New enclosure I started tonight!!!

[Icicle]

first off you need to get rid of that cordless drill.
Also get rid of the old fashion hammer, and get a nail gun

Looking good.

[LooseAFur]

Ahhh yes the hammer, its basically just a negotiator and yes I agree cordless drill is a pain, but I do have 2 batteries so that makes it easier to keep on keepin on.

Starting day 3 right now....Pics later

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[DannyBoy]

Looking good. I second what has already been said about your Suriname outgrowing the "Arboreal" stage of his/her life, therefore making the extra heighth something that is not used. One thing is for sure that you are building quite a cage and what a lucky little Suri.

	Suriname Redtail Boa Red Tail Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor constrictor) from the locale of Suriname. Considered to be a "True" Red Tail.

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[Jenny06]

very nice. im in the mid of making a 6x2x2..cant wait to see yours when its done...

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[BlackLava]

dang, thats gonna be a great display cage i need another 4ft cage...you can makez for me?? LOL j/k

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[Oroborous]

Looking good!
Don't have any suggestions. I have never built anything. But I really want to give building a cage a try myself.
I'd like to put in rock tiles on the back and sides if I build one. It'd be really heavy though I suppose...

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[Icicle]

Originally Posted by Oroborous

Looking good!
Don't have any suggestions. I have never built anything. But I really want to give building a cage a try myself.
I'd like to put in rock tiles on the back and sides if I build one. It'd be really heavy though I suppose...

I know what you mean, I wanted to put down 100% slate tiles down and a marble tile back on my next enclosure. But the cost is way high.

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[Oroborous]

Originally Posted by Icicle

I know what you mean, I wanted to put down 100% slate tiles down and a marble tile back on my next enclosure. But the cost is way high.

Well, maybe just only have tiles half way up. And if you could find enough flat rocks and peice them together, that might work, and it'd be free.

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[w30olds]

Woah!!! That's going to be a snake condo when you're finished. What a monster enclosure. What are you going to use to heat that monster???

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[LooseAFur]

Well I am going to be using RHP once I get one ordered.and UTH For the time being it will be UTH and Basking Lamps.

As for stone, you guys should check out vaneer stone. I am a mason and am thinking of using some stone in this enclosure for sure.

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[w30olds]

Originally Posted by scink

Well I am going to be using RHP once I get one ordered.and UTH For the time being it will be UTH and Basking Lamps.
As for stone, you guys should check out vaneer stone. I am a mason and am thinking of using some stone in this enclosure for sure.

I was going to suggest the RHP, but you replied before I could remember to post it. Nice setup!!!

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[LooseAFur]

Yea RHP are the way to go for sure. They create a natural temp gradient and dont burn the occupant of the "condo"

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[VexalUntil]

I agree with Xeike, it's nice and tall, but may be unused space for a BCC or even a chondro. From the breeders I've talked to, chondros usually perch in one area and don't seem to use large enclosures.

It may be a moot point now, but I've always heard to stain and polyurethane the wood before putting the cage together. I wouldn't worry with shower surround, just use the plywood with a couple coats of polyurethane.

Second you mentioned saving up for an AP cage. I would have saved the money and time spent building the custom cage for the AP cage. Just save $5 a pay check and I'm sure you'll have the money for a 6' AP cage when she's big enough to use it. To each their own though, I have a friend who's doing the same thing, building cages now just to have something to put them in. Then he'll build others in a few years that are "better".

	Boa Constrictor Constrictor Red Tail Boa Constrictor (Boa constictor constrictor). Refers to "true" red tail boas such as the Guyana and Suriname locales.

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[owen.richards]

you could put a horizontal divider in the middle, and have 2 huge cages?

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[LooseAFur]

Yeah Owen thats the plan once I get another BCC. It wont take much to make another level and I definately will be doing that sometime down the road.


As for saving money for an AP cage and not spending on this. I have only put $30 into this so far. And like I said before, I doubt boas in Suriname and Guyana just lay around on the ground all their life. I feel like the whole 2 feet of headspace rule was created by breeders to conserve space and Im not a breeder so im cool with wasted space until I have more BCC's. As always thanks for the input!!!

More Pics from tonights progress coming up in minutes.....

	Boa Constrictor Constrictor Red Tail Boa Constrictor (Boa constictor constrictor). Refers to "true" red tail boas such as the Guyana and Suriname locales.

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[Alex]

Originally Posted by scink

I have only put $30 into this so far.

Where do you get all your materials!? All the wood up here at Home Depot/Lowes is kinda high...

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[LooseAFur]

Luckily my Stepfather owns a construction company

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[LooseAFur]

Ok pics from day 3....

-Finished the plywood inside

-Got the linoleum on and caulked.

Now I need vents and a door or two...

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[Alex]

Lookin' good!

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[Icicle]

Sweeeet looking cage.

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