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Originally Posted by Lucille
Scott,
If you decide to go with oil based urethans, it might be worth while to list your material expenses. Good lumber is not cheap. While a custom wood enclosure can be beautiful and last a lifetime, there are other considerations. Many people move several times in their lifetime and a fully built wood enclosure with a glass front weighs a lot.
You might compare costs with new or used plastic enclosures. I was very happy with my large Vision enclosures and I bought them second hand so they were a really good deal.
Of course the ultimate choice has a lot to do with your personal cage preferences.
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Before sealing and glass I am at about 1/4 the cost of plastic cages with the designs I have so far. I have a line on inexpensive glass so I'm not overly worried about that cost. The melamine 6x2x2 I designed is right at $100 before glass heat and light. Comparable cages can be 5 or 6 times that. I'm not real worried about moving unless I hit the lottery. If that happens I'll pay some kids to lift heavy stuff lol. Another reason I'm building my own is because I want to start selling them locally. I'm already building some rat racks for a gal. Between custom wood and selling feeders hopefully I can offset some of my future snake purchases.