Thoughts and ideas for "Snake Room"........

[vinnimac]

We are going to be looking for a new house this year, and one of my 'needs' is going to be having a dedicated snake room, maybe with seperate temp and humidity controls even, not sure yet. But what I am looking for here is what else I need to consider. Obviously this is aimed at those you of you that have already built/modified for expressly taking care of snakes. I would love to learn from you what worked, what didn't, maybe things to definitely avoid, or ideas you have that you just havent tried yet. Mainly looking for proven "DO"s more than anything else. THanks loads!

[Freakie_frog]

Well insulated
Climate controlled
power outlets -- you can never have enough
an easy to clean floor
well lit...very well lit
and a place for a storage and work table is a must.

[frankykeno]

Well our snake room is really just a quite large extra bedroom Vince but the things I like about it are.

- loads of power outlets (watch in Toledo with the old houses, some outlets may still be 2 pronge ones or they give you one for a huge room )
- really good size storage cupboard with shelving....I love this for keeping the rat feed and extra tubs, etc.
- ceiling fan and two windows plus a good heat source, this allows us to really keep the room stable year round
- hardwood floor which I love, so much easier than dealing with carpeting
- close to the bathroom so I can easily get water for refills...I'd love a sink right in the snake room but it's a rental so I'm not going to worry about plumbing in a sink, if it was my own home, I'd likely want a sink installed big enough to clean tubs in (utility sink size)

They only thing I can think of I don't have in the snake room currently is a big work table, that would be nicer than my small dresser top. I use an old wooden dresser to hold all sorts of small supplies like spare hides, etc. I'd also love it if I can get my hubby to wire in sound so I can listen to music or Reptile Radio podcasts when I'm working in there.

[Freakie_frog]

oh Jo water is a must

[monk90222]

You need lights on a timer for your artificial day/night cycles also.....but you'll also need "work lights" on a switch if you have to work in the room when the cycle lights are off.

[jotay]

Power outlets and one's w/ dedicated circuits/breakers if you need to run a heater and or humdifier. That way a heater can run full blast and not overload other outlets in the room.

Work table and storage shelves
Water
Lights
Desk for paperwork/recordkeeping.

[Jonny2184]

I think you need your favorite chair with your favorite bookshelf filled with your favorite books and some of your favorite music so you can sit and relax in your favorite room!

[FIREball]

You need lights on a timer for your artificial day/night cycles also.....but you'll also need "work lights" on a switch if you have to work in the room when the cycle lights are off.

I bought a light switch at home depot for $15 which I can digitally program light cycles and turn on and off anytime I want. Its a direct replacement of your normal light switch in the room.

[frankykeno]

I'm starting to think with all these great suggestions we should just toss the computer and a snack fridge in there and never leave the snake room!

[stangs13]

Don't forget a rat freezer, and a microwave!!