She keeps trying!

[xFenrir]

To put the waterfall into Loki's tank, we had to cut out a hole in the screening wide enough to fit the plug through. It's not wide enough for her to get her WHOLE body out, but every once in a while we see her trying!! (don't worry, the edges of the hole are covered so she can't cut or hurt herself)




Sorry I had to use my phone, my camera is dead and I can't find the charger for it.

[blueberrypancakes]

I have the some camera problem... I think it's really gone this time and not misplaced. But, anyway...
That is just really cute. She can poke out and see what's happenin'!

[RetiredJedi]

To put the waterfall into Loki's tank, we had to cut out a hole in the screening wide enough to fit the plug through. It's not wide enough for her to get her WHOLE body out, but every once in a while we see her trying!! (don't worry, the edges of the hole are covered so she can't cut or hurt herself)




Sorry I had to use my phone, my camera is dead and I can't find the charger for it.

That's pretty funny . Is that all the further she can get out?

[dr del]

Hi,

Trust me that has the potential to end badly.

You need to find some way to reduce the hole so she cannot even start to get her nose in it. You could try weaving wire into the surrounding mesh perhaps.

Or make two plastic disks with a cable slot out of ice cream container lids and use a hot glue gun to sandwitch them on either side of the mesh.


dr del

[xFenrir]

She never tried this before but now that she's doing it often we are trying to get it covered up, we fixed a piece of fabric over it and used the wire from twist ties to secure it. I don't know why all of a sudden she's been looking for weird things to do in her tank, for a while she kept hiding IN her waterfall (going under the water and coming up into the hollow inside) so we had to cover the "pool" at the bottom. It's been almost a year since we cut that hole and she hasn't shown the least bit interest in it until recently. I think she's been subtly pushing it wider all this time so she can escape.

Just wanted to catch it on photo one time before we fixed it.

[HeadSetJones]

What a cutie. The ice cream lid is a good idea. I think I'll do that. Gotta find some people who like ice cream now...

[HeadSetJones]

Also, please tell me more about the water fall set up. I've been looking for a way to have one in my tank for a while now.

[xFenrir]

We got the large waterfall from ExoTerra. The hardest thing you really have to do is cut a hole big enough in the screen top (or whatever top you have) to fit the end of the plug through (or find another way to fix it up so the lid closes) and then find a way to block it off. We set it in the corner under her light so that it helps keep the humidity up. I will say though that it is a HUGE p.i.t.a. to clean monthly, seeing as I have to take the whole top off just to get it in and out, and the only real way to clean some of the parts (since it's made to mimic "natural" rock) is to run piping hot water through/over it, so I burn my hands all the time lol.

Also, we used to just leave the bottom cover off for a "pool" effect, but my BP would NOT stop diving in to hide in the hollow part of it, she hissed and made a huge racket every time we caught her in there and pulled her out. I don't know if that's normal BP behavior but keeping the bottom bowl attachment on it keeps her out of there.


All in all it looks lovely and provides a nice little water feature. She doesn't seem to mind it and enjoys basking and climbing all over it.

[HeadSetJones]

I heard that those waterfalls get clogged up a lot by the bedding if the snake drags it into the reservoir. You ever have any problems with that? Been thinking of getting one for the same reason. Damn you humidity!!!!!!!!!

[xFenrir]

Never had a problem with it, it should stand high enough that you'd have to have WAY too much substrate in your enclosure for them to drag it anywhere. Plus the bottom lip attachment would stop any even if they did drag it up.