How to Make a PVC Reptile Enclosure 

I would add for some people it’s best to outline the pvc where your screws go when putting it together so you don’t miss. Also pre drill all your holes. If some people are concerned about drilling into plexus glass you can use 3m gorilla tape with the hinges. Also depending on what you plan to keep in it you can add air vents on top or just drill holes. Want to make it stronger you can use glue to connect all the pieces before screwing it. As well as add silicone on the inside to keep any liquid from seeping through. I’m sure there are a few more ideas that can be added. Good video!!!

A quick note: You had the right setup for cutting the inside of the face, you just used the wrong saw. You can make a plunge cut with a circular saw and then continue cutting normally along the track (it's the same idea as a miter saw, if that helps). Start far enough in that you can back-cut slightly to your first line and then go forward to the next line. After you do all four cuts, flip the face piece over and use the jigsaw to finish cutting the corners. This will give you the straightest, cleanest lines. Anyway, good job with it. You should be proud of this build.

With some help from my pops, I think that I can build my own enclosure. You did a great job.

Thanks for doing this video! I appreciate your time doing this.. Inspired me to use my extra pvc laying around

This is amazing, thank you so much for posting this! I’m definitely going to do something like this!

Nice job. Others might criticize your work, but if u have the willingness to do it thats all that matters. Buy always look at ways to improve your work. Half the battle is getting over your doubt of even trying . Keeo it up.

dude awesome job, you gave me the confidence to try this in the future. excellent video

hey man good job on the development. i really want to build my own pvc cages instead of using aquariums (basically giving them my own touch). I'm really interested in this but don't have the tools yet to do so, so i'm doing research on it as we speak. i want all my animals to have the similar setup. Thank you again for the video.

Definitely going to do this but with a sliding door I'm making a double stacking tank or 1 tank an two floors but this is exactly what I needed an example of thank you

Awesome video dude, best design option I've found so far!

Don’t forget about ventilation holes . Also you could glue a handle on the acrylic to make it easier to open. Overall great job though , I don’t have the tools to do that or I would defiantly give it a shot !

That’s is sooooo cool, even I could build one! Thanks for sharing!

It's quite refreshing to see a video where they make mistakes and openly admit them.

Excellent video, thank you for sharing!

This PVC enclosure is dope

Just want to say thanks for this video. I built 2 like this

Awesome video! I subbed. I'm definitely gonna make an enclosure for my boa now (: thanks

Love the latch idea ...

Great video, just curious how much weight this enclosure will hold ?

Other then sealing the edges do you have to seal the inside like you do with wood? My enclosure needs high humidity

Love your idea and design but I’ll probably go with sliding doors instead. I just rather not see the locks or hinges. Also the front panel will be covering the edge to give a more smooth look

Great build! What are the clips called that you installed to stop the acrylic from folding down? I also like mostlysnakes videos; he uses rotating scrap pieces, but I like yours better.

I made my first enclosures with melamine but they were so heavy I went with the pvc board this time. I love working with this stuff. The only problem I ran into was because mine are 2x4x15 is that the top was to flexible to stack so I am going to try supports to see if that will stop the sagging in the middle. Great video. I did the same door and really like the look.

Nice work 👏

How do you heat these? I built a rack out of pvc and made a groove for the heat tape so it would be recessed

Nice job!! I'm going to build this when I get home from work today thanks!!

Use tape on the surface before you beat up the sheet from the jigsaw , you are better off dropping in with a circular saw for the door same as you did with the other sheet cuts , set your guide and blade depth and drop in , PVC is very fragile to work with blue painters tape helps protect your surface from bruising or scuffing.... Azec makes 10’by 20’ sheets of up to 1” thick also ... can get pricey

So, I watched the video, and I think it's for 48x24x16. Is there a way to expand this to 48x24x24? Would you have a diagram for that size? Is the PVC sturdy at the thinner thickness, without secondary framing? Is there sagging with the thinner sheets?

Now I need to figure out if this is best for me or wood as it is now 100 for a sheet of it I want somthing like 4ft by 3ft by 4ft high

Impressive. Thank You

Where do you get the larger PVC panels? I know that they're more in demand in humid areas, but I live in a desert...

Great video

about how much does a large sheet of PVC run? like 48 x 24 x 24??

Anyone think you could water proof weld the seems and make a box \ pond for fish keeping like say 100 gallon ?

Hey, hows the build currently holding up? Im thinking about making my own pvc builds but every forum is old and has that one person saying that its not worth the build and to buy an expensive custom.

Nice job. Do you have a list of all the part you purchased? I know the 1/2 in. x 48 in. x 8 ft. White PVC Trim but there was a lot of those tool you used for the job. subbed

Would this hold up if used as a portable case or box?

Whats the song again at the beginning Ive heard it before but totally forget who it even is

2 questrions... 1 where do you get the PVC sheets cause I have not been able to find them anywhere. Found some places online but they want outrageous prices. 2 How much did it cost to make?

This looks very cool but I can't get the link to the plans to open. I'm getting a message that it's been deleted. Any chance you can fix this?

Do you think a dewalt rotary saw would do the trick?

What brand latches are those? Please some tell me? Thank you!

Is it posible to walk on pvc , If you got a realy big enclosure?

How much was the PVC at Home Depot the sheet

Hey how long have u need using this PVC... any trouble?

Nice great job

I’m late lmfao but I was wondering how could you make this a stack cage? Would that work or should I get a shelf to separate the two?

What is that white board called ? Thank u

How much did this cost you to build?

