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DeesBalls
10-11-10, 12:56 PM
1. how important is it for a <1 yr old BRB have climbing things for her? i have had a little tree branch in her cage and she only uses it rarley (from what i see) and everytime i get her out, i have to take it out of the cage.... with is a pain bc i bought a little peice of wood like 2"x2" to put on the bottom so it wont fall over and i have that burried in the jungle bedding.

i am thinking about buying some vines from a pet store but truth be told i have no idea how to even use them... i see ppl all the time with them and they look sooooooo nice!! any help on using those?


2nd. i feed her 2 frozen/thawed rat pups every 10 days (all are on a 10-13days feeding schedule due to work schedule) and i feel that she could eat more... instead of bumping her up to 3 rat pups, what is the next feeding stage after rat pups? weened? any help would be great! i have had her for 5 months and she shed 3 times for me, if that helps....



and b4 you ask... pics! :)
http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy336/DGilliland22/IMAG0203.jpg

sorry, thats all i can post at this time due to my laptop being a p.o.s.... hope that pics will help for the feeding question though! she is roughly the girth of a nickel, or quater ish... for the people out of the stats, sorry that probably doesnt help much!! lol
DeesBalls
10-11-10, 12:59 PM
http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy336/DGilliland22/update9131038.jpg

nother one, but she did just finish a rat pup ...
SnakeyJay
10-11-10, 03:10 PM
wow what ana amazing BRB... i think you can het rat fluffs or hoppers... not sure what theyre called in the states. theyre the next size up.
DeesBalls
10-11-10, 04:31 PM
Why thank you!! I guess I will try a rat hopper, or what ever its called...

What about the vine question.
marvelfreak
10-11-10, 05:11 PM
What kind of cage is it in? If it plastic or pvc you can get bird perchs that have a bolt coming out of the end. Just drill a hole put the bolt threw then put the wing nut on. I seen the vine, but never try them. Here's a pic of one.

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DeesBalls
10-11-10, 05:17 PM
ThAnks.... what about the vines. re they easy to.use?

Sorry marvel, I didn't see your post... its a 10 gal glass aquarium... I couldn't get a tub to work, kept getting to hot...
marvelfreak
10-11-10, 05:25 PM
In that case i say give the vines a try.
Check out this site they have vines and and a wooden jungle gym set made for a 10 gallon. It really cool.
Wood supplies and manzanita (http://lllreptile.com/store/catalog/reptile-supplies/wood-supplies-and-manzanita/)
Jayshu
10-11-10, 05:54 PM
Hi I'm using the vines for my setup and like them a lot. They were a little bit tough to setup initially just because I didn't know how I wanted it to look at the end of it all. I'm using it a an exo terra 18x18x18 terrarium. I got 3 different sized vines and twisted them together. My brb is 2 months old and I've seen him use it at night weaving in and out of them.
Hope that helps!
DeesBalls
10-11-10, 11:49 PM
In that case i say give the vines a try.
Check out this site they have vines and and a wooden jungle gym set made for a 10 gallon. It really cool.
Wood supplies and manzanita (http://lllreptile.com/store/catalog/reptile-supplies/wood-supplies-and-manzanita/)

haha that jungle gym is pretty cool looking!!! i may get that :)


Hi I'm using the vines for my setup and like them a lot. They were a little bit tough to setup initially just because I didn't know how I wanted it to look at the end of it all. I'm using it a an exo terra 18x18x18 terrarium. I got 3 different sized vines and twisted them together. My brb is 2 months old and I've seen him use it at night weaving in and out of them.
Hope that helps!
could you post pics?! please please!
SnakeyJay
10-12-10, 01:56 PM
the vines are easy to use, yhey come in small medium and large, just get two or three and wind them around each other and mix them up abit to meke them look realistic.... then bend them and shape them to however suits your viv and your snake
DeesBalls
10-12-10, 05:15 PM
well i got them in... not the greatest looking, if she dont use them ill just take them out...

i did find a bird cage ladder thing i might get, its pretty cool looking!! here they are!

finished cage:
http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy336/DGilliland22/IMAG0255.jpg

what i did to secure them is cut about 1 inch off of each end, revealing the bare wire... took the wire and bent it over the top of the cage, put the lid on, then secure it with my locks... THE BARE WIRE IS NOT IN THE CAGE, IT CAN NOT HARM HER!!! i took her out and put her on them hoping she would check them out but she just went back in her hide....

wish my computer was better so i could be on photobucket and ssnakess at the same time to upload pics better!!
DeesBalls
10-12-10, 05:17 PM
http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy336/DGilliland22/IMAG0254.jpg

nother one...
this is what i did to the ends and put it over the top of the cage, then i put the screen on and lock it...
http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy336/DGilliland22/IMAG0251.jpg
marvelfreak
10-12-10, 07:06 PM
Looking really good. You could try a site call Image Shack.com It's free and i think much better Photobucket IMO.
DeesBalls
10-12-10, 08:59 PM
Thanks!!! I was going to try that, but j have over 700 pics, I don't want to re upload them...
Jayshu
10-13-10, 04:43 PM
haha that jungle gym is pretty cool looking!!! i may get that :)



could you post pics?! please please!

Good job on the vines they look great. Has he used them yet?

Here are some pics of my setup.
DeesBalls
10-14-10, 01:01 AM
That is an amazing setup... I was going to get one of those but wasn't sure hot the heating would work out... with the light on top...

Last night I cauft her tail up on it but she was in her water, tonight I seen her like checking it out.. looking at it and stuff...

So I receive she will use it if she already isn't!
Jayshu
10-14-10, 10:26 AM
Thanks!! I checked the enclosure out on YouTube and saw that most people just covered the top totally. I have a little cut out for the moonlight to shine through and that's it. My temps range 71-85 and humidity is in the 80's. I'm hoping it lasts him at least a year. That gives me time to save for a bigger size.

Yeah Brb like to climb. Glad to hear yours is using the vines. I have to find a way to make it more stable because everything is moved around in the morning.
DeesBalls
10-14-10, 11:13 AM
Yea I with I had a better may to stabilize then, but this will work for now.

And last night she was curl up on one chillin :)
SnakeyJay
10-14-10, 01:56 PM
my baby brb just ties herself in knots round the vines lol