Quote Originally Posted by mechnut450 View Post
personaly ideal I seal/paint the wood really good iwth a sealant of some type. I build a cage once ( back befoer I joined the forum ) it housed 5 snakes at once I had used what iseen in pet stores to make it. ( dummy me) but I found when I went to move it ( was huge to move a 5x4x3 wooden cage ), that the bottom had molded from were the water bowel and they crapping in the hides had allowed the wood to mold and start to rot.
when I build smaller 4x2x2 cages I got some bed liner paint nd sealed the bottom 8 inches of wood to prevent this worked great ( would been better sealed if i ran some slicone between the peieces before assembly) I also set the smaller cage up with divdiers which house the ball python great ( i had taped the flexwatt to my floor then painted over with the liner worked great for me and never shorted out )

if want to make the cage more escape resisent take the front and groove it to allow your glass to sit in ( mine was on metal tracks ) and allowed a large over lap in middle and a good 1/4 inch into the wood for all sides. I just ran a vaccum int the tracks once a month to get shavings and any glass dust out.


I also ask cousin /family if there are possible pland for more snakes in the future and if so why not build a rack and with some tubs. this way it can be a started project and save moeny later one ( looking at the ideal of a simple 3 tub unit to start out with for my niece and nephew if they ever can prove they take care of a snake properly.
As we speak, i am staining the outside satin black and the vent trim and front trim are cherry stained oak. The inside is going to be sealed with a satin water based polyurethane. and all of the corners and cracks are going to be siliconed. It will have a ceramic tile floor as well, so it will definitely be water-proof/resistant.

As for him getting another snake, I don't think it is going to happen. If anything, he'd get another animal or SMALL reptile.