Commercially available large enclosures can be quite expensive, so at Snake Haus we love to recycle and re-use old materials when building enclosures. It is fairly easy, and inexpensive, to get old unwanted display cases. We try to find ones that are deeper in dimensions to give the occupant more room because some cases are very narrow. Then just turn the case around backwards and make clear doors. Explore the galleries below to see some of the ones we have made.
The gallery below shows a step by step creation of one of our wood display case enclosures.
Rough start 
Remove the doors and clean 
thin glass on the back was covered with plexiglass on the inside to prevent breakage and injury 
repurpose the doors to replace the old glass on the sides 
new side made out of the old door 
new wheels 
fresh paint 
replaced missing trip 
linoleum floor for water proofing 
Heat panel: under floor panel insultated with a layer of cardboard and placed under the linoleum 
adhesive grout tape to seal the seams 
heat lamp with guard to protect against burns 
guides for the sliding doors 
PVC pipe for a climber 
cage furniture 
doors handles 
door locks 
Install snake!
Making doors is the hardest part. We prefer to use thick plexiglass because it allows you to install door handles for ease of use and locks for safety of the occupant.
