY" we have migrated to what we have. No offense mind you, and though those are excellent cages unless you use the right materials and build properly you will most likely be back at the drawing board alot sooner than you want. Skimping on materials and every other small mistake will add up.

You have this many snakes already, do you think 6 months or a year in the future you will have more, the same or less specimens?? We ALL know that answer,LMAO! Having expandable capacity is a benefit. With expanding colonies in the same area space efficiency now becomes a premium as well. More animals=more time cleaning,etc so efficient cleaning should be emphasized as a standard of good husbandry. Movable, removable, replacable containers have become the standards for just these reasons. Most people have a lone "display tank" like you are talking, but the time(designing, collecting materials as well as building) and $$ you spend on such you are going to wish you had back at some point. Remember not only measure twice and cut once.....but think 2,3,4 times before building and buying something like this. I would be willing to bet if you look in your local classifieds there may be a "display tank" of some sort for sale. There are alot of people that are into reptiles for only a short time, a fad or a phase they go through. Maybe the cage is not exactly what you are looking for, but remember to ask yourself...."why is it there? Why isnt anyone buying it" Racks, if built well, will always be in demand and you will likely get at least materials cost back out of it (because its flexible enough to be used with different species)....money you will have back for your next design a few months down the road. If this is the last cage you build you will be happy either way. But if you evolve as we have you will certainly rethink this decision IMHO. Good luck either way!

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