building a boa enclosure.

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So with the new boas arriving in a few weeks I need to get snapping on my enclosure.

Here are my thoughts. I want to build an enclosure 4'6" tall by 4' wide and 2' deep. I am going to divide it into three enclosures of 18"x4'x2'. I am thinking about using Plexiglas sliding doors. The material is going to be one side good birch plywood. Not sure what I am going to use for the back.

As for heating I am kinda torn. Rhp are too expensive and heat tape has to be ordered in. I was thinking of mounting lights inside but not sure if I want to go that route. The other option I am thinking of is heat cable that is used on your roof to keep ice from building up. It is five watts per foot. I can get eighty feet for fifty dollars. If I go with a belly heat I will place Plexiglas or glass over the bottom and seal it in.

Not sure what I will do for ventilation yet but that should be simple. I know that's a pretty thin skeleton but any suggestions?