I would definitely utilize such a spreadsheet. Once we move to NSW we plan to make enclosures for our snakes, and a future snake we're yet to buy. I think the specifications I've put together comply, some being almost double the 'minimum', but I'd like to know for certain.
Would you be including minimum floor or back wall area/measurement, or both minimum floor and back wall areas/measurements, depending on whether or not the animal is deemed an aboreal/climbing species by the Code of Practice?
That one might be tricky but I'll try to have something that indicates that the measurement can be also a wall for the climbing species.
Will this resource only include enclosure sizes of snakes, or all of the listed animals? This will be a big undertaking, with the snake species alone. Or barring listing all species, will a formula, or equivalent be shown for people to determine the sizes by themselves? I think this is already listed in the Code of Practice, not absolutely sure though.
I would plan to have it list all of the species. It's actually not as hard as it might seem because they all end up in just a few major categories so the calculations only need to be done for that. It will just be time consuming at first to enter them all. Depending how easily it can be done, it would probably start with suggested sizes but also allow the person to enter a dimension and have it work out the minimum other dimension to ensure it complies. I may also add a section so that it can be worked out directly on animal size rather than just general species.
Will you be including minimum enclosure sizes for hatchlings of the species, or just adults of said species?
Hatchies have a blanket rule for each category (e.g. snakes, lizards etc.) so that can easily be added
Regardless, a resource that lists minimum sizes as allowed by the Code of Practice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for considering creating one.