I'm looking to build my burm a cage pretty soon but have no clue what it will cost. I want it to be made of all wood except for a glass front, but i don't know what kind of wood to use. I want it to be at least 10' long by 3 1/2' deep but i haven't decided on a height yet. Would about $350 cover the cost of this, if not how much should i be looking to spend?
Thanks for any advice
Kate
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What can I build with $350?
Devilish1182
Jul 08, 2004 09:41 PM
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chris_harper2
Jul 08, 2004 10:32 PM
I strongly encourage you to making the cage less than 10' long. Lumber almost always comes in 8' increments and you'll save money by limiting your maximum dimension to that. If you can I'd plan on limiting the floor area to 4' x 8'. As far as the height you should make sure it fits through doors. I'm sure you already thought of that but I usually try to point that out.
The problem with building the cages shorter is that it makes it a lot harder to get in and clean the back of the cage.
Otherwise, I think you can build your cage for less than $350. I recommend plywood over melamine simply because I think it works better for large cages and it's easier to seal with paint, epoxy, plastic sheet, etc.
I do recommend you ask this on the burmese forum and maybe even the reticulated forum. They can indicate what materials have held up well to the near corrosive effects of burmese python urates.
