Corner Cabinet Conversion to BP Enclosure

[Krotz]

Happy to join the group! I am new to ball pythons, but had a boa constrictor growing up and love snakes. My daughter got a 1 year old male BP a month ago, and we are enjoying the new addition to our family.

I have an old corner TV cabinet that I'd like to convert to a ball python enclosure (see picture). If anyone has done a similar conversion, I'd love to see pictures and get any advice. I know it seems too big for a single BP, and I might cut it in half and get a second snake. But any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

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[Godzilla78]

Wow, cool idea. Technically you could turn that into a big snake rack with heated plastic tubs, and hold 6-8 snakes! It’s definitely too tall to be a single ball python enclosure.
You could put a display cage where the TV used to be, and use the other shelves for storing feeding tongs, thermostats, thermometers, spray bottle, bedding, whatever. Lots of potential ideas.


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[Aedryan Methyus]

Welcome to the forum! I can totally visualize taking those 2 upper shelves out and the whole upper section becoming a gorgeous scenic display enclosure for a Green Tree Python or an Emerald Tree Boa! You could even take out the bottom shelves and just split it in half and have a second one. Otherwise, maybe you could just have the display enclosure on the top section and probably have three 28qt. tubs on the bottom shelves. If you decide to do a display enclosure, I would recommend lining the whole inside of that section with either 1/8" panel board or plexiglass and sealing it up good.

[MD_Pythons]

That upper section could make an awesome Carpet enclosure, and you might be able to run heat tape on those two shelves and put a tubs under there.

[Ax01]

once there was this guy who made an enclosure for his two sibling "Super Normals" out of an old TV cabinet he found: https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...osure-question and here: https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...-New-Enclosure

too bad the pix are down. he asked for advice but didn't accept too much of it. so if u do do it, do it right. make sure everything is sealed, use quality parts and components, test your husbandry before introducing an animal to the enclosure, etc. also don't use a bedsheet as the back panel (boy i wish those pix were still up lol).