New plans..

[Bartman]

Well I want to rebuild a new "rack". The one I built just isn’t what I wanted. Don’t get me wrong, it does the job, but it’s only a 4 drawer Rubbermaid holder with a big long Rubbermaid for the boa when he’s an adult.

What I want to do is create just permanent enclosures in sections. To explain, I have a cabinet that measures 5.5 feet long and 2 feet deep/wide. Height isn’t an issue.

What I was thinking was to create a massive wall unit basically and section it off into about 6 or 8 tanks. It could measure 6x2x?I would have 4 sections at the bottom that would measure 3x2 and then on top of that I would want an area to house the 3 corns and the jcp. So I could make 3 Rubbermaid bins for the corns and a section for the jcp and crested gecko.

I drew up a sketch on Photoshop of basically what I want.

What I need to know is first would this even work, and second is 3x2 enough for a full grown SINGLE bci?

Thanks. More questions on this will arise but I can’t think of anything else right now :)

[Drew S]

3x2 is nowhere near large enough.

You're looking at 6 feet easy for a male, and 8 feet for a female. Putting an animal of that size in a 3' enclosure won't cut it.

Some people use 4x2x2, and thats pushing the minimum.

6x2x2 is a good size.

[Bartman]

okay so ill make it 4x2. Is that ok though. Like minimum or is that no sufficient?

[Invictus]

I have a female BCI, measuring 6.5 feet and 23 lbs, in a 6 foot enclsoure. She uses exactly 2 square feet of it unless she wants to have a drink in the other end. I'd say go 1 foot of length for each foot of the snake. A 6 foot enclosure is great for a 6 foot snake. A 4x2 for a male is sufficient, but 6 would be great. 8 is required only if you have an 8 foot female. They just don't seem to use the space as efficiently when they are adults.

One other thing I will say though is that a longer cage makes it easier to provide a temperature gradient, and allows for more ventilation to be cut out.

But 4x2 for a male is good. 5x2 is better. 6x2 is awesome.

[Bartman]

Okay. Maybe if make the bottom section as you see below was made to 6x2 it would be better. Id make it like 10 inches high. Then id have 6x2x10inches and two of those. So I could split them up during breeding or whatever. Then id have rubbermaids on the left for corns or whatever I have. Then on the right id keep the jcp and the crested since they need height.


I still need to make edits, thats why I need your guys help before I make this. I can make things higher if they need to be higher as height isnt an issue.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/BartmanReptiles/tankplanscopy.jpg

[Bartman]

Here is the wall I have to work with.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/BartmanReptiles/DSC00003.jpg

[Bartman]

I want to replace this ugly brown dresser that was left from my sisters furniture when she moved out and make this shelving thing.

I want to do it right the first time, so any tips or anything would be greatly appreciated!!

Thanks!

[Bartman]

Im putting off getting a female until this is completely done. Then I will post the pics of the final piece to see if it adequatly can house a female. As of now, do you think this idea is good? Its still in the blueprint stage :D

[BornboreD]

Looks like a good idea. One thing you might want to keep in mind however are the temp and humidity requirements for each species. If the requirements for each animal vary too much it may make it complicated when wiring and controlling heating devices.

[Bartman]

Thanks...Ill take that into consideration.


How high should I make the boa sections though? Is 15 inchies sufficient?

[BornboreD]

Well, I'm not experienced with Boas, but from the research I have done, I'd say you would want at least 24" of height. From what I remember boas will make full use of any branches provided. Also boas can get quite girthy, so 15" of height doesn't seem like alot for a larger boa once it's coiled up. However, like I said I'm not into boas so you may wanna look for some answers in the boa forum.

[ChokeOnSmoke]

Make sure your crestie enclosure isn't going to get to warm. Its going to be really hard to move or clean as well. Would be pretty awesome looking though.

[hooter]

Originally posted by BornboreD
Well, I'm not experienced with Boas, but from the research I have done, I'd say you would want at least 24" of height. From what I remember boas will make full use of any branches provided. Also boas can get quite girthy, so 15" of height doesn't seem like alot for a larger boa once it's coiled up. However, like I said I'm not into boas so you may wanna look for some answers in the boa forum.

Although 24" would be a nice addition it is certainly not needed. Most older boas dont climb as much as babies would anyways. I know many people that keep their boas in 4x2x1 cages with no problems. Bigger females will need more space obviously.

[Bartman]

So 6x2x1 is fine? That was my plan..

[Mark]

Watch for the 6x2x1 for sagging in the middle

[Bartman]

Right, that was one of my main worries.

I was thinking to use metal or supports in the middle to help keep it strong

Or placing the two boa sections on top instead of on the bottom