Custom build for my goini king

[ejuce1020]

Hey all! I'm new to the forum but I recently finished building a converting a spare cabinet to a custom cage for my year-old goini king snake. It took me a few months to complete because I travel a lot for work and mostly did it on weekends but I'm pretty satisfied with it. It'd be great to get some feedback or ideas for future builds.

The cabinet was left in my basement by the previous owners. I removed the top, the hinges, and the door and sealed the cracks. I used GreatStuff which I purchased at Lowe's to build the background and drilled 2in holes for ventilation on each side as well as two in the back. I stapled and hot glued mesh screen on both sides of the hole just for some extra security. I next grouted the foam after letting it dry for about a week. I applied about 3 layers of grout. I recommend making the first layer pretty thin so it can fill all the cracks. After I had finished grouting I sprayed a water/paint mixture through a spray bottle to give it some definition and contrast. From there I just started painting