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Empyrean
09-30-14, 07:51 PM
Hi! This is Salazar, my first snake. He's a Coastal x Jungle CP and am told he's about four years old. I got him three weeks ago. Last week I bought and set up his new cage: an Animal Plastics T10.

So far he's spent the majority of his time in his warm hide. I'm hoping he'll start to feel more comfortable because I'd really love to see him using those perches. Do you see anything that would make them unappealing? The low one is below the RHP (about 8 inches below) and the high one is a few inches behind it so he won't be burned.

Heating is an 80w RHP. The hot spot stays around 90F (set with a thermostat) and ambients around 80F according to the two thermometers I have in the cage. I also have an IR thermometer for spot checking.

I would love any comments/criticisms for his setup! This is my first snake so I'm still figuring everything out. I just want him to be comfortable.

Here are a few pictures. The rest can be found in this imgur album: Salazar and the Chamber of Secrets - Imgur (http://imgur.com/a/Je9GW)

http://i.imgur.com/JeGTt7Z.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/L1l3vMg.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/c6TMazn.jpg


This is a hide my partner made from clay. We think it might be a little small so we're going to leave it in for a day or two on a trial basis. His cool hide is definitely a little small for him. We're currently working on a better one.
http://i.imgur.com/XszPOgi.jpg

NewHerp293
10-01-14, 08:04 AM
Sweet looking carpet!

jpsteele80
10-01-14, 08:49 AM
nice carpet but the cage looks a wee bit small to me, maybe its just because i haven't seen a full pic of it.

Empyrean
10-01-14, 09:19 AM
The cage is 48"x24"x15" and he is a little over 60" long. I'd like to move up to something longer in the future.

sharthun
10-01-14, 12:03 PM
Beautiful snake and cage! I have 3 t10's and love them.

jpsteele80
10-01-14, 01:09 PM
got off easy, im looking into buying 2 t70's

sharthun
10-01-14, 01:23 PM
got off easy, im looking into buying 2 t70's

Lol I want two more t10's. Can you add those to your order? :D

jpsteele80
10-01-14, 01:26 PM
Lol I want two more t10's. Can you add those to your order? :D

ummmm no lol

Empyrean
10-01-14, 03:09 PM
got off easy, im looking into buying 2 t70's

Wow, what are you keeping in those?

I got lucky and picked up my T10 at a show for $100. Great deal.