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07-12-15, 04:33 PM
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Loki's New Home
I've finally completed (mostly) Drymerica. It has been a lot of work. I'm not satisfied with the waterdish liner I came up with, but otherwise, I think it's done.
I'm trying to wait a while to put him in it, in hopes that the plants will take root and be more difficult for him to destroy. I know some will probably die. The plants will be a work in progress.
And, this is the tub where his burrow leads.
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07-12-15, 05:27 PM
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Re: Loki's New Home
Wow, great job Em. I really like how the burrow leads into the tub.
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07-12-15, 06:25 PM
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Re: Loki's New Home
This is awesome!
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07-12-15, 06:38 PM
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Re: Loki's New Home
Thanks, Ziggy and Snoopy. A few weeks ago it was a pile of lumber and plywood in my back yard. It has been a TON of work and planning to make everything waterproof and functional, but I'm actually very pleased with the results.
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07-13-15, 02:20 AM
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Re: Loki's New Home
Wow, great! I would love to have something similiar for my Russians <3
And I really love that substrate, what it is? And plants are great too!
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07-13-15, 04:20 AM
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Re: Loki's New Home
All of these beautiful emclosures are making me jealous!
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07-13-15, 05:51 AM
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Re: Loki's New Home
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And I really love that substrate, what it is?
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The substrate is basically a 50/50 mix of play sand and top soil, with a few scoops of leaf mulch mixed into each bucket. I put a small amount of pine straw, dead leaves, crumbled bark, and small sticks on top for aesthetic purposes. And, there's about 2" of pea gravel underneath it all to act as a drainage layer.
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07-13-15, 07:19 AM
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Re: Loki's New Home
That is awesome. Well done sir. I especially like the burrow, very creative. Some day I hope to have the time and money to put something this nice together.
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07-15-15, 11:37 PM
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Re: Loki's New Home
What kind of snake is a Drymerica? Also @MesoCorney I'd bet this didn't cost nearly as much money as you'd think.
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07-16-15, 12:33 AM
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Re: Loki's New Home
Wow em! Great craftsmanship. Looks fantastic and like you put a lot of planning into it. Congrats.
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07-16-15, 01:43 AM
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Re: Loki's New Home
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What kind of snake is a Drymerica? Also @MesoCorney I'd bet this didn't cost nearly as much money as you'd think.
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Drymarchon couperi, Indigo Snake  And Drymerica because this viv is big as America, so.. Dry-marchon + A-merica 
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07-16-15, 05:37 AM
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Re: Loki's New Home
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Drymarchon couperi, Indigo Snake And Drymerica because this viv is big as America, so.. Dry-marchon + A-merica |
Bingo! My wife said it was as "big as a continent" when I was building it. So, I named it "Drymerica" as a joke.
In reality, it's the minimum size that is acceptable for an adult D. couperi. I would have preferred to make it two feet longer.
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07-16-15, 05:43 AM
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Re: Loki's New Home
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@MesoCorney I'd bet this didn't cost nearly as much money as you'd think.
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I haven't really kept up with it, but I probably have $600-700 in it.
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07-16-15, 05:37 PM
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Re: Loki's New Home
WOW! Very impressive!!!
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07-16-15, 06:11 PM
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Re: Loki's New Home
That's incredible! Very clever idea having the burrow leading into a bin. Very nice display piece overall.
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