Plastic BP Cage

My daughter picked up her first snake last year at a show, a pastel BP. It is getting close to needing a larger enclosure, and I had promised her I would build one when the need arose.

I prefer PVCX for my caging, and have gone to this material for all of my display caging. This one is 1/2" thick heat folded PVC in white.
It is more cost effective to make two cages from a single sheet, so we ended up with an extra cage. I believe we will end up donating it to our herp society for their annual auction.

We began by routing all of the machining on the table, including the door opening;
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...z/DSC00428.jpg

The cage folded up, before door install;
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...z/DSC00432.jpg

Both cages with doors installed. All I need to do is clean them up and mount the light and RHP in hers. I have a Ranco t-stat on order for temperature control;
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...z/DSC00438.jpg

I'd love to see more people working with this material. It is very easy and a lot of fun.

Thanks for looking.

about time larry!! when can i order some?

Nice,:bow:

That looks very professional and clean looking.


dr del

Hey Lucas! It was good to see you guys at the meeting.

I have been dragging my feet on this for awhile, she is exited about getting it set up.

Thanks Dr Del.

Those are great looking cages. IMO, plastic caging is the best type of caging for snakes.

larry,

when are you going to make me a stack??

Lucas, our plan is to build templates for cages like Matt's for my BP's and his terrestrials. Once those templates are done it would be very easy to do some for you. I need to finish up a lot of my own projects too, so this probably won't happen until well after Daytona.

Are you still working on that polycarbonate cage idea? Those are probably some of the nicest cages I have seen.

Thanks Whooh.

PVC sheet is easier to work with than wood in my opinion. It can be cut and screwed together with basic tools to make a simple box cage with sliding doors. I really think the cost is in line with wood once you figure in the price to seal and finish the wood.

If only I could find some around here at a decent price. :P

Larry,

no i really haven't been able to find the right materials i need. i have some ideas that might make it work but i just don't know how its going to look. for these, id rather not sacrifice looks just to have a cage.

Absolutely great looking cages. I don't want to be a party pooper but please refrain from discussing making cages for other people in these forums to avoid running afoul of the TOS concerning advertising. You can do that in PM's. Thanks for understanding. Really nice cages and I think that you are on to something there.