well i'm going to build two sets of cages. the overall length will be (around) 4 feet, overall height (around) 4 feet. I say around because you lose the amount due to the saw, so its pretty much four but not exactly. I'll have a divider in the middle and a 2-3" toe beam on the bottom so roughly each cage will be just under 2 feet high, and 2 feet deep.



In one of these i'm going to put my black rat snakes. In the other, the top one i'm going to fuly line inside with FRP because im planning on putting a Chondro in there, and with all the misting water i need something non porus, that holds heat well. So I figure an FRP lined wood cage will be just about the best thing. The bottom one i'll place my blue beauty, until I need a bigger cage for her...then i'll either put one of my texas bairdis there or get yet another snake :D



I'm planning on using a 1/4" finish grade back. My big dilema is do I need a 3/4" middle shelf, mainly for preventing heat coming up from the bottom cage?



The rest of the cages will get an epoxy glaze coat floor and I was just planning on doing about 4-5 coats of an outdoor polyurethane on the rest of the walls and ceiling.



I'm planning on using a 1/4" sliding doors. I'm going to take a router and cut some grooves, make them just over 1/4" apart from each other, and i'll glue a small piece of glass onto the back one, so when they meet there will be a solid wall there.



This actually poses another question, I know you reccomend glass over acrylic, but doesnt the glass have a sharp edge? I don't want this to be a danger to either the snakes or myself.



For heating I was planning on building a little inset into the cage like Captain Hook2 did. I also can't decide between covering the hole with 1/4" wire mesh or 1/8" lexan. I know that it can hurt my snakes if they rub their noses along the mesh and I dont want that, but will they really want to rub it up against a light bulb?



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