So, I started on a mission to get a better enclosure for my spotted python. I wanted one to display in my living room, so one that looked nice was a must. I also have back problems so the stand would have to be tall enough that I wouldn't have to bend over to get into the enclosure. After doing quite a bit of research, I decided to convert a shelf of a bookcase into a viv to minimize building as I have very few tools. I searched and searched and could not find a bookcase wide enough. I finally gave up and decided that if I wanted it to be so specific, I was just going to have to build it myself, stand and all. So I start pricing and it wasn't too bad, but was more than I have right now. Then I run into my dad, whom I ask to borrow his tools for the "bookcase" I was building. He tells me I was more than welcome to, but that he still has the bookcase that he built me when I was a kid, which just happens to be 36x12x72 with shelves 18" apart. This was incredibly perfect!! Since everything I have read said an adult spotted python can be housed in a 20 long, I knew this would work because it is longer and taller! So I went to the hardware store and bought everything I will need except the glass for the doors at a grand total of... $30.03!!
3" vents, aluminum channel, electrical tape, and a fluorescent light for light during the day without heat.
Whoop whoop! Now all I have to do is go pick up the bookshelf and get started.
I do have a question though, I don't know if I should use a CHE or UTH (inside), or both and I'm not sure how to route the wires to the outside of the enclosure.
Also, if you see anything I'm missing, please let me know.
Sorry for the novel, just had to share!!
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