What morph was the second to last ball python

Can you give a link for the PVC

Hey man how exactly did you take the measurements to get the top to fit in perfect? I’m doing a 3x2x2 if I cut them all precisely to those specs will it fit in like that? Any help is greatly appreciated!

Where did you buy the pvc boards?

How much was all of the material?

Can you do a Juvenile pvc one

Nice dude, I might make one of these for my monitor, Where do you get the pvc sheets from? and how much do they normally run?

I really hope you respond to this, but can these be stacked?

Great video!

Thanks for making this bud!

This is fucking amazing. I wish I was so handy...

Hey man, gonna start breeding boiga and gtps, gonna have them in acrylic cages with rhps for heating, would you suggest making some homemade ones like this or purchasing from animal plastics or boaphile? Hows this one holding up? Thanks!

So do you think a fish tank could be done this way as well 3/4 inch sheeting glue the joints with pvc pipe glue or something? Any thoughts

Was curious as to how you included ventilation.

Do you seal the inside seams in these with silicon? Great job!

nice guide, but for stacking purposes it's better to place side parts on TOP of the cage's floor, not just attach to it fro sides, because of weight distribution issues. but for standalone cage it's perfectly fine, good job.

Can home depoe cut the wood for you and help you with measuring ? What are the measurements for the one you made in this video so I can go and have home depoe help me

How much did it cost you to make

Looks great. Trying this very soon. Do you think doing the front in just a 4 inch wide strip at the top and bottom with pocket screws instead of using a whole piece and cutting the hole out of it would work? Looking to do this for my snakes (testing it on the blue tongue skink since he's not as much of a flight risk of popping open the door) and I'm worried my red tail or blood python will get that door open pretty easily.

Are there holes for the snake to breathe?

Could you make the tank out of acrylic instead? Like black acrylic or something? Would it hold heat okay, or melt, or anything?

Tip: use a screen door for ventilation.

Thank you for this, my snake has been running out of space in her enclosure and its just so hard to find any fittingly sized commercial enclosures that aren't either WAY too small, or have so much wasted space it seems pointless, especially if it adds a huge amount to the cost. I was considering using a tub, but there are issues with that too, such as heating and not melting a plastic bottom and such. Plus they do not look appealing at all! This will help me a lot, thanks again! C:

Awesome!. How heavy would you say the cage comes to?

what is better to use pvc or abs i heard after awhile pvc sags down in a year or 2 from the humidity is that true or does it not matter wich one i use

Had an idea using the plastic that is used to adhere to walls around the shower. has anyone tried this. Sound like a really good idea its very flexible, mold resistant, easy to cut and would hold heat and humidity well.

Thank you for this video, I've been looking for what materials are best for a snake cage, and as a cabinet maker I know how bad melamine and wood is with water and humidity, you can always treat it but I'm not sure if the stuff needed to treat it will be toxic for the animals, I know pvc is the best for reptile enclosures I just don't have experience with it so I wasnt sure if would be able to do it myself, but seeing your video helps alot because I see it's exactly like working wood basically, just different type of glue lol, one thing tho, did you need to seal the edges with silicone or something? Or did the pvc glue seal it to prevent any leaks?

Is this type of enclosure better then a terrarium kit that you can buy at a store?

This video is great! I completed my enclosure for my ball back in November. But I just found out that I had an issue with the heating pad. It burned to the bottom of the enclosure rendering it useless. I watched your other video on heating and thought that sticking it under would be the best method. (I guess not). What works well for you?

Pro tip for cutting anything that you don't want to have a jagged finish on, tape the lines before you cut.

can you put a heat pad/tape on the bottom of PVC?

Would an enclosure like this be stackable?

Is it possible to follow this step by step but use glass instead of acrylic or would that be harder to do? I hear that acrylic is easier to scratch and damage but would glass be harder to install? Thanks!!!

great job!...but you've forgotten the ventilation hole...

Is it necessary to have a half inch pvc plate ? a quarter inch is not more than enough for any snake ?

All the 1/4 acrylic at my home Depot is 130+ how did you find some so cheap

You could have used a plunge cut with the circular saw to instead of using the jigsaw.

This is a 10mm pvc?

I have been looking everywhere in my small town, that has a Menards and a Walmart and an Ace Hardware store, for any PVC 4' by 8' sheets everywhere.... For the life of me I cannot find it anywhere.... Where do I order PVC 4'x8' sheets? Where can I get it? I couldn't even find it on Menards website... What am I missing here?

Heyy need help ASAP, can I use another material? No one including plastic supplies sell PVC around me lol

Where do I get PVC like that? All the 4x8 sheets I'm seeing online are like $200-300.

how much did this cost?

You can also use a Dremmel tool and they have a lot of attachments and a kit usually goes for $100.00 $150.00 for a three piece set from Orchard Supply in Modesto CA.

Is the PVC glue safe to use though? Wouldn’t it put off harmful fumes if it got warm??

what's the depth? in fact what are all the measurements? thanks!

I’m in SoCal, and I don’t know where to find those PVC board here.

Can you just but a heat pad stuck to the floor of the cage? Or do you need heat tape?

Great video, but when it came to cutting and drilling into the Plexi, you kept saying to be careful as it would melt if sawed slow, and it would crack if drilled to fast... I work with Plexi everyday at my job and can confirm that it is super durable ... you will not likely "melt it" or crack it by drilling into it.... not to undermine you with this comment, I just wanted to let everyone know if they didn't.

do you just put the heat tape under it? no air holes?

hey! have you test this for high humidity substrate? so it wont lick?

Hi, can you talk about the cost approximately of building the entire enclosure. With and without the heating elements you've added in part 2