DIY enclosure stack plans...tell me what I missed

[Jim Smith]

As already mentioned, I would raise the entire stack to raise the bottom cage at least 18 inches off of the floor. If that means that you shrink the height of the cages to 16 inches, then I would do it. Having cages much lower than 18 inches makes them a royal pain in the butt to clean or to even enjoy the snakes that they house. Just my two cents worth...

[IDvsEGO]

Originally Posted by Jim Smith

As already mentioned, I would raise the entire stack to raise the bottom cage at least 18 inches off of the floor. If that means that you shrink the height of the cages to 16 inches, then I would do it. Having cages much lower than 18 inches makes them a royal pain in the butt to clean or to even enjoy the snakes that they house. Just my two cents worth...

I could just go 3 across instead of 2 across I think. so 3 across, 2 high with shelving underneath. But that would be 16'. My wall is 13.5'. So I would need to make the enclosures not as wide. I could go to 6 feet for the boa maybe but dont want to go under 4 four the others. I guess I could go 3.5x2.5 instead of 4x2. I would waste more building material but I would have 3.5x2.5, 3.5x2.5 and 6.5x2.5 for a total width of 13.5. Thats cutting it super close and also reducing the length they can stretch to, even if it does provide the same SqIn of floor space. I think I would rather squat down for a few minutes a day than make them have less length all of their lives.