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It has taken years to think of a doggie door for snakes. I finally came up with a system that keeps the weather outside and allows the snake to go back and forth. I run a three inch pipe through wall and cage slanted slightly downward on the outside to keep the rain from coming into the cage. I next take a simple foam ball and cut a cross section from the middle looks like a two inch thick pancake. Next I cut an x through the center staying ½ inch from the edges. Here are two pictures. The foam insulates enough to keep weather out. I do thin the foam in the center of my two inch thick pancake by plucking the foam in the center with my fingers till the thickness is about a quarter of an inch. I do this before cutting the x in the center. If anyone has done indoor outdoor caging I would be curious about your system. This one seems to be working I will keep you posted.

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"Life without risk is to merely exist."

What an awesome system. I'm sure the animals really love it as well. I'll have to try something similar some day, as it's a great idea.
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Roy Blodgett
royreptile@yahoo.com

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“All men lie enveloped in whale-lines. All are born with halters round their necks; but it is only when caught in the swift, sudden turn of death, that mortals realize the silent, subtle, ever-present perils of life.”- Herman Melville

Thank you. Today is the first day trying out the prototype and my Coachwhip was the Guinnea -pig . He went back in at sunset on his own. So far there haven’t been any bugs to work out………Bill
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"Life without risk is to merely exist."

Very cool. Might have to try that someday. You should market that at an expo. There's gotta be someone else looking for a doggie door for their snakes (as random as that sounds.)