id like to get myself a pastel ball in a couple months, it will be my first snake ever. ive done tons of research on ball pythons and it seems a glass tank would be the easiest route for me to go with in terms of housing the snake. i was thinking a 30l, maybe a 40 breeder. but id like the tank to look as natural and pleasing to the eye as possible. however, i dont want a ton of decor in there to clean all the time lol. i was thinking of making a fake background on the back and two sides of the tank out of styrofoam and concrete mix, shown in the link.

http://www.cichlid-forum.com/article...background.php

i was thinking this would make the whole setup a lot more natural looking, as well as maybe providing climbing surfaces, small basking shelfs, hide caves, rough spots to help shedding etc etc. i figured that if this process will not leach anything into the water to harm fish living in the tank, it could be done in a ball python tank. i have seen huge enclosures with fake rock walls like this before housing very large snakes, but im not sure if this process was used. anyways, even though i cant get the snake for a while, i know this process will take a very long time to complete and sterilize, so i was hoping to start on it soon. what are yalls thoughts on this idea? oh an comments/suggestions/links/pics are all very welcome please

thanks