Lola's new home

[justme]

Greetings Laura and everyone here,

Nice tanks and finds! I think your snake will enjoy her new home. My garters have always utilized height in their enclosures and will bask way up high. Sometimes I could swear they were arboreal. ;-) I have tanks of all sizes including exoterra (although on past threads it appears most members here are not fond of them due to various reasons). Make sure to seal the tubing and wiring holes on your exoterra so Lola doesn't escape. I have built 2nd level platforms in my exoterra and used fish airline tubing around the edges. My tanks are still under construction. Hehe... Make sure everything is safe for falling and don't be afraid to get creative. Congrats on your new enclosures! Below are pics of my exoterra that is still in progress.

Link to my Oregon Red Spotted video (anyone here with youtube video.., friend request and subscribe please!) ;-)

Karen

YouTube - Flesh of the Red Devil (Garter Snake) Part One
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[Laura]

Wow your setups are absolutely stunning! Where ever did you get such a massive piece of drift wood??
I'd love to see pictures of them when they're done
I've still got some bits and pieces in the mail for mine too, lol don't worry about me getting creative, I'm just getting started on this one :P

[justme]

Sorry, going to repost the pics one more time so they're not tiny thumbs...


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[justme]

Thanks. I bought the wood from reptile stores. In the smaller tank to the right, I used two pieces of wood. I used Great Stuff expanding foam to secure the pieces together. After that dried (to cover the foam) I put a thin layer of aquarium sealant over the hardened foam and sprinkled it with fine saw dust from the driftwood and dusted off excess. Looking forward to seeing more pics of your setup when it is finally finished! ;-)

[Laura]

What a great idea, how have you secured it to ensure it stays upright?