Amazon set-up pic

[dave68]

This is my set-up for my female Amazon, it's even complete with a pond and water fall although you can't see it in the pic. Just thought I'd share it.

[Siretsap]

very nice but not practical for a snake.

[dave68]

Why do you say that? She's been in it for years now and bred very successfully many times.

[Siretsap]

I meant not practical in the sense you have to take everything out to disinfect it every week or 2. I wouln't have too many enclosures like this. The only species I know of that you can have a nice natural display without constantly be cleaning it is of dandrobats and frogs.

But still a very nice setup.

[dave68]

hmmmmm....

[asphyxia]

Looks Great to me!

Cheers
Brian

[Lrptls]

i love it, i bet the snake loves it too

[anders_240sx]

I love it ... I prefer nice setups rather than simple plastic boxes and paper towel ..or newspaper ..."pratical"? No... but worth the time and energy?..oh yeah

[geckoguy157]

ya i agree i like haveing natural set ups more to nice cage

[dave68]

thanks for all the kind words you guys are great

[KrokadilyanGuy3]

He could also spray down the enclosure with a Probiotic waste degrader to help with the waste and nitrogene cycle. Of course you'll need to clean the large waste matter but, no need for bi weekly run down.

[anacondaman]

looks freaking amazing.......but as for me..ima newspaper, hidebox kinda guy when it comes to my snakes......lol...nice tank though...really nice

[Double J]

Originally posted by Siretsap
I meant not practical in the sense you have to take everything out to disinfect it every week or 2.

Personally.. I think that is a little overboard. Completely sterilize? I disagree to a point.

The picture did not work on my pc... but does anyone rememebr the Vivarium on display at the last Mississauga show at the UnderStory Enterprises table with the amazon in it?

I think keeping animals in naturalistic vivaria s the future of the hobby. Yes.. rubbermaids work well for maintining large collectons...... They meet the needs of the snakes etc etc.. but in my opnion, keeping these animals in such sterile enclosures does not appeal to me. I think that in 15 years... the snake hobby will be much different than it is now. I think there will be a greater emphasis naturalistic vivaria. People will not only want a snake in their living room.... but a snake living in a small piece of what resembles its natural habitiat.. To me, this is far more appealing than a rubbermiad with some care fresh bedding and a water dish.

The hobby is changing. We have only scrathed the surface of the husbandry of these animals. What we know now is adequate. But.... the hobby will change and grow. The more we learn, the more we can apply to it and improve on it. Snakes in rubermaids is ths beginning. IT has allowed hobbyists to get the ins and outs of keepng these animals alive. But.. I think that people need oto take the next step forward, and improve on how things are done, and find new ways. Nonetheless, old habits die hard.... and old ideas die harder. IOften ideas become so widely practiced and accepted that people are not willing to realizxe that there are other ways that work as well that are contrary to what is considered conventional. when people are wilng to look outside the box, the hobby will improve in ways that are unimaginable.

This post was not meant to attack anyone... or to tell anyone that their way is wrong or incorrect. It is simplyt mean't to provoke some thought, and give some insight from outsde the box.

Thanks for listening

[Kyle Barker]

^^my thoughts exactly, well said.

[JRQ]

i thoguht i would never hear a snake person say that. Double J I have been waiting for a longtime for this. frog people have done this for a longtime now and i must say its so awesome to see some natural instincts kick in in a somewaht natural envireonment, especially when feeding time come around. I say make the reptile work for their food, makes them more energetic.