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How about this for a snake room?
So I've been looking for a retirement house to go to in a couple years. (if plans work out)
Found this, Man looks like a good snake room to me, Would all that wood in there cause issues?
Or as long as its clear coated it's good to go. ( I know pine, cedar and some other woods are bad for substrate)
https://i.postimg.cc/nrZjXhBQ/af2e83dedd.webp
Last edited by Gocntry; 09-09-2021 at 10:50 AM.
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I love it! As long as the wood is sealed & has no off-gassing* it should be fine, IMO. And obviously the room needs some ventilation & air circulation anyway, which I assume it has.
(*no different than the cabinets I converted for snake homes, years ago, that were fine too. Pieces I'd bought unfinished & stained, then clear-coated, long before they were repurposed for use.) I take it that's an attic? So home heat will rise & help keep it warm? (You'll have to be careful it doesn't get too hot, depending on where you are, of course- but keeping in mind that the climate is getting "flaky" these days too.)
Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)
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Re: How about this for a snake room?
Originally Posted by Bogertophis
I love it! As long as the wood is sealed & has no off-gassing* it should be fine, IMO. And obviously the room needs some ventilation & air circulation anyway, which I assume it has.
(*no different than the cabinets I converted for snake homes, years ago, that were fine too. Pieces I'd bought unfinished & stained, then clear-coated, long before they were repurposed for use.) I take it that's an attic? So home heat will rise & help keep it warm? (You'll have to be careful it doesn't get too hot, depending on where you are, of course- but keeping in mind that the climate is getting "flaky" these days too.)
Yes looks like a converted attic, haven't seen the house in person yet. That's headed up the mountains in western Pa.
I see what looks like an aux heater on the right hand side, and with a window in the room ventilation should be no problem.
I just see a lot of older houses that have this done to them, I would actually sleep up there with the snakes plenty of room
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I like the skylights too. Rooms with a lot of windows have nice lighting, but are harder to keep steady temperatures (either hot or cold) because of drafts. Do you know the room's actual dimensions? Might be smaller than it looks- photos can be so deceiving- I like real measurements.
Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)
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Re: How about this for a snake room?
Originally Posted by Bogertophis
I like the skylights too. Rooms with a lot of windows have nice lighting, but are harder to keep steady temperatures (either hot or cold) because of drafts. Do you know the room's actual dimensions? Might be smaller than it looks- photos can be so deceiving- I like real measurements.
Pretty sure that is recessed lighting in the ceiling, house has a metal roof with no skylight cutouts.
No idea of the room size, but it's 1100 sq foot house, so that run is probably 18 to 20 feet, that's 1/2 the run of the house, another pic shows same
setup but dry walled going the other way (so 2 snake rooms?).
The garage (must have) is Meh, and they don't show pics of the heating equip or basement which is usually Ugh when you see it.
Just got back from Berlin Pa looking at a house, Faced up nice, after seeing it (took my Uncle for second set of eyes) I passed on that quick.
I have 2-3 years though so plenty of time to look at houses. (I'm stable where I'm at until then)
Last edited by Gocntry; 09-09-2021 at 12:04 PM.
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Re: How about this for a snake room?
Originally Posted by Gocntry
So I've been looking for a retirement house to go to in a couple years. (if plans work out)
Found this, Man looks like a good snake room to me, Would all that wood in there cause issues?
Or as long as its clear coated it's good to go. ( I know pine, cedar and some other woods are bad for substrate)
https://i.postimg.cc/nrZjXhBQ/af2e83dedd.webp
Awesome looking room however slanted ceilings are a pain. My current reptile room has a slanted ceiling after about 5 ft up the wall and that's annoying. I cant imagine the slant starting so low. You lose so much space unless you are building cages into the slant. But racks would be impossible without wasting a lot of space
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I think the only issue would be plumbing availability?
I haven't seen the other photos to see how the stairs are arranged... hopefully not one of those pull ladders? Hahah
I have a back injury, so having to lug a bunch of tubs up and down for deep cleaning or buckets up and down for water? That's a deal breaker. But a good workout for some.
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Re: How about this for a snake room?
Originally Posted by The-ReptiRanch
Awesome looking room however slanted ceilings are a pain.
This is true! Unless you put racks back to back in the center maybe instead of against the walls? I don't think the room is very wide so it might work
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Re: How about this for a snake room?
Originally Posted by Armiyana
This is true! Unless you put racks back to back in the center maybe instead of against the walls? I don't think the room is very wide so it might work
Yeah you could build angled cages into the walls and racks down the middle
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Re: How about this for a snake room?
Originally Posted by Bogertophis
I like the skylights too.
I have some snake enclosures in a room with skylights. I had to cover the skylights because sometimes full sunlight would hit the stack of enclosures and really heat them up. So... not recommended for a snake room.
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