Ok, I'm spillin' the beans

[First_time_herp]

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! 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.

[Jase]

What kind of snake are you building the enclosure for?

[First_time_herp]

Its for Link my Ball Python.

[BallPythonBabe448]

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

[First_time_herp]

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.

[Jase]

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

[BallPythonBabe448]

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

[First_time_herp]

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.

[BallPythonBabe448]

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.

[First_time_herp]

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