Hello All. I'm not certain that General Discussion is where this belongs, but... there's no "DIY Ideas" section so I'll stick it here.
I saw a breeder website (I forget which) that had photos of their snakes for sale coiled around a very cool looking life sized skull sculpture.
I'm currently shopping about for a carpet python, and I will be building an enclosure with some climbing spaces for her. I thought - skulls - what a cool theme for a vivarium. I searched amazon and there are a LOT of really cool skull decorations and sculptures that would make really cool hides and/or perches if mounted.
Here are a couple that grabbed my interest as hides for a juvenile carpet:
Amazon.com: Exotic Environments Human Skull Aquarium Ornament, 5-Inch by 7-1/2-Inch by 6-Inch: Pet Supplies
Amazon.com: Budget Life-Size Skull: Industrial & Scientific
The second may require some painting or weathering to make it look less clinical.
For a perch I thought of
Amazon.com: Figurine Celtic Lion Skull Bank Hand Painted Resin 6411: Home & Kitchen
or
Amazon.com: Realistic Resin Human Skull Replica Prop: Everything Else
or
Amazon.com: Celtic Owl Knotwork Human Skull Statue Pagan: Home & Kitchen
Anyway, obviously need to make sure the materials are not harmful, but the DIY dork in me started thinking it would be even cooler to put a low wattage heating element or a low watt lamp or something inside the perch (with appropriate safeguards or thermostats as necessary) so the snake could go hang out there and suck up some warmth while she's at it.
Am I crazy? Wait, I don't care if you think I'm crazy, is anyone else crazy and think it would be cool to have a skull perch in a nice tall display viv?
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