Does any one have a BP rubermaid cage pic?

[snakebeginner]

If you have a picture of a ball python rubermaid cage please post it hear so I can see what it loooks like for some ideas thanks

[ChunkyMunky]

heres one http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=201716#post201716

[sapphire_moon]

Ok I don't have a pic, but I will explain it............

picture a large opaque rubbermaid (it is actually from a company called isis) with a green lid and red locking hinges (it was a christmas thing. lol)

nowm drill holes in a zig zag fashion near the top, all the way around. Put in shredded aspen, 1 wood hide over the warm spot, a climbing branch, then a large grey dog water bowl, and fake plants he uses as a cool hide..........and there you go. A rubbermaid cage.....

Oh, I also use a like 40 watt bulb set away from the cage, just for lighting. Not for heat.

(sorry if this is a double post)

[snakebeginner]

awsome thanks saphire and chunk monkey. also where can I find a lamp dimmer I tried at home hard ware but they didnt have any.

[emroul]

Originally posted by snakebeginner
...also where can I find a lamp dimmer I tried at home hard ware but they didnt have any.

Petstores usually have them; I know PetSmart and PetCo have them. (I believe they are Zoo Med brand). You can also buy online.

[snakebeginner]

thanks emoural. I will check out the local petstore tomorow. it will probably be expensive there but I need one before I get my ball python.

[Jeff_Favelle]

I would say that for pretty much 100% of ANY caging or husbandry needs regarding snakes, lizards, etc etc, that EVERYTHING can be found outside of a pet store. That is, you can avoid paying high pet store prices, while also avoiding crappy pet store quality and limitation by taking a trip to your local hardware store, lumber yard, back yard, super market, etc etc. Everything you NEED to construct a cage can be found in places OTHER than a pet store. I don't think I've bought a single item in a pet store in maybe 12 years. There's just no need. Its a cash cow that I don't really feel like supporting.

[sapphire_moon]

do you have a wal-mart or a canadian tire around you? They would probably have a lamp dimmer.

[Vengeance]

Or you could follow this great how to build a lamp dimmer....

http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=8858

I use these for all my tanks they are great an inexpensive.

[snakebeginner]

that looks like a cool idea ill check and see if i can find all the parts thanks vengence. and know there is no walmart or canadaian tire here. saphiremoon......thanks for all the advice

[elevation24]

Here's one of my old Rubbermaid setups.

<img src="http://www.jdsnakes.com/pictures/normtank1.jpg">