Put up or shut up.

[Mikoh4792]

I totally missed the bathroom picture. That's awesome. Though they must hate it when you take a dump!

[Derek Roddy]

here's the new room. Much more space to add critters! Haha.




Cheers,
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[Derek Roddy]

Originally Posted by Mikoh4792

I totally missed the bathroom picture. That's awesome. Though they must hate it when you take a dump!

Hahaha...don't use that bathroom for anything other than washing water bowls in the sink. I don't trust that toilet. lol.

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[JWFugle]

so being that guy that only has one snake. how do you keep all those temps and humidies correct and maintenance all that??? some of those racks are just tubs in book shelf's no heat tape or panels it seems. not to mention several different species with different needs...

please dont take this as insult im honestly asking to know not to doubt or w.e.

cant imagine your elect bills and rat costs.

[Mikoh4792]

JWFugle, there are a few factors that go into play. With the use of thermostats, you can have the settings automatically controlled so that conditions are constant. But it shouldn't matter how many animals one has anyways, all heat sources for all animals need to be controlled.

Humidity is pretty easy. I pretty much know from experience that the enclosures i use will maintain a level of %50-60 without any maintenance as long as there are water bowls present. I have several holes drilled for ventilation and nothing more. If I want higher humidity, I can just mist the enclosure. If I want less humidity, I'll drill more holes. Over time you just get a feel for the way your enclosure maintains it's conditions.

[marvelfreak]

Originally Posted by JWFugle

so being that guy that only has one snake. how do you keep all those temps and humidies correct and maintenance all that??? some of those racks are just tubs in book shelf's no heat tape or panels it seems. not to mention several different species with different needs...

please dont take this as insult im honestly asking to know not to doubt or w.e.

cant imagine your elect bills and rat costs.

On the elect bill i payed about a $150.00 more a month during the winter but this year i had to run two heaters instead of one. Rats cost me about $50.00 to feed 16 snakes. As for keeping temps and humidity in the correct range it's not hard at all if you keep our room at a set temperature. Plus most of mine have almost the same requirements.

[Batessi]

Cool thread, I will post mine after I finish installing this new chondro cage. I will go over my husbandry though seeing as how that was the thread's purpose...I think.

I use heated rooms that average about 83F throughout the day, this is good for the species I keep. I clean water bowls as needed and tend to change water more frequently for my arboreals. Substrate is generally non-particle now and I like to add live plants to cages if I can. My main cleaner is a general F10 solution and is used in the cages, on water bowels, etc... . I sweep my rooms about twice a week and often scrub the floors as well as check the vents. Reptile Spray is always on hand, I used to keep PAM as well but recent information has made me decide to eliminate it from my husbandry. In the near future the snake room will include an air purifer and Pro-Products Bioshield will be applied to the cages roughly 2-4 times a year. In record keeping, I am in the process of going paper less and keeping track of lineage particularly as well as growth, feeding, behavior, etc... . I believe in growing my animals up gradually and raising them on an individual basis, often giving them a good 4-5 years before I begin thinking of breeding...keeping chondros has taught me to always have a good balance between body fat and good lean muscle tone. If I left something out let me know.

[David VB]

Hey, this is my humble snake/tarantula-room :

On the left are the snakes :


On the right the T's :


And a little update on the T-corner :

[Derek Roddy]

Originally Posted by JWFugle

so being that guy that only has one snake. how do you keep all those temps and humidies correct and maintenance all that??? some of those racks are just tubs in book shelf's no heat tape or panels it seems. not to mention several different species with different needs...

please dont take this as insult im honestly asking to know not to doubt or w.e.

cant imagine your elect bills and rat costs.

Haha...yeah it can be a lot to take care of.

I live in South Florida so, the weather (temps/humidity) here is perfect for the snakes I keep.
My place is basically a big barn and is not climate controlled other than by the natural temps outside....which again are about the same as their natural range.
So, I really don't have to heat or cool or any of that.

The lights are for me more than my snakes (So, I can view them) and during the day, I have the door open so the get plenty of natural day light as well.
The light bill isn't that bad......about 100 a month.

Food is my biggest cost at about 300/400 every 2 - 3 months.

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[JWFugle]

Originally Posted by Derek Roddy

Haha...yeah it can be a lot to take care of.
The light bill isn't that bad......about 100 a month.

Food is my biggest cost at about 300/400 every 2 - 3 months.

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yea.... thats more than i pay for my rent... haha

thats cool that you guys have such a large collection. and have pretty much dedicated your homes or like MCB your garage/shed just to housing these guys. one is enough for me

[IR_Slacker]

Awesome pictures here.