>>What are you using to attach the face frames to the cans/tubs?



Hi Randy, thanks for the comments.



Both of these were mockups to see if they would be strong enough for my application. Ironically, that application is a false wall as you suggested lined with cages.



The cages have held up amazingly well. With the larger cage I was even able to put my 5 year old nephew in the box (with the opening of the cage turned upright) and carry it around by the face frame. This was AFTER the cage had spent a day underwater due to a flood.



The juntion is so strong because I use dozens of sheet metal screws and a polyurethane caulk. The box would tear before the joint broke, I suspect. It's stronger than the joint between two panes of glass in a strong aquarium.



When I was working on the multi-unit cage I set a 40 lb. tool box on top of the small garbage cans so it would be within reach. I forgot about it until the next morning and the garbage cans had not flexed at all.



That bank of cages has since been given to a friend and he's beat the heck out of it. He even had a screen chameleon cage on top that dripped water all over it for hours a week. He also has the boxes full of rocks, heavy water bowls, and decoration. It's still going strong two or three years later.



Go find a small plastic box or garbage can and attach it to a piece of wood with silicone and sheet metal screws. Just do this as a test setup. I think you'll be amazed at how strong it is.
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Current snakes:



1.1 Gonyosoma oxycephala - (Silver/Yellow)



3.4 Gonyosoma oxycephala - (Green)



2.1 Gonyosoma janseni - (Black)

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