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11-24-10, 04:05 PM
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where should i find some good cage items
iunno if i can just grab a branch from outside or what, isn't there a good chance of getting mites if you pull something in from outside? and also what should i construct hide #2 out of. hmmm
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11-24-10, 05:30 PM
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domi adsum
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Re: where should i find some good cage items
Yes you can grab branches from outside, then either bake them in the oven at 350 for like 20 minutes, or soak them in a bleach solution overnight, followed by a couple day soak in plain water. (Change the water a few times) As for hides, I use recycled plastic containers. There is a great thread on here where someone made a hide by siliconing rocks together to make a cave.
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11-24-10, 05:39 PM
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Re: where should i find some good cage items
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Originally Posted by presspirate
Yes you can grab branches from outside, then either bake them in the oven at 350 for like 20 minutes, or soak them in a bleach solution overnight, followed by a couple day soak in plain water. (Change the water a few times) As for hides, I use recycled plastic containers. There is a great thread on here where someone made a hide by siliconing rocks together to make a cave.
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nice, thanks.
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11-24-10, 05:42 PM
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Re: where should i find some good cage items
Plastic coffee can work great. Clean really good and cut a hole in the lid. Plastic or regular flower pots work great. Depending on the size of your snake you want something that when they are in it coiled up they can touch both sides. This help them feel secure. My snakes love the coffee can hides, because they can hide completely inside and watch for anything that moves in front of their hide. Just like a cave or hole in the wild. 
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11-24-10, 05:57 PM
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Re: where should i find some good cage items
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Plastic coffee can work great. Clean really good and cut a hole in the lid. Plastic or regular flower pots work great. Depending on the size of your snake you want something that when they are in it coiled up they can touch both sides. This help them feel secure. My snakes love the coffee can hides, because they can hide completely inside and watch for anything that moves in front of their hide. Just like a cave or hole in the wild. |
im pretty sure my snake is 10-15 lbs, 5 1/2-6' ish, he won't fit in a coffee can, but still good ideas.
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11-24-10, 05:59 PM
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Re: where should i find some good cage items
Litter box like for cats. Works good for bigger snake. Didn't you say you are going to be building a bigger cage for it ? If so you can get wooden dowels at just about ant hardware store. Get one that will fit from side to side drill hole in the ends and side of cage then put screws in the end. Make perfect branches for heavier snake. Here's a old pic to give you a idea of what it looks like.
snakes and lana 102.jpg
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11-24-10, 06:02 PM
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Re: where should i find some good cage items
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Litter box like for cats. Works good for bigger snake.
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he LOVES the one he has on the left, i need to find something similar to that.
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11-25-10, 04:18 AM
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Re: where should i find some good cage items
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Originally Posted by marvelfreak
Litter box like for cats. Works good for bigger snake. Didn't you say you are going to be building a bigger cage for it ? If so you can get wooden dowels at just about ant hardware store. Get one that will fit from side to side drill hole in the ends and side of cage then put screws in the end. Make perfect branches for heavier snake. Here's a old pic to give you a idea of what it looks like.
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what is that pink thing it looks like fresh meat
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11-24-10, 05:42 PM
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Re: where should i find some good cage items
NP we're all here to help each other! Just wait, there will be other great ideas.
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11-24-10, 06:05 PM
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Re: where should i find some good cage items
I bought a rabbit/guinea pig house made of plastic from a pet shop, it comes in two pieces so two hides for the price of one. It is great for my SD retic and should be big enough for when he is full grown.
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11-24-10, 06:20 PM
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Re: where should i find some good cage items
I had a bunch of plastic toy bins from when the kids were little. They no longer used them so I cleaned them up, drilled holes in them and....voila Hides! Now everybody has one or two.
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11-24-10, 06:32 PM
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Re: where should i find some good cage items
also when i got him, i remember the guy being like "he doesn't really go to the hot side of the cage often at ALL" and i always am under the opinion that those heating pads get hot as hell, so for the moment i just unplugged it and fixed the light above the cage. we'll see if he wasn't going to that side because of the stupid heating pad.
they have thermostats to regulate what temp those pads will sit at right?
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11-24-10, 06:46 PM
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Re: where should i find some good cage items
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they have thermostats to regulate what temp those pads will sit at right?
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Yes you can get them at almost any pet store.
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11-24-10, 10:51 PM
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Re: where should i find some good cage items
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also when i got him, i remember the guy being like "he doesn't really go to the hot side of the cage often at ALL" and i always am under the opinion that those heating pads get hot as hell, so for the moment i just unplugged it and fixed the light above the cage. we'll see if he wasn't going to that side because of the stupid heating pad.
they have thermostats to regulate what temp those pads will sit at right?
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im pretty sure i was right about him not liking that side because of the heater mat, the guy didnt have a regulator on it so it was pretty hot. ill prolly just use the lamp until i get one.
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11-25-10, 07:45 AM
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Re: where should i find some good cage items
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im pretty sure i was right about him not liking that side because of the heater mat, the guy didnt have a regulator on it so it was pretty hot. ill prolly just use the lamp until i get one.
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a thermostat is the most important thing in a sety up.
it stops you cooking your snake to death
i use heat mats in all my tubs
ceramic set ups in all my vivariums
heat mats are not very good at giving ambient air temperatures
ceramics give great ambient air temps
cheers shaun
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