Cage Arrangements Relative to a Floorplan?

[Paleosinensis]

I have 7 snakes in a stack of 5 pvc/glass cages, five of which are my beloved ball pythons. People seem to have either a couple snakes or MANY more snakes. For those with an intermediate number, how do you display your animals in your home? My hobbies are too wide ranging. I have a 3x2x6 rat cage, a 75 gallon aquarium, a 10 gallon divided betta tank (I've had up to 4 at once), a 2x2x5 display of cresties, my husband's leo (lives in his academic bookcase in a glass cage), aaaaaaaand of course my own snakes.

That's not getting into any /other/ aquaria or terraria I want to get/build in the future. Am I doomed? Do I need to plan on creating an animal room even though I like having my creatures on display in common areas? How do /you/ guys place your cages in your home when you don't keep a reptile room?

When we buy a home (or build) we may very well build it around vivaria just so we can have a home that suits every single resident, right down to the smallest gecko. That and start charging admission as a zoo. lol. I'm so grateful my husband is almost as crazy for our animals as I am.

[JodanOrNoDan]

The only display animal we have in my house is my daughter's bearded dragon and he is in a tank in the living room. I have quite a few ball pythons of which none have ever been display animals. If I want to look at them I just take them out. They have actually claimed the master bedroom because that room was the easiest to climate control. I am pretty much on ambient year round now. So i do have a snake room, but with various quarantines going almost year round the snakes are pretty much all over the house. My family pretty much puts up with it. Cleaning day and feeding day are a family affair. It is our normal. The side benefit is very few people are willing to vacation at my house even if I live in sunny South Florida. I guess what I am saying is if you are an addict you are going to buy them until you either reach your personal maintenance limit or cannot afford to feed them. Even if you get your room, you will still end up having stuff everywhere.

[Paleosinensis]

Well that does make me feel a lot less like a weirdo. : ) A reptile room is probably where we'll go...my husband was a "not too many" reptile man when we got married, but the older we get and the more projects I do the more he wants in on the same vivaria hobbies. I'm nuts and map out where ever we live in Google Sketchup so I can arrange furniture and this most recent move all the reptiles have actually ended up in my studio again since they don't benefit from human interaction like the rats do and the home's floorplan is awkward. There's a strong chance of buying the next place we live instead of renting, so I might as well give in and build whatever I'll need to hold whichever cage or aquarium. And invest in a good stepstool.

I was originally trying to be courteous about reptiles in the studio because that's where we always put guests, but I guess if someone can't stand the idea of my snakes or the gentle thumps of jumping geckos in their guest room they'll never consider staying anyway. It DOES keep my spoiled bratty sister in law out of our home.

[Eric Alan]

I'm nuts and map out where ever we live in Google Sketchup so I can arrange furniture...

So glad I'm not the only one!!!

[GoingPostal]

I have a reptile room, my 8 snakes and iguana live in there, also where my cat's (rip) food/water/beds were kept until recently. I think the main area is too bright, loud and active for my snakes and in their own area I can run supplemental heat/humidity so it's like their own tropical paradise. Then there's the ferret room next over, have four at the moment. 3rd bedroom is where people and dogs live. There is a betta tank in the reptile room but the bulk of the fish tanks, 135 gallon piranha freshwater plus a 20, 17, 12, 10 gallon(s) salty are downstairs in the living area. Rodents are in the basement.