Maybe overdid it... - Page 2

sirtalis · 07-13-15, 09:59 PM

Lol in the wild they have miles and miles, i go as big as i possibly can with my cages. What do you mean by community?

sirtalis · 07-13-15, 10:00 PM

I also do all natural/planted cages. 100% bioactive

backafter30 · 07-13-15, 10:08 PM

Thanks! By community, I mean either a colony of one species, or even a mixture of species. Bioactive is nice, but then you really have to worry about the environment for both plants and animals, even microbes.

A few more pics. Closeup of my green Baron's, and a couple of the glow-in-the-dark jungle. This was taken in complete darkness, with only the light from the plants, which is why it is blurry. Even with my daughters nice Canon camera and a tripod, it's just too little light. In person, it is totally cool and downright eerie looking. My blue Baron's refused to pose, but was draped in the vines earlier and just looked killer!

sirtalis · 07-14-15, 07:21 AM

His horn/nose reminds me of a hognose snake, and yes i keep 2 leopard geckos and one skink in the same cage, plus countless bugs.

sirtalis · 07-14-15, 07:21 AM

Are they rear fanged?

**millertime89** · 07-14-15, 09:59 AM

You have Baron's?! I'm so jealous...

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Originally Posted by sirtalis

Are they rear fanged?

They are.

backafter30 · 07-14-15, 05:03 PM

They're very fast and do not like to be held, but they aren't really inclined to bite. They run first, musk if they have to, but have never tried to bite. I talked to one owner who got chewed on by an adult. He said it "itched for a while". Others say to keep Benadryl on hand. Worth keeping that venom in mind, but not really considered dangerous. The young ones don't even kill pinkies with the venom. Wish I could get the blue one to pose...

**millertime89** · 07-16-15, 09:29 AM

If you want I could drop by some time with my camera gear and we could see what we could do with them. It takes some practice and some patience, but with a little bit of work you can usually get snakes to pose long enough to get a decent picture. A remote shutter and a tripod help a LOT.

backafter30 · 07-27-15, 08:52 PM

More pics and an update. I finally caught my blue guy out exploring. They actually seem to enjoy their new enclosures. Much more interesting than their former tubs, but then you have to consider their species. (I have some other snakes that would be terrified and never be seen at all in these.) I tried to create the Avatar themed one with blue/purple plants with an aquatic feel to them, like in the movie, so aquarium plants seemed ideal, but they are intended to be supported by the water, and my blue Baron's, small as he is, can smash them a bit. He is perfect in there now, but when he grows, he'll demolish the scenery. Anyone know of a small, arboreal blue snake that doesn't hide all the time? Also, the cypress mulch is easy to clean up messes in, but I "overdid it" to the point that just finding what they leave behind is like a "where's Waldo" scene.