Any help will be greatly appreciated. I am in the process of building a cage for my first boa when her time comes. The cage measure 4ft/2ft/18in.There is a shelf on the left and side back corner which measures 1ft by 2ft. The cage is constructed out of 3/4 in cabinet grade plywood. There wasn't any 5/8 in.available. With tracking for sliding glass doors not yet installed.
I will be heating this cage with a 24in piece of flex watt controlled by a helix. There is no way that the flex watt can heat through the plywood. Some say to router out an area and lay linoleum or plexiglass over it. Doesn't the flex watt need to have air to it? I was thinking of cutting a hole in the bottom and overlaying a piece of plexiglass over the entire bottom of the cage and attaching the flex watt to the underside of the plexiglass. Would this be strong enough to hold an adult female? Should this be put under the shelf or on the opposite side? Oh the cage will be lighted with a 14in florescent light installed in the top center.
Any idea and the answer's to my questions will be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for any and all help.Hope everyone had an amazing new year. Thank you again.

Eric & Heather Baker

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