I might suggest, prior to building, that you check out some of the enclosures that boaphile, animal plastics, and reptile basics have. This will give you some ideas as to what to do. I might also suggest that you use flexwatt heat tape and a thermostat with your enclosure as opposed to a light. This will be much more effective as well as it will give your snake the needed belly heat to digest food properly. Plus there is the extra added bonus of it is much easier to keep a steady level of heat with typically a fluctuation of about .02 degrees.

Also there is a place in this site for do it yourself racks and enclosures...check some of those out. There are some fantastic ideas.

Last but not least I wanted to make sure that you got a chance to see our care sheet. I know it was a life saver for me when I first got into this hobby. Good luck and I hope I helped a little!!

http://www.ball-pythons.net/modules/...warticle&id=59