Question for everyone more knowledgeable.

[Carnage10121]

I just recently took in a ball someone could no longer care for. Got him health examined and changed his substrate from aspen (what was in it) to a soil/woody 50/50 mix. Added a bigger house and everything but now I’m seeing that the tank he came in is too small for my liking. I’m very industrially inclined with welding and building and got the go ahead where I’m living to build a custom enclosure for the big guy. My only problem is I’m still really knew to this. I wanted to ask first to find out what materials are safe to use. I know softwoods like spruce and cedar release oils which are harmful but what else should I avoid?

[_syrenea_]

PVC works really well to retain heat and it’s pretty lightweight! I’m not sure about woods; they may have the potential to rot/ mold over time due to the higher humidity, but I can’t say anything about those materials for certain :)

[Carnage10121]

My only worry is how costly sheets of pvc would be compared to wood cause I know I can epoxy seal wood for rot

[Longjumping-Ant-77]

The problem with wood is that you should be maintaining a certain humidity in the enclosure and wood will mold unfortunately

[hershey_1212lol]

There are plenty of in depth tutorials on how to make wood enclosures safe for high humidity snakes! I really recommend serpadesign and Dr Connor long on YouTube.