Preferred enclosers

[cristine]

I have my girl in an aquarium which is in a quiet room with locked doors. I have cats, and humidity and temp gagues, and the room is darkened with shades. The last black mouse I dropped in her cage did not even make it to the ground.

[peterm15]

well im kinda in the middle with wanting something to look nice but still be the best needs i could allow the snake to have... i use a custom built enclosure with sliding glass doors.. by only having 1 glass side it allows the snake more security.. it will look nice.. ( still in quartine so its the basic paper towel show box hides) and keeps the heat and humidity really well... if you like the look of an aquarium ( naturalistic) but want your snake to feel more secure imo its the way to go..

but eventually when i get more into the breeding ( about 5 years ) only my orginal het male and normal female will be kept in these type of enclosures... its just to expensive and takes up to much room to be housing 10-15 balls in... unless i can build a nice display enclosure to hold 6 or 7 snakes ( sepratly)

[Bartman]

Well I guess I see your point a little better for the fact that you want a 'furniture' piece and are using his tank as an added decoration to your house.

I just want him to feel the most at home I can.

The only way you could make him feel at home, if you were trying to replicate his true habitat, would be to build a 10 foot high termite mound. They usually hide in abandoned termite mounds in the wild. So you can't say you're trying to create a home similar to the one in the wild, because this is a captive animal and it is just not practical.

[pitviper10]

well i found this online today http://www.exoticlizards.com/ball-py...arter-kit.html
im most likely going to get that. All i need are hide boxes and a thermometer.

[Bartman]

Thats a good kit. The only thing I dont like is the jungle substrate. That stuff really sucks.

[deborahbroadus]

I found a clay pot in Homedepot!! :mednormal It works great as a hide. It's a clay pot that they use to burn candles and is big enough to house a BP it has two holes in it (one at the top and one on the side that he can use to wiggle in and out of! It cost less than 15.00 :jawdrop: It's heavy, so it's unlikely that it can be tipped over and is a great size for some of the medium sized tanks.

[pitviper10]

Originally Posted by Bartman

Thats a good kit. The only thing I dont like is the jungle substrate. That stuff really sucks.

i wasnt planing on useing that substrate. I will most likely use newpaper, except if theres something better than newspaper.

[Bartman]

paper towl or in a tank like that I would use melalucha mulch. Holds humidity really well

[peterm15]

honestly if you bought the stuff you need sepratly it would cost much less..

15 gal tank- $15 at big als aquarium service

lid- $15 same place

grape vine- $5

water dish- clay one at wal mart 86c ( looks better imo)

heat pad $15


just over 50 bucks.. ok and the book.. 55

[Bartman]

the books ten bucks, but ya you're right. Id just go buy the stuff seperatly from cheeper places.

[pitviper10]

i cant find a glass aquarium for a price like that anywere. 15 bucks!?! dose that place have a website???

[TomL]

I didnt read all the posts but i think the natural display tanks look much nicer. Live plants, branches, etc. Looks great in a room.

Tom