new tort (sulcata) table/cage/enclosure

[DeesBalls]

So, as many of you know i am in the process of building a room in my basement with heat and all the trimmings. my thing is this...

here is a pictures.. i will explain...

ok well the picture is a very fast pic i made in paint...

it is 3 racks that will hold 7 snakes each. the racks will be 4.15 foot tall, 3 foot long and only 17 deep. they will be made of melamine, with probably plywood back... heating will be flexwatt blah blah blah, its like the 10 thing i made for my snakes ... lol... anyway.. i want to put my tortoise table on top of the 3 racks...

It will measure 10 foot long x only 17 " deep. i feel that is going to be too small for him once he gets bigger ( ill be at this house for prolly 5 years ) so what i want to know is that....

1st, would that be fine for a few years?
2nd, should i make it deeper? if deeper about how deep?

i will also be putting up walls around the back, and the sides probably like 5 foot tall, just to make it go up to the celeing. i will be putting mounts on the sides for heat and lighting (or on the back)

basicly i want to know how deep should i make it?

10' x ?''/' lol is what i need to know.


if i need to make it deeper, i was just going to get like 2 sheets of plywood 5x3 and make the total table 10x3 and i would just put back supports on the back part of the table to support the back...




if any one out there can understand any of this, please help me out!

thanks!