This is my 2nd DIY project. Here is the first,
http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showthread.php?t=218061
This project will be more on the interior designed to be natural looking but light weight. Google lizard landscapes on how to add backgrounds to your enclosure. And as usual I am making a video of the build.

I managed to get a Bredli carpet python a few months ago,
http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showthread.php?t=218061
Since she came home I knew I would need a decent size enclosure for her. I started looking around my community for a furniture piece that I could turn into an enclosure for her. I also have plans of doing foam background to be like a Bredli's natural habitat. I searched for awhile and everything I found that was close to what I wanted was either a 2 piece unit or way out of price range. I also wanted to have a display front and look like an antique piece of furniture.
I finally went into a shop and found 3 display pieces that I liked and would work.
This was the simplest. It would have needed to be repainted and lexan added to the doors.


This was the most antique looking, needed repainting, and lexan added to the doors to see in.


I finally settle on this. It has a glass front, it's all one unit, and is the size I was roughly looking for.


I bought it almost a month ago now. I have been having to work overtime at work (72 hr shift) so I have not had time to work on it much. I gutted it when I first got it. Finally the other day I got a few hours to work on it. I am doubling the depth so I am adding to the back of it. I have made most of the internal frame and have the sides cut to fit. They are not attached yet because I was out of liquid nails. The sub floor is down in the back, I need to fill in the floor in the front, and I need to cut a hole in the right side for a 1x1 that will run from the top to the bottom on both sides.


The sides:


I plan on installing the following:
LED lights for daytime lighting
LED light kit for night time viewing ( http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showthread.php?t=210139)
Radiant heat panel
Herpstat to control RHP
natural looking background
Here is a pic of what I want the inside to resemble. For what I was able to find, this is a pic from the McDonnell ranges where the bredli is from.


I plan on have my kids helping a lot with the inside since they like to paint and make a mess. Making backgrounds are messy and will probably take up most of the time on this project.