Tub vs Tank - Best of Both Worlds Experiment

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That is so awesome!!! If you lived around Ohio, I would pay for 4 of them!!! Depending on how good it works

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I'm in Florida... It's not too expensive nor too difficult really. Well, it's much cheaper than a tank (I spent a LOT of money on their tanks) but of course, it is more expensive than a sterilite.

These are the 64L size. They don't carry them in the Staples or Office Depot in my area, so I had to get them shipped to me from the official Really Useful Box website. I bought 6 of them and they shipped it to me in 6 boxes! Shipping was $20 for all 6. Then each box is $22... so I paid about $150 for all 6.

Then I got a 30x36 piece of plexiglass from Lowe's for around $16 that I divided into 6 10x18 pieces (they cut it at Lowe's for free). Then I got the screws and washers for about $5 for 100 of them.

I used the same hides/uth's/decor, etc. etc. from their tanks, so I didn't buy anything new there.

So, the project cost me around $175 for 6 enclosures. I have 3 of them all decked out with the 3 adult ball pythons I have. I have 3 sitting empty right now waiting for the baby snakes to grow up - will probably move them into the boxes in a year or so if this set-up project is a success.

I'd gladly make one for you - or you can even have the 3 that I have sitting here. But, it is really easy to make, so it's probably more economical for you to make it a d.i.y. project.

To cut out the "window" I just used a dremmel - it's basically a drill kind of tool that you can swap the heads out. It has a cutter and a sander tip. So, I cut it with the cutter (I wasn't too good with keeping the lines straight!) then sanded it down with the sander. I also sanded the edges of the plexiglass. The plexiglass sit on the inside wall of the tub, so the edges of the cut plastic is on the outside.

I was debating whether to just use the plexiglass adhesive to stick it to the tub, but I was thinking it is probably better for me to use the screws so I can take the window out completely in case I get dirt stuck on the edges of the plexi.