Ok, I'm spillin' the beans

Ok, I wasn't going to tell you guys this untill the cage was finished. But then I figured out that I know nothing about building cages. My uncle is a carpenter(SP?) and he has promised me that if I can give him plans that he could build me a cage! :P But, I don't know anything about making cages. So I need some help. I plan to heat the cage with Flexwat controlled through a T-stat. Thing is I don't know what size the cage should be. Whats the average size for a custom cage? Thanks for your time.

What kind of snake are you building the enclosure for?

Its for Link my Ball Python.

Are you planning to house Link in it the rest of his life? If not, go with 2x2x1 (lxwxh) If so, I would say 3x3x2

Yes, this would be to house him for the rest of his life. But I wasn't planning on moving him into it until he outgrows his current sterilite.

i'd say if its for the rest of his life, and if you have the space
do a 4x2x2

I prefer square, so I would do 3x3x2, because technically it has the same space as a 4x2x2.

Ok, cool. I'm trying to decide if I should go with sliding doors or swing doors, or a cage that opens from the top.

I think sliding doors would look good. THey would be transparent right? Because they take up less space, and its easier to get them out.

Yeah, they would be of glass.
Ok, cool, sliding doors. How do you do that?