hello ... my enclosures

mikm · 01-15-2007, 09:06 AM

I house 2 colonies of 1.2 PNW garters ... red spots & puget sounds ...

GarterGuy · 01-15-2007, 11:45 AM

Nice looking cages......hope to get some nice stuff set up for my snakes hopefully in the next month or so.

Gijs & Sabine · 01-15-2007, 01:08 PM

Very nice indeed !!!

What floor substrate is it you're using ? And does it work ok for you ?

Best wishes,
Sabine

mikm · 01-15-2007, 03:13 PM

hello and thanks so much for the kind words !! the top cage has a smaller piece version of CareFresh type bedding. Works especially well with smaller/younger animals. The bottom cage is filled w/compressed pellets of paper. I just tried this stuff in the bottom cage for the first time a week or so ago so I'm not sure if it's going to work out or not yet. I enjoy keeping small display colonies. For my own interests I decided to change up the inside decor whenever the mood strikes. Provides more incentive for those thoro cage cleaning times

)

thanks again !

Cazador · 01-15-2007, 03:47 PM

Looks great! How are you heating them?

Thamnophis · 01-15-2007, 06:34 PM

Looks like they have very beautiful terrariums.

mikm · 01-16-2007, 12:23 PM

heat ... the cages are 3'X2' ... I have had them for quite some time now and they were my very first design. I employed the services of someone advertising custom made dense plastic cages. I use Ultratherm Heat Pads 11 x 17 I got from the Bean Farm along with a temp controller. One of the heat pads is underneath a cage but the second in inside the cage covered by a few layers of white duct tape. With the temp controller in place the heat feels good to the touch. With a solid top and sides I do not seem to lose too much heat. Hot end is always very high 70's with low end at very high 60's. Any/all suggestions are most welcome )

Cazador · 01-16-2007, 03:16 PM

Suggestions? Now, how is anybody going to come up with a suggestion better than using white duct tape? It can't be done. A couple of the people on this forum have inspired me to make my first malmite enclosure, but I've had reservations about putting a heat pad inside it. You seem to have come up with a good, working plan. I've toyed with the idea of putting a sheet of glass over the heat pad inside the vivarium, but I hadn't solved the issue of a snake being able to get under the glass with the heat pad. I also considered recessing a portion of the floor to accomodate the heat pad and glass, but I was concerned about water settling into the malmite. You're a genius, Marian! I think you've solved this problem. Thanks again,
Rick

suzoo · 01-16-2007, 07:44 PM

You guys are all GREAT! Dang-it, now I have to redo my vivarium! lol

mikm · 01-17-2007, 08:01 AM

hey there Rick ... you *guys* are alot of fun around here !! Now that duct tape comes in colors I've become more receptive to it, lol

) I have had the duct tape covering that heat pad for years and it's worked out great with the heat controller. I did build a few cages out of wood then melanine but all were just too heavy, unnecessarily so. As such, in my head, I went thru all of the various heating concerns as you have. You might want to check out this thread </TITLE> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/master.css"> </HEAD><BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff" TEXT="#000000"><FONT FACE="Arial" size="2">  <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; c ...

best of luck to you

)
marian

01-15-2007, 11:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
GarterGuy Brother Snake Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lancaster,PA Posts: 1,356 Country:	Re: hello ... my enclosures Nice looking cages......hope to get some nice stuff set up for my snakes hopefully in the next month or so. __________________ *Roy* 1.1 T.s.pickeringi 0.1 T.s.concinnus 0.0.2 T.s.pallidulus

01-15-2007, 01:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
Gijs & Sabine Adult snake Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Kudelstaart Posts: 646 Country:	Re: hello ... my enclosures Very nice indeed !!! What floor substrate is it you're using ? And does it work ok for you ? Best wishes, Sabine

01-15-2007, 03:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
mikm Subadult snake Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 355 Country:	Re: hello ... my enclosures hello and thanks so much for the kind words !! the top cage has a smaller piece version of CareFresh type bedding. Works especially well with smaller/younger animals. The bottom cage is filled w/compressed pellets of paper. I just tried this stuff in the bottom cage for the first time a week or so ago so I'm not sure if it's going to work out or not yet. I enjoy keeping small display colonies. For my own interests I decided to change up the inside decor whenever the mood strikes. Provides more incentive for those thoro cage cleaning times ) thanks again !

01-15-2007, 03:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
Cazador Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Alaska, USA Posts: 1,608 Country:	Re: hello ... my enclosures Looks great! How are you heating them?

01-15-2007, 06:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
Thamnophis Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,313 Country:	Re: hello ... my enclosures Looks like they have very beautiful terrariums. __________________ Kousebandslangen.nl - Member of the EGSA It is always advisable to be a loser if you cannot become a winner. Frank Zappa

01-16-2007, 12:23 PM	#7 (permalink)
mikm Subadult snake Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 355 Country:	Re: hello ... my enclosures heat ... the cages are 3'X2' ... I have had them for quite some time now and they were my very first design. I employed the services of someone advertising custom made dense plastic cages. I use Ultratherm Heat Pads 11 x 17 I got from the Bean Farm along with a temp controller. One of the heat pads is underneath a cage but the second in inside the cage covered by a few layers of white duct tape. With the temp controller in place the heat feels good to the touch. With a solid top and sides I do not seem to lose too much heat. Hot end is always very high 70's with low end at very high 60's. Any/all suggestions are most welcome )

01-16-2007, 03:16 PM	#8 (permalink)
Cazador Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Alaska, USA Posts: 1,608 Country:	Re: hello ... my enclosures Suggestions? Now, how is anybody going to come up with a suggestion better than using white duct tape? It can't be done. A couple of the people on this forum have inspired me to make my first malmite enclosure, but I've had reservations about putting a heat pad inside it. You seem to have come up with a good, working plan. I've toyed with the idea of putting a sheet of glass over the heat pad inside the vivarium, but I hadn't solved the issue of a snake being able to get under the glass with the heat pad. I also considered recessing a portion of the floor to accomodate the heat pad and glass, but I was concerned about water settling into the malmite. You're a genius, Marian! I think you've solved this problem. Thanks again, Rick Last edited by Cazador : 01-16-2007 at 08:11 PM.

01-16-2007, 07:44 PM	#9 (permalink)
suzoo Juvenile snake Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 169 Country:	Re: hello ... my enclosures You guys are all GREAT! Dang-it, now I have to redo my vivarium! lol

01-17-2007, 08:01 AM	#10 (permalink)
mikm Subadult snake Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 355 Country:	Re: hello ... my enclosures hey there Rick ... you guys are alot of fun around here !! Now that duct tape comes in colors I've become more receptive to it, lol ) I have had the duct tape covering that heat pad for years and it's worked out great with the heat controller. I did build a few cages out of wood then melanine but all were just too heavy, unnecessarily so. As such, in my head, I went thru all of the various heating concerns as you have. You might want to check out this thread </TITLE> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/master.css"> </HEAD><BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff" TEXT="#000000"><FONT FACE="Arial" size="2"> <!-- NOTE: consider related fdse files when revising--> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; c ... best of luck to you ) marian

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