pics of sav enclosures - Page 2

Bartman · 06-17-04, 01:28 PM

here you go, you have to right clikc on the pic and copy the URL into the image tags

Thats a beautiful enclosure though! Just i think the basking spot should be a more "spot" lol...try and make the basking site so they can hide underneath and still warm up.

Bartman · 06-17-04, 01:31 PM

He/she should also have a retreat, i see you have 2 bulbs...is that just their as a low to get steady temps?

And one more question

does your sav take advantage of those elevations..they look like a great idea, but will mine use it?

dean_h00 · 06-17-04, 02:07 PM

if you look under the rocks she has a retreat there she loves it under there (in other words there is nothing under the rocks they are propped up by other rocks, therefor one of her 2 retreats is in fact under her basking spot) and as well over toward the other end she has an underground rock which she like to curl up in as well. and there are 2 lights to ensure propper temps throught the hole cage, the red (night heat bulb) stays on 24/7 and the white heat lamp and UVB bulb are both on timers and are on a 14 hour on 10 hour off schedule...
And about the elevations, it really depends on the animal she does use it but not very often, most savs willl venture up there once in a while out of curiosity but i mainly have it there to give the cage some depth and to keep her budy when she feels like roaming.

V.hb · 06-17-04, 07:19 PM

Good job Dean.

NewLineReptile · 06-17-04, 07:34 PM

Adam is that teddy bear bobing for apples or somthing....lol

Nice set you got going for your sav..

Brandon

Bartman · 06-17-04, 07:36 PM

LOL, no i was watching the sav eat and i needed something to sit on..the bucket hurt my *** so i used the bear for cushioning

no joke!

justinO · 06-17-04, 07:39 PM

Here is my sav's enclosure. but a few things first. 1) he does not burrow. before i moved a few months ago, he was kept on a deep layer of dirt and he never burrowed, so when i moved to the apartment, i only gave him a few inches of substrate because anything more would be unused, and a pain in the butt to carry up a few flights of stairs. 2) the glass on the left side broke, so it's been taped together and is working perfectly until i can get around to buying some new glass. This weekend I'll be adding a second hide spot.

for size reference, the aquarium on the top is a 20 gallon with a few pet gerbils.

enjoy

Justin

NewLineReptile · 06-17-04, 07:48 PM

JustinO.......... is that a feeder tank on top Do you keep feeder mice in there with your herps?

Brandon

Bartman · 06-17-04, 07:52 PM

He said their pet gerbals...

I think you should move those incase of an escape

and also because it could be anoying for your sav. He smells food but hes not getting any!

crocdoc · 06-17-04, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by justinO
Here is my sav's enclosure. but a few things first. 1) he does not burrow. before i moved a few months ago, he was kept on a deep layer of dirt and he never burrowed, so when i moved to the apartment, i only gave him a few inches of substrate because anything more would be unused, and a pain in the butt to carry up a few flights of stairs. Justin

Sounds to me like you provided your savannah with unsuitable dirt for burrowing (yes, dirt varies) and have jumped to the conclusion that it just doesn't burrow.

Savannah monitors are burrowers. It's what they do. You should make sure its next enclosure has the capacity for a deep substrate (its current enclosure clearly doesn't) and experiment with dirt from different areas until you get it right. Both you and your monitor will benefit from the behavioural enrichment. It will do natural things like dig and you will get to see some interesting behaviour.

V.hb · 06-17-04, 08:00 PM

From what ive read on daniel bennets site, savs seem to prefer softer, sandier dirt. I got some of my normal local dirt, and mixed in playsand, he uses it well, has a nice burrow dug that he retreats to every night. Try and keep it dry on the top and damper on the bottom.. Never have a layer of sludge on the top. When i moisten my substrates I usually give it a spray every few days to ensure it doesnt dry into dust. In a well made enclosure it doesnt take much to keep it in good order.

justinO · 06-17-04, 08:04 PM

that is just a few pet gerbils as i said... the feeders are in the rat room. If i had room in the snake room, the enclosure would go in there, but due to the layout of our apartment, the sav had to go in the living room.

If we can find another place for the gerbils, then we will. I've not noticed any change in the sav's behaviour since putting the gerbils on top of his enclosure. his feeding response is the same.. I'm not worried.

exotic_66 · 06-17-04, 08:08 PM

OMG V.HB .....that is an AWESOME pic of Argus it looks really cool and nice enclosure Bartman

~nessy~

justinO · 06-17-04, 08:12 PM

Crocdoc, I neglected to mention that I have tried various mixtures of dirt/sand/cypress mulch, etc etc.. I hand dug some burrows (tests) and they held well. This paticular animal just doesn't appear to be a digger. I had another sav (temporarily) that I had on the exact same mixture (in another enclosure) would dig and burrow. I agree, it was rather interesting to watch.

when finances allow, I will be adding in a nice deep litter dam and modify the enclosure so it will be able to hold a suitable amount of substrate, and look more natural.

Bartman · 06-17-04, 08:27 PM

thanks ness, that damn enclosure made me sweat today...i had to haul another ton of dirt from downstairs all the way up, bucket by bucket! not to fun!