Getting ready to do a build, need advice.

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Take a look at the Animal Plastics T8: http://www.apcages.com/home/terrestrial/T8/T8.htm

For around $200 it comes with everything you want including locks. To build a similar nice cage out of sturdy materials is going to cost close to the same amount let alone time spent building it. You could do something cheaper that wouldn't look as nice, but a simple PVC cage would be quick and easy.