Cubes and coroplast cages for large snakes

[Kittycatpenut]

The coroplast is scored, not cut, so it doesn't have any sharp edges. If I built one the same way but with coroplast all the way to the top, and with a sheet of it zip tied to the inside of the lid, it might work. It would be an interesting project for a long summer day, and if it doesn't work, I could always put a guinea pig in it

[WarriorPrincess90]

I really don't think it would be a good idea for a large snake. Especially when you consider that some large boas and especially giants are capable of busting out of glass enclosures. I imagine if they were determined they could push through.

Plus, as has been mentioned, heat and humidity would be hard to maintain, even if you covered it probably. :/ And how would you close the bottom? What substrate would you use? Wouldn't high heat melt the material?

It doesn't seem like a very good idea at all. But that's my .02.

EDIT:

It would be an interesting project for a long summer day, and if it doesn't work, I could always put a guinea pig in it

True enough.

[bryanebe]

I'm sure that it could be built strong enough... But that doesn't change the fact that it can't hold in heat or humidity unless you heat/humidify the entire room.

While it will hold the animal it won't hold the heat or humidity in at all.

[WingedWolfPsion]

I think most folks responding to this don't understand that the square grids are metal, and coroplast is a thin corrugated plastic sheeting.

So, if you put the coroplast on the inside, it would be smooth plastic that the snake touched, and it would be completed enclosed in insulating plastic. Heat and humidity shouldn't be an issue at all.

The problem isn't the sharpness of the edges, though, it's that the snake will push its face forcefully into any seams, and thus will scrape its face up due to the pressure, so you would have to seal the seams carefully.

I'm fairly sure zip ties will hold almost anything, but I'm not sure about the seams holding through the snake deforming the cage pushing on it.

The question about cleaning is very legitimate.

[MasonC2K]

As a guinea pig owner with such a cage creation, I can say that such a thing would be too flimsy without significant architectural reinforcement. Just accidentally bumping a side the wrong way can cause it to fold in or out.