how hard it is to clean a wooden viv?

Ok, here's some pics


http://www.ball-pythons.net/gallery/...age.php?i=5582

The enclosure is 6ft tall, 4 ft wide, and 2 ft deep. Its divided up into three 4'x2'x18" cages, with storage space at the bottom for supplies (also easily convertible to cage #4, but don't tell my wife that!). Each cage has hot side/cold side flexwatt heat mats all regulated by Ranco t-stats.

well, seems like quite piece of work.
you think its ok to put my snake somewhere else for a week?
since flexwatt is on the way. i guess i have to wait until it gets here then begin the work.
hmmm i think i'll go now and buy the water proof ... hehehe my wife will kill me
she'd be like "ARENT YOU THROUGH WITH THIS STUPID THING ALREADY?!"

if i knew the hassle , i would've got a plastic one ;/ :) oh well. no time to stop.
anyways. how about this idea.
why dont i get plastic paper. .. they use it for drawers in the kitchin. and seal the corners? then after i get flexwatt. i get 2 pieces. one under it. the other one above it.

the reason i say this . is because i have only 2 rooms in my appartment. i have a small balcony. except the weather outside is cold and rainy. so it'll probably take more time to dry now than ever.

I don't think that it would be a good idea to put any kind of paper, plastic or otherwise, directly on the flexwatt, if you can get a piece of plexiglass, I think that would be much easier to clean and safer.

If you could find a decent size tub to use as temporary housing till you get the wood one done, I don't think it'll be a problem. It will stress your snake, so give him time to adjust before you start handling him again.

Really nice rack, Erin! Thanks for sharing. =)

*edit* And looking through the rest of your pictures, nice snakes too! I bet they like their new homes...

thanx . i guess i'll do that :)

Thanks Cassandra! Actually only my BCI is going into the new enclosure, she's getting the penthouse suite. The other two enclosures are for the pair of baby yellow head tiger retics I'm getting next week! And then in a year I'll build them a couple of 8x3x2 enclosures, and put a couple blood pythons in these.

Johar.........Glad I could help! Good Luck!

hmm this maybe alittle bit stupid. but
what did u use for applying the lecquer? a brush or a piece of clothes.
and how long would it take to dry up?
thanx

Just a regular four inch brush should be fine, that's what I used. I coated it with water sealant, and it took two days to dry, another two for the fumes to go away. I don't know how long laquer would take, probably a week. You don't want to put a snake in it if you can still smell the paint.

yeah. dont worry, i got a backup plan! :) i got plastic box 1 meter x 40 cm x 70 cm

i'll put some holes on the roof. im sure she's not used to the wooden one already, she'll be quite stressed but she'll live :)

thanx for the help :) i'll start working on it tomorrow.

well, i moved it to this plastic box. hope it wouldnt' complain.
she seems to be inloved with one hiding. i might go out tomorrow and buy her another 1 of the same size.

here's the pics. if there's anything u guys wanna comment about "something i did wrong. please let me know!"

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...h_IMGA0285.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...e/th_Temp3.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...e/th_Temp2.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...ge/th_Temp.jpg

time to work and paint the whole thing with lecquer