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Thanks Ed! I haven't decided if I'm going to buy a cage from Habitat Systems, or try to build one myself. I hadn't thought about not using any substrate at all. That might be the way to go. The cages will be for boas and ball pythons. I'll probably do a shorter cage for the ball pythons than I would for the boas. Part of what got me thinking about big cages is the one I just finished. As some of you probably know, we're staying with my parents until we can get our mobile home moved. My largest boa was NOT happy in her tote, and got a bit of a nose rub. I ended up turning the space under the basement steps into a big cage for her. It already had a couple shelves in it, so I covered the shelves and part of the walls with contact paper to make it easier to clean and keep her from cominginto contact with any old chemicals in the walls. (It used to be my dad's ammo loading room and I was concerned with the lead.) I put one of Tom McCarthy's light guards on the ceiling fixture, and put a heat pad on the bigger shelf, and lined everything with newspaper. I also got I had used in an old iggy cage that my brother was storing for me, and used it to give her a way to get from the floor to the shelves. Put a door on the whole thing, and viola, new cage. So far, she seems to enjoy it. The light bulb keeps it fairly warm, and the heat pad gives her a basking spot. Anyway, she seems to like all the space, so I figure I'll have to build her another big cage when we get the house moved. And as long as I'm going to go to the work of building a big cage, why not make it as luxurious as possible. [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] Thanks for the ideas so far, keep them coming! By the time we get the house moved, I may actually have some plans ready to get started!
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