Building Large Reptile Cages
Question
On your website I did not see photos of large snake cages.
I need to build a cage for 8' boa. Cage must be on CASTERS (sturdy WHEELS)
so I can move it without assistance from another person. It cannot be excessively
heavy. It must have plastic-type bottom for easy cleaning. Do you have plans
for this sort of thing?
Answer
You could use the same plans but make the cage longer - say 6ft and maybe deeper say 3 ft (although this may not be necessary) with maybe two doors instead of one if it's a terrestrial cage. There is a section on adding casters and I would suggest another set in the center of such a long cage. There is also a section on how too strengthen a larger snake cage.
The cages use a melamine base and there is a section on using a vinyl material
that is easily cleaned over the top of the melamine and the heat mat, should
you choose. It's just a matter of increasing the dimensions. There
is a section on how to calculate reptile cage material dimensions for
any size cage. Boaphile plastic cages start at around $390 and making it yourself
would cost less than half of that, including all of the lighting
and accessories.
In the reptile cage plans there is a section on how to make sliding doors
as well as two hinged types.
Is you boa arboreal? if that is the case you could use the arboreal cage
plans as these types of snake do not need a lot of ground area but rather
height.
Either way, there is a money back guarantee if you don't want them.
Hope this helps.
Mark Chapple is the Author of "How to build enclosures
for reptiles"
Find out how to build these cages as well as arboreal cages. Full color pictures,
detailed diagrams and easy to follow, step-by-step instructions.
http://www.reptile-cage-plans.com
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