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12-18-11, 10:31 AM
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Cold Blooded Chaos
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Oh dear...
I won an auction for a baby hypo boa. He'll be delivered one day this week and will start out in a rubbermaid tub. I love boas and have wanted one for a while and when my wife won an auction for a male pastel BP I decided to try for the boa and piggyback shipping prices. Definitely got a good deal.
Long term I'm thinking about enclosing the bottom part of my 125 gallon aquarium stand as an enclosure. It already has sides, put a back on it, some nice sliding doors, some insulation at the top, seal it all up and it would be a pretty cool enclosure I think. Snake on bottom, fish on top. It's about 6 1/2' long, 2' wide and about 2 1/2' tall. The only dimension I worry about is that it's only 2' deep. Would that be a deal breaker?
Haven't even thought of a name yet. I'll get to it.
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12-18-11, 10:32 AM
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Re: Oh dear...
Congrats! Can't wait to see pics of both new snakes 
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12-18-11, 10:34 AM
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Re: Oh dear...
Congrats! Yes...post pics!
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12-18-11, 10:36 AM
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Re: Oh dear...
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Originally Posted by Norm66
It's about 6 1/2' long, 2' wide and about 2 1/2' tall. The only dimension I worry about is that it's only 2' deep. Would that be a deal breaker?
Haven't even thought of a name yet. I'll get to it.
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Congrats! On the size it should work. It just depends on how big it gets.
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12-18-11, 12:22 PM
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queen of the Chicken Dance
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Re: Oh dear...
Congrats on the new additions! 
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12-18-11, 12:51 PM
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Re: Oh dear...
Is it a hogg island? If it is and it is a male that should be plenty big. I converted the aquarium stand one of my terrariums is on into a ferret cage.
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12-18-11, 01:50 PM
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Re: Oh dear...
Congrats and don't forget pics!
Snakes are addictive
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12-18-11, 04:08 PM
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Re: Oh dear...
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Originally Posted by KORBIN5895
Is it a hogg island? If it is and it is a male that should be plenty big. I converted the aquarium stand one of my terrariums is on into a ferret cage.
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And if it outgrows the enclosure, you can always build a larger one (and then youll just have to find something to go in the smaller one again ) Oh the temptations of having an empty enclosure...
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12-18-11, 05:07 PM
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Re: Oh dear...
You know Jarich something must be wrong with people like us. I was thinking the exact same thing. I am sure we aren't the only two.
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12-18-11, 05:11 PM
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Re: Oh dear...
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Oh the temptations of having an empty enclosure...
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i know right? I have 3 empty 10 gallons right now but I don't know what do do with them!
I want to start a mini fishtank with one for sure and get a firebellied newt in there. The other 2 it can't be fish because they have little cracks in them but I'm not sure what would be small enough to put in there.
does anyone think a green anole or 2 would live in there happily? I've been wanting to get a couple.
and I have this wooden thing that would be perfect for house geckos wants I fix it up. I plan on making it "glow in the dark" themed, I have some glow in the dark stars I'm going to put inside it so when the lights go out you can see them.
feel free to throw out any ideas anyone! I might make a thread about it when I get back. I'm going on a hunt for some drift wood for Vlad to climb on
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12-18-11, 06:41 PM
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Cold Blooded Chaos
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Re: Oh dear...
It's nor a Hog Island. In fact I just realized i don't know what it is, BCI o BCC. The auction said hypo boa constrictor male and that's it. Hmmmm...I just fell in love with the look of the thing.
I like the way you think Jarich. Lol.
Pics when he arrives.
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12-18-11, 07:52 PM
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Re: Oh dear...
I want picssss When does he arrive??
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12-18-11, 08:38 PM
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Re: Oh dear...
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Originally Posted by KORBIN5895
You know Jarich something must be wrong with people like us. I was thinking the exact same thing. I am sure we aren't the only two.
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Nope *waves*
While I was out picking up a new home for my PRB (much smaller and she seems to be calming down quicker in it), since they were on sale and really cheap, I picked up a couple more for my kids' ball pythons for Christmas gifts, and a couple of extras for "just in case". Now I have empty "nests" that need to be filled!
Norm, what that the hypo Ben auctioned yesterday or day before? (sorry my days have been running into each other lately)
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12-19-11, 07:00 AM
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Cold Blooded Chaos
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Re: Oh dear...
Alessia, I'm having them shipped to my friend's house since she's home during the day and is snake-knowledgeable she can take care of them til I get home from work. I'll take her pre set up tubs with a heat mat etc so she just has to unbox/bag and put them in. Just have to find out what day is good for her to do it.
Rogue, yes the hypo from Saturday night. $66. Becky won a pastel BP Thursday I think for $65. We're done now. LOL
I really think the aquarium stand will look great with a climbing branch or two with a boa in it. I think I can even make the conversion without taking down the aquarium as long as I'm careful. It'll require some longer hoses for the filter to sit off to the side, but that's not a big deal at all. Figuring out doors will be the hardest part and even that shouldn't be too bad.
And if he does outgrow it....rainbow boa maybe? LOL
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12-19-11, 07:31 AM
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Re: Oh dear...
I have a 125 gallon and was keeping my ball python in it. I got petunia, my blood python, and now she is in the tank and the ball is in the enclosure I made out of the stand for the 125. It works very well and I reccomend it as a great way to save money on an enclosure. Congrats, on your new boa dude!!!
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