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Originally Posted by
moravaguy
yeah!!!:gj:
Thanks, they were made mostly out of wood, but the bottoms are black plexi glass so that it is easier to clean and to allow the heat from the under the tank heat mats come through better. I stained them black and sealed them real good. I also have them insulated so the heat stays in there and not in my room, it actually made a huge difference, now my room feels cold, ha ha.
Re: Its official !!!!! ( lots of ???? )
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Originally Posted by
ryssa
Please do not take this wrong :please: ! I just do not like the tubs I know that a lot of u do it and feel like your snake like them I just feel bad putting them in such a small place . I would like to have like a tank system I can see it in my head just can not explain it ...lol :rolleyes:
Is there a classifieds on here ?? Any other online favorites that anyone
likes the best or has the best rep ??
I had the same opinion about tubs a year ago. I thought all of the people keeping their snakes in tubs were crazy, so I built a beautiful custom enclosure. I sinked about $200 into it (not including the thermostat), but it was really nice. But, the humidity sucked, cleaning was a bit of a pain, etc. and then I wanted more snakes.
Now, a year later, I have a six tub Boaphile rack. The temps and humidity are perfect, I have three snakes (only half full), and the Boaphile was only twice the price of my single snake enclosure (which is sitting in the basement gathering dust). So, $400 to house six snakes, or with the custom enclosures I made it would have been $1200.
Do whatever you want, but if you are planning on housing multiple snakes I would definitely go with a rack (unless money and space are limitless to you).
Good luck!!
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ryssa,
I like display enclosures as well. There is nothing wrong with tubs but in my case I have a pair and like looking in at them. I have a vision and a sly plastics (I am in Canada as is Sly cheaper shipping) The Sly is very close to the Boaphile one. Both are great the vision has top vents and humidly can be a bit of an issue.
One thing I tell you to think of is cleaning and how you are planning on doing it. Personally I don't move the enclosure and clean it in place. I remove the substrate vacuum out every bit of the dregs. Wipe down everything with vinegar, and then use a good steamer on the interior, until there is no vinegar smell left. It takes me 30 min or so to do each one. It is a fair bit of work, tubs are way faster there.
This brings me to height. One enclosure is 12 inches and one is 18 inches the 12 inch one is a pain to get into to clean. I'd really recommend an 18 inch one as it is just easier to work inside the bloody thing. I hope this helps!
Alex
Re: Its official !!!!! ( lots of ???? )
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Originally Posted by
771subliminal
when you start compareing the sizes