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My son and I are in the process of building a new cage for his 2 y/o burm. It is plywood and 6' x 2' x 2'. How long will he be able to use this cage and at what size do we need to build larger. He is doing most of the work himself and we are starting sealing it this weekend, if it doesn't rain.

There are many factors that will determine appropriate cage size: size of snake, gender, activity patterns, opportunities for exercise outside of its cage, girth, etc. If you have a female, there is a good chance she will outgrow that cage in a relatively short amount of time (if I was making a cage, I would go with at least a 6' x 3' or 4' deep cage). My large females live in either 8' x 3' cages or 12' x 4' cages. If you have a male, there's a chance that the cage you are building will be adequate on a permanent basis.

Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center at Elawa Farm
City of Lake Forest Parks & Recreation (IL)

Carmichael,
I have a 2 yr old female that is at about 6 1/2' right now, and in a 75 gallon aquarium. I'm planning on a custom made double cage for her and my RTB. One on the top level, one on the bottom. Do you think 6'Lx3'Wx2.5'H is good for a few years? I will build a new cage when she needs it and fill her spot in the double decker.
The reason it needs to be only 2.5'H is my doorways in my apartment are kind of narrow and the room they are going in would have trouble fitting a cage longer than 6' right now unless I prefab it and assemble it in the room.
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Coastal Carpet Python 0.1 (Lillith)
Albino Burm 0.1 (Kimba)
Columbian RedTail 0.1 (Squishy)
Kenyan Sand Boa 1.0 (Shai'hulud)
Common Snapping Turtle 1.1 (Sherman and Abrahms)
RES 1.0 (speedy)

I'm sure that cage will work out just fine....the most important thing is to provide correct temp and humidity levels; burms don't need lost of exercise, just a little "stretch" time every once in a while. Rob