Y'all brought up some good thoughts about cleaning. I guess building this was all in good intentions for the snake as well as a nice display. I spent the last few days thinking about the clean-up and how this is going to affect the long run as a snake enclosure. So I've decided not to put him in this after all. Instead I'm giving this to my son for his tree frog and I will be purchasing a enclosure by PVC Cages. Not sure why I didn't do this first. All my other snakes have been in Animal Plastic enclosures for over 14 yrs with out any problems. Oh well. But I really appreciate all the concerns.