Could this be a snake enclosure?

arevenant said:

Replace the doors with glass(sliding being easiest and cheapest), a light fitting on the top, air vents and it should be pretty a simple conversion.
Only hiccup being that it is probably waaaay too big for a yearling ...

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Tigerlily said:

Thanks arevenant, I just realised I would prefer to use this shelf to allow for vertical climbing. Would it work the same way, even though it's one of those very cheap shelves from Target? I guess I'm concerned about it being too flimsy, and the wood rotting or absorbing smells.

As for size, I could partition it until he grows big enough to need all the space? He's currently in a 50x37cm starmaid and is constantly prodding around looking for an escape route, I really think he could benefit from some extra height to climb. Or do you think he's ok in there for now? What I really want to do is put him in a bigger/deeper plastic storage box but I can never find ones that are clear enough to see in. The ones I've found are all too opaque...

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arevenant said:

Your problem with the black one is both it's height and the backing board - the backing board is far to thin and can be easily pushed out - you'd need to replace it with 6-9mm ply board or something similar.
The problem with it's height is the glass requirement - you'd need 6+mm thick glass for panes that size, which would make them weigh a ton and make the book shelf front heavy and prone to tipping.
It simply doesn't have the depth required for an adequate enclosure, and effectively heating it would be a nightmare.

Check through the DIY section here, or look on Youtube - there are hundreds of enclosure build vids there...

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