cage ideas

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Hi im currently designing a custom enclosure but was wondering if anyone has had experience with some things in the past such as water falls and different types of substrate.

first i was going to build a small pond in the bottom of the enclosure, i was thinking i would seal the wood. then line the bottom of the pond with a showerpan liner and dry pack it the the shape i want with a mortar (i use in shower floors) i would then seal the mortar and install a small pump. run it through a tube built into a cliff up the side of the cage where it would pump out above the pond. was wondering if this would get dirty my friend had a store bought water fall in his beardie cage and they liked to poop in it.

second i was thinking about putting a heating pad built in to the top of the cliff. i would build a wooden frame with small hidden drawer that the heating pad would fit in, directly above it would be metal lath (mesh) which would be the outline of the cliff. i would then coat the lath in a mixture of mortars. i would drill small holes in the cliff side and fill it with spray foam to give it density. to finish it i would coat the whole cliff in stucco, paint it and seal it.

third I was wondering what the best type of substrate would be. i have reptile carpet right now. would like a more natural looking substrate.

also i was thinking of installing a mister and a small fan. to rise the humidity. anyone have any tips on how i would do this? was thinking i could put a computer fan on the side of it with a cover so the snake cannot get to it and a mister infront the fan but i have yet to look for one at the pet store

any tips suggestions anything helps, im a perfectionist..