hello.

i am building a new tank for my bueaty.

he is 5'2" and currently housed in a 72" x 20" x 13" top acess glass tank. i've had him for little over a year, before that it was only corns i was fostering. he came from a friend of a friends friend type situation and was going to also be adopted out but i just couldn't let this one go. no idea what age he is, or if it's really a he.

i'm building a new tank because, 1. he'll need it, and 2. top acess only i find horibble for maintanace on such a giant scale.

recently a buddy of mine replaced his windows and said they were for the takeing if i could use 'em. it would make for a funny lookin' tank but i'm not picky. they seem salvageable but before i dive into mapping this thing out i wanted to find out if they were even a good idea to use. i'm wondering if the glass might be a little thin, does anyone have a good measuement to gauge that kind of thing by? also wondering if putting the heat light source inside the tank this time around would be smart either. concered he might burn himself playing with it. he's a climber! i don't mind spending $money$ when it's for a good cause but i'd also rather use what i already have if i can. just less wasteful.

any other advise would be wonderful. this will be my first time building a massive snake tank. i do have experiance on other enclosures however. i've noticed bueaty's have diffrent requirments then other snakes do because they like to run around and climb, anything else particluar to these snakes i should incorperate into the design? he really is a wonderful guy. one last thing, i have cats who also love to watch him so mesh or screens of any sort are not an option!

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