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    More Natural

    I want to make Zim's tank more natural looking, especially if this is to be his permanent home. (in case I don't get the rack)

    Right now he lives in a 20g long tank with two natural looking hides.

    - kinda look like that.

    a water bowl that is just a regular ceramic dish.

    The substrate is newspaper, and while it is easy to clean, I wouldn't mind putting in a bit more effort during cleaning time to make the cage look a little nicer.

    Any suggestions on making the cage look more natural, like the corn snakes natural habitat, including plants and substrate?
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    Re: More Natural

    a corn's natural habitat is in a tub on newspaper with 2 plastic bowls with holes cut in them, you are doing great!

    okay, moving on. i like the look of those hides, how big of an enclosure will it be in? i know a lot of people use that plastic vines and hang them and i saw some pics a few days ago of someone who used foam and cardboard to make a fake rock wall that looked real good. good luck
    lots of snakes

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    Re: More Natural

    He's in a 20g, and according to many people on here and in petstores, thats a good size for him. I just want to make the tank to be nicer to look at. I'm all for giving him the stuff he needs, but I just want it to look nicer.
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    Re: More Natural

    There's a book out there called "The Art of Keeping Snakes" that approaches snake keeping differently than most of us with more 'utilitarian' type setups.

    I've flipped through it more than a few times. It goes over vivarium design in depth. Nice read, but not something that's for me.

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/cus...283155&s=books
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