Cages with a lot of ventilation?

[edie]

Hey, I have some snakes I would like to move into new cages but are there any good cages out there with a lot of ventilation? I have the 2x4 cages from RBI for my boas/pythons which work out well, but its hard for me to get the humidity down in them for my other snakes (corns, sand boas, rosy boa).

These snakes are all in screen top terrariums now but I would like to move them into well ventilated display cages (similar to the ones I have from RBI, I like for them to be able to stack) in the future.

Any suggestions?

[Blue Apple Herps]

You could always just drill more holes for ventilation in them.

[edie]

You could always just drill more holes for ventilation in them.

I know, I'm just afraid it would make them look ugly and cheap if I do it myself, I'm also not a very handy lady! I'll have to keep looking around, maybe they'll just have to stay in terrariums.

[Gloryhound]

Get a piece of panelling, and lay out a design pattern for the holes you want to drill useing a ruler and sharpy. Pre drill the panelling and look to see if the design looks good and is nicely spaced. If it is align it to the area you want the holes drilled in and tape it solidly in place. Drill each hole out using the panelling piece as a template. Make sure all holes are drilled before removing the template by dropping a ten penny nail through each hole after you drill it. If you want to use the same pattern several times you can. Just align it over the next area you want holes. If you want to make a pattern that will last for multiple uses in the future lay it out on a piece of 1/8" thick Plexi-glass. Just don't make any mistakes and make sure you center punch each hole before you drill it.

[edie]

Get a piece of panelling, and lay out a design pattern for the holes you want to drill useing a ruler and sharpy. Pre drill the panelling and look to see if the design looks good and is nicely spaced. If it is align it to the area you want the holes drilled in and tape it solidly in place. Drill each hole out using the panelling piece as a template. Make sure all holes are drilled before removing the template by dropping a ten penny nail through each hole after you drill it. If you want to use the same pattern several times you can. Just align it over the next area you want holes. If you want to make a pattern that will last for multiple uses in the future lay it out on a piece of 1/8" thick Plexi-glass. Just don't make any mistakes and make sure you center punch each hole before you drill it.

Thanks, I actually have done a similar thing when drilling holes in the plastic tubs for my rack, I had made a template and used it on all the tubs and they turned out nicely. A tub can be replaced for like $15 though, I just don't want to ruin a $240 cage made of much thicker plastic! I think if I were to simply have the cages I have now drilled I would have to get someone that knows what they're doing to do it, I would make such a mess!