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Tkevan
05-04-14, 05:18 PM
It's complete!

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7331/13921838088_3294066968_z.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7416/14105373882_3650320946_z.jpg
jpsteele80
05-04-14, 05:20 PM
Very good looking, you have done a beautiful job on that, that will be one happy snake :D
Jim Smith
05-04-14, 06:27 PM
You do gorgeous work! The cage and your "slate" wall both came out great!
drumcrush
05-04-14, 06:52 PM
Sweet build!
sharthun
05-04-14, 07:50 PM
Very nice! When does the snake move in? :D
Tkevan
05-04-14, 09:53 PM
Whoops, deleted the wrong pic...

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2926/14105399322_da7f37da78_z.jpg

Because I used water-based low VOC poly and epoxy, it only took a few days for everything to 'air out' on the cage itself. Most of the cage is glass. The top and back is WB poly, the bottom is GlazeCoat epoxy. He's at home as I type.

Total cost for the entire build of a 48Wx30Tx24D enclosure and base was $825. The closest thing I found was from CagesByDesign at double the cost. I didn't like the door, the fact that it had too much wood framing, and was only 24" high. That includes the background and the grapewood branch. Those were more than $100 of the cost, and were extra at CBD.
Tkevan
05-04-14, 10:27 PM
A few better pics...

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2914/14110738915_4ce9e47da0_z.jpg


This one shows the main reason I built my own...

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2938/13924105368_e0cdfbf827_z.jpg

Nothing blocks the view. :)
sharthun
05-05-14, 07:32 AM
A few better pics...

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2914/14110738915_4ce9e47da0_z.jpg


This one shows the main reason I built my own...

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2938/13924105368_e0cdfbf827_z.jpg

Nothing blocks the view. :)

Awesome! I can see the the new guest! Looks fantastic!:cool:
MCB
05-06-14, 07:51 AM
Very nice indeed, I do like a three sided glass display.