Wow!!!!

Lankyrob · 05-27-10, 04:01 PM

I may have just purchased THREE 4foot x 25inch tall x 24inch deep vivariums (Second hand obviously!!) for £100!!!

God bless you "Free-Ad" papers!!!!

infernalis · 05-27-10, 05:26 PM

Wow, brilliant bargain! congrats.

Lankyrob · 05-29-10, 02:21 AM

Am about to leave to go get the Viv's!! Just hope they are in as good condition when i get there as the guy says. He also has a load of heatlamps and hides, waterbowls, decorations etc so may be an expensive - but worthwhile - trip!!

infernalis · 05-29-10, 03:56 AM

Awaiting your return mate. Fingers crossed for a bountiful "haul"

Coffee Black · 05-29-10, 07:18 AM

Thats sweet. My significant other and I are going yard sale hopping today to look for furniture to convert into a permanent home for her water dragon. We were looking at Viv's but they were out of her price change and she refuses to let me front some of the money. However, I am welcome to help her do the renovations on whatever furniture she buys haha.

Kmef07 · 05-29-10, 08:23 AM

There will be no helping her do the renovations...there will be YOU doing the renovations while she coaches you on how to do them lol.

shaunyboy · 05-29-10, 08:34 AM

thats very good mate.

is that your house getting filled with viv's per chance

its addictive stuff mate
cheers shaun

shaunyboy · 05-29-10, 10:58 AM

just noticed your back on line,so wheres the pictures mate.you know we all love pictures on here,haha
cheers shaun

Lankyrob · 05-29-10, 11:04 AM

Lol Shaun - Give me a chance!!!

THe vivs are homemade but VERY good quality - unfortunately we have to flat pack to get them in the car so i need to reconstruct them before we can do piccies.

He also had shedloads of equipment - decorations, basking lamps (for when we get the lizards), a waterfall, a mister, waterbowls, hides, climbing wood, pretty much everything you could possibly want - slipped him £230 for the lot - reckon on rough count there is probably a grands worth of kit including the viv's.

He is gradually getting rid of all his reptiles and gear as his family expands. Have put first dibs on his 6ft arboreal vivs and and snakes/lizards htat he decides to rehome!!

Will probably rebuild the viv's tomorrow (back willing) and will then post some pictures

shaunyboy · 05-29-10, 11:25 AM

was only messing with ya mate,haha

sounds like youve found a really good source of cheap equiptment mate.must admit im sitting here laughing thinking how many snakes are you planning on getting now pal ??????????

a whole housefull if all the equiptment you have dib's on is anything to go by.noticed you may be getting an aboreal set up too.i can feel bigger pythons in the air mate.

congratulations on your good fortune rob,could not have happened to a nicer guy.
cheers shaun

Lankyrob · 05-29-10, 11:57 AM

Thanks mate - the ones i bought today are for our current little snakes when they need to have more space - plus an empty one as i keep promising the missus that i will get her a spiny tailed monitor - have stopped the nagging for now as at least it has a home!!!

infernalis · 05-29-10, 12:06 PM

Good to see you back safe and sound Rob, Sounds like you scored a bril haul.

emseeKAY · 05-29-10, 05:48 PM

hah! looks like you found yourself quite a bit of equipment lol, you can send whatever you dont need my way

lol j/k sounds like a score to me though glad you have some more room for some critters

Ive always wanted to convert something like an armoire into a viv, anyone know how the basic structure would go? i mean, would i put a plexi glass sheet cut to the interior size in to keep the wood from rotting and seal it all with silicone or something along those lines?

shaunyboy · 05-30-10, 05:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Lankyrob

Thanks mate - the ones i bought today are for our current little snakes when they need to have more space - plus an empty one as i keep promising the missus that i will get her a spiny tailed monitor - have stopped the nagging for now as at least it has a home!!!

ah but when you move the little guys up into their new tanks you will have all those little empty tanks.they will need filling no ?

i'm about to fill all my spare wee tanks up with garters for my wife to look after.ive got a huge soft spot for myself now.

i think your past the point of no return on that slippery slope that is a house full of reptiles,haha its a great and interesting place to be.hope the builds going well for you today mate.
cheers shaun

shaunyboy · 05-30-10, 05:16 AM

Ive always wanted to convert something like an armoire into a viv, anyone know how the basic structure would go? i mean, would i put a plexi glass sheet cut to the interior size in to keep the wood from rotting and seal it all with silicone or something along those lines?[/quote]

excuse my ignorance emseekay but whats an armoire ?
cheers shaun