Within 2 to 3 years, your baby Burm is going to require, at a bare minimum, a 6' x 3' (1.8m x 1m) home. Burmese Pythons are heavy-bodied: a 2' wide cage will likely prove too narrow for a snake who is as thick as your thigh. If you have a female Burmese Python, I would strongly urge you to consider an 8' x 3' (2.3m x 1m) cage. Yes, you can keep a full-grown female in a 6' x 3' cage, and many people do. But in my experience the extra space makes for a healthier snake who is less prone to obesity -- one of the banes of a Burm-keeper's existence. The 8' x 3' T70 from Animal Plastics is highly recommended by many keepers, while the 6' x 3' Vision Cages are favored by others. Lakshmi resides in an 8' x 3' melamine cage from Boamaster Reptiles.

Each of these cages are bulky (and in Boamaster's case, HEAVY -- like 500+ lbs. of heavy). They also cost $500 or more: depending on where you live, freight can easily add another $400+ to your bill. If you can construct your own housing, you can save a considerable amount of money. But be advised that you will be building a cage for a very large and very long cylinder of solid muscle. If everything isn't tightly screwed and bolted into place, your baby is likely to push until it breaks free -- and it will break free. (Trust me on this). Also be advised that you will need to make sure your floor (and probably your walls) are thoroughly weatherproofed: otherwise, your cage will quickly warp and rot after a few water spills and gallon-plus puddles of standing urine. Quite a few DIY cage builders have placed bathroom tile inside their snakes' homes: you may want to consider this. (You may also want to consider whether or not you are ready for a couple decades of shovelling: a full grown Burm's bowel movements will put a small horse to shame... ). I strongly advise against using any sort of chicken wire in the construction of your cage: snakes can turn their noses into hamburger trying to push through it.

Putting your baby Burm in a massive cage may stress the poor little thing out: while a couple of hides may help, you will probably do better moving a baby to a more modestly sized cage until it's about 7' or so. Since that's only going to take a year or so, I don't advise spending a lot of money on the interim cage. I use Iris VE175 clear tubs (also known as "Christmas Tree Boxes" and available at Reptile Tubs): they are spacious, sturdy, escape-resistant, inexpensive, easy to clean and heat and highly recommended.