Corn and ETB enclosure, with live plants?
Hey all, First i don't plan on putting the two together, I'm looking to make two separate tanks. I really like making tans that go on display, and i have made a few dart frog tanks. I really wanted to get opinion about plants like bromeliads and vines and such. i was figuring mostly epiphytic plants, mounted to a background of some sort or some logs in the tank.
First, The corn snake. I have a reptibark/coco fiber substrate as of right now (i feed her in a different enclosure to minimize ingestion of the cocofiber) i'm planning on adding a small false bottom, to account for drainage, just incase, but the nice thing about the plants i have mentioned are that they don't need water to the roots, you just sort of fill them up, avoiding getting the substrate wet, as i know that can be a problem. what are evryones thoughts. not sure if live plants like the ones i have mentioned are even safe, so i wanted to check it out.
For my next snake, i am planning on getting an ETB and at the very least planing on having enough room for two as i may want to consider breeding them. First, what type of enclosure are usually recommended? I've been poking around the forums and seen many pictures. i would really like to do a water feature, is this acceptable (provided it is kept clean of course)? Also what is the height of the tank recommended? i haven't done one bit of planning yet other than possible goals, so i have plenty of time to get this going. thinking of getting the snake in the summer sometime. I'm pretty handy, so building is definitely something i would look into, buti do really like the streamlined look of the zoomed/exoterra tanks. So my question is what size tank is good, and what plants? (i love and prefer Broms but again not sure if they are appropriate for this snake) and is water feature ok? thanks in advance for you advice!
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