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Need help dealing with "The Bug"
My fiancé got me my first python for Christmas, and now I cant seem to help but want another. The thing is I know I cant get one yet. The supplies is easy enough to pick up but we don't have the room right now for another tank/cage.
Any suggestions on quieting this greed? At least until we get a bigger spot...
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Welcome to the Forum.
I dunno about quieting the greed. But I can maybe give some ideas on how to maybe feed the greed.
Switch to stackable PVC enclosures which give you your viewing pleasure like a tank, but geared toward better reptile husbandry.
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Switch to the stackable tub/rack system.
This way you don't take up any more square footage.
Last edited by Reinz; 03-01-2015 at 05:16 AM.
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Wrong place to ask for help about this problem
Get a rack! Whether it's 3 tall or 10 tall it's going to take up the same amount of space on the floor.
I know it's very easy to get addicted and everyone's plans change when it comes to how many they want to keep. My biggest problem is the Internet, I'm always on this website or searching through classified ads for more ball pythons. The ball python searches then led to other snakes that i want now like carpet pythons, hognose, and boas. I think if I stayed away from the Internet(for reptile related stuff) I wouldn't have as many snakes as I do now and I definitely wouldn't have such a large "need to buy" list.
6.13 Ball pythons
1.0 Hypo Jungle Boa
0.1 Irian Jaya Jaguar Carpet
Instagram: MetropolisReptiles
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Good luck, I've always envied the people who just keep one or two. Soon as I could afford it when I was younger, my addiction has always been big. Even now I have six, and stuggle to keep it there. There's always something I'm drooling over. Just remember they're long term pets.
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You can totally build your own racks too, there's lots of web tutorials. If you'd prefer the aesthetic appeal of a decorated enclosure with a scaly center piece, then the pvc enclosures are the way to go.
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Stay away from the internet and reptile shows... lol. I just came home from a show and had only planned to get feeders and a new rack.. Ended up "browsing" the snakes and oops... came home with a pastel enchi female. I also saw two others at the show that I now want and have added to my ever-growing "list" (a T+ blood python and a hypo enchi ball python).
I would say the only way to put it off, is to have a goal in mind. Plan what racks / cages you want and make a list of which animals you would love to have. If morph BPs are your thing, consider saving for more expensive combo morphs instead of buying more single-morph animals (that way you can enjoy 2 morphs in one animal and only pay to feed / house one animal instead of 2). Also have a space for a herp room in mind. Price equipment and animals now and save up with that in mind... That might help you hold things off for a while. I would also advise planning for getting racks or pvc cages. Much easier to maintain than tanks down the road. As is a heated room or closet kept at a stable temp.. These things take planning and time, but help stabalize your hobby and make it easier down the road.
Currently keeping:
1.0 BCA 1.0 BCI
1.0 CA BCI 1.1 BCLs
0.1 BRB 1.2 KSBs
1.0 Carpet 0.5 BPs
0.2 cresteds 1.2 gargs
1.0 Leachie 0.0.1 BTS
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All addicted reptile keepers know that it is never about curbing your addiction, but learning about how to play in-real-life 3D tetris instead. Switch to space efficient PVC caging or tubs and get used to moving furniture around. lol
Last edited by Bluebonnet Herp; 03-02-2015 at 12:27 AM.
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Re: Need help dealing with "The Bug"
I just picked up a Borneo STP, a Blood, and a pair of BRBs in just this past week. Because 7 wasn't enough. I cannot help other than say, tubs, racks, and stackable PVC is your new BFF.
Leyla
1.1 - Normal BP - Kismet & Persephone (reduced pattern)
0.1 - Hypo Butter Bee - Andromeda
1.0 - Green Pastel - Loki
0.1 - Black Pastel Harlequin - Harley
1.0 - Citrus Pewter - Hansel
0.1 - Sumatran Short Tailed Python - Eleanor Rigby
0.1 - Borneo Short Tailed Python - Maharet
1.0 - Blood Python - Castiel (on acquisition)
1.1 - Brazilian Rainbow Boas - Cupid and Khaleesi
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Re: Need help dealing with "The Bug"
leylaraks I think that's a perfectly reasonable number :3 I just wish I could change the man's mind so that he agrees with me.
Could someone please post a picture of a pvc cage? Im sorry but I have no idea what youre talking about.
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