Enclosure Pictures

[abcat1993]

Can you post pictures of your tank? Here is mine. Also, give the details of the cage (example: 24High,26Long,36Deep) Mine is a fifteen or twenty gallon (24Lx12Dx10H).

[abcat1993]

Please, work!

[CrazyHedgehog]

well have put some pics in gallery, will try and put here as well

thats the main 5 tanks..

Then there is my sons tank..


and the baby tank..


and finally the temporary tanks while we are building more....


(hoping they show properly.....)

[Stefan-A]

Since I only have one enclosure in use, I'll post the ones I have had earlier (since I got into garters).


My first, all glass. Practically home made, but not by me. Size 80x50x45 cm / 180l. Weight empty: ~22kg.


My second enclosure (and my first home made) at its best. Size 90x80x50 cm / 360l. Weight empty and without background: ~20kg (of which ~8.6kg is in the glass doors).



My current enclosure, although not decorated like it is now. Second home made. Size 110x70x50 cm / 385l. Weight empty: ~8,9kg.




I have to say, I do enjoy seeing how people house their garters. It's not something you get to see on most snake forums, it's always corn/python/boa cages (or even worse; racks) that people post.

[abcat1993]

I would hate putting any pet in a plastic tub, but the racks that for example: crazy hedgehog has would be wonderful to have. If only a thirteen year old could get that kind of money (and parents willing to get that kind of thing).

[abcat1993]

Do you have any tips for making your tank look better. My tank looks like a gerbils

[Stefan-A]

Switch to a more "natural" looking substrate, add a couple of branches for climbing and a couple of fake plants.

[Beautifylgirl]

Here is my newest enclosure. It is my old 46 gallon bowfront aquarium. While the tank itself is not 'home made' the lid is. It is very hard to find a ventilated top to a bowfront so my husband fabricated one from black shelving units. He added a hinged door for the top and ventilation holes covered with wire mesh( small enough so noone can escape). The top also breaks into 2 pieces so I don't have to take the entire thing apart to access it( I'm very short so reaching into the tank I almost fall into it ). This tank is my work in progress. I hope to get a nice background on it, so you can't see the wood, and add some more 'natural' look to it. Unfortunatly here in Washington everything ( plants) are dead for the season so he just gets twigs and rocks to hid in.



I am still trying to figure out what to do with the heat lamp. I think I'm going to attach it to the wall so it's not so close to the top. Fortunately I have not had an issue with it getting too hot.
Enjoy!
Brittany

[greyhawk]

Nice setups guys. I love making a set up look nice and as natural as possible. However, about rack systems and plastic containers, I think they are good in certain situations. The snake does not care whether the tank is glass or plastic, as long as its got a hide and some water and such I'm sure it'l be happy. I have 2 baby water snakes right now, and although I'd like to give them a nice natural set up, it would be very impractical because the poop every day so it's much easier using paper towels while they are young. I also have to keep them in a plastic container because we arn't allowed to have pets on campus and a glass terrarium would look a little suspicious. Hopefully soon when they are a little older and calm down with the pooping I will give them a nicer home. I had a wild caught eatern for a short time. I didn't keep her long because she was 3 feet and the cage was only a 10 gallon, which is much too small. Heres a picture of her, its blurry because it's from a camera phone.

[abcat1993]

What would be some good random junk to put in there that's common around your house? I'll take some new pics of the tank now, it looks a lot better with bark than aspen.
And it smells!
Good!