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Blaze phase... Orange lavender... Hypo brooks(bigger now...old pic) all three are lil monsters that will breed in `07.

Thanx for looking

~ZF
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Bklyn's Finest Brooksi & Goini Fanatic

~ZF
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Bklyn's Finest Brooksi & Goini Fanatic

nice snakes.
That is an interesting shelf set up. How do you keep the bedding from falling out everywhere?

Thanx for the compliment,

well the hinges i got sort of "locks" the window in a horizontal position... and there is a thin layer of clear silicone that connects the base of the wood to the window.

you can kinda see what i mean in this pic... the Blaze is crawling out onto the window, i'm not holding it open... but it'll stay that way. (hope that is clear?)

in my latest enclosure i placed a stripe of wood there are as back up ( very first shelf)... i'll be using this in any other enclosure i build.

Thanx again for the compliment

~ZF
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Bklyn's Finest Brooksi & Goini Fanatic

I have been contemplating the best way to build my first rack/drawer type setup for my kings and anthill pythons. I was going to use drawers but after seeing yours I think I might try something similar. It seems like you can see them much better. Whats the point in having such pretty snakes if you can't see them, right?! How big of an opening do you use to access the cage? Is it tough to reach into the back? Also what do you do for heat?

How right you are why have um if u can't enjoy them... for now i like these "visions" but surely when i expand my collection, i'll use rack systems.

the openings vary from 5" to 8" but i think 7" is ideal.

it isn't hard to reach back there even with the 5" opening but i wouldn't suggest 5" if your snakes are aggressive.

I use Flex watt heat tape along the back of the enclosure... i recommend using the 11" heat tape, the 3" doesn't pump out enough heat unless you double it (place to 3" side by side to make 6"...)

good luck, please post pix of your enclosure when you're done

~ZF
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Bklyn's Finest Brooksi & Goini Fanatic

Thank you for all the info. I probobly won't begin construction until around xmas. Here is a pic of my most recent project to house my boas... and my favorite king.

Not a problem.

that's really nice...is that a sliding glass opening???

That enclosure gave me a few new ideas, thanx for sharing the pic

~ZF
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Bklyn's Finest Brooksi & Goini Fanatic

Actually each cage has two doors that swing out from the center. You can see the hinges in each corner or the glass. If I had it to do again I would probobly frame a single large piece of glass and have it swing down with hinges along the botton edge. The length of the doors that swing out makes them awkward to work around.

Another thought... Its hard to see in the pic but instead of using wood for a bedding gaurd I used plexiglass. I routered a groove in each shelf and siliconed in a 2 inch wide strip of plexi. That way you can make it as high as you want without obstructing your view.