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I am planning on building a seperate room in my garage for all my snakes, for thermoregulation. It will be 6x7. Are there any musts or must nots I should be aware of? Has anyone else done this? They are starting to take up too much space in the house and my wife is starting to "complain"

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same thing here, i built a 12x12 main room with a 8x12 "extra space". i used green board vs reg. sheetrock to handle the high humidity, and insulated the walls good so i could create the perfect micro-climate. also put your plug outlets high on the wall so they will be above your racks and cages, hope this helps...

If I built one from scratch I would want space for a work table, a big sink, the freezer, a dishwasher, and a beer fridge. 6x7 does sound a bit small.

I'd say my snake room is approx 12x12 (external building on property originally meant to be a shop that I stole from my hunny for my snakes, LOL!), but with a bit of irregularity... ie a separate doorway to the rat room that has to be left clear and a space where a fireplace was once connected and a large brick column remains where it connected. It is NOT enough room, even for my fairly small-midsize collection! Mostly because I want to expand and my holdbacks are growing up.

I could keep stacking up to the ceiling, but I am only about 5'4 and it's a pain pulling anything over a certain size out of a cage I can barely get into with a stool! I also prefer a bit of extra space in my snake room, I don't like it too cramped or cluttered. Plus, I'd agree with wanting a work-table and sink in there if I had the room built especially for my animals. Maybe next time... *sigh* Oh to have planned it out myself...

Good luck with yours, please post photos when you finish it!
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Steph S.
Boas...
1.1 Albino boas (Loki & Hope)
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1.4 07 Het. albino boas (Petty & Lady,Sierra,Madeline,Lola)
0.1 Reverse stripe poss. het albino (Cookie)
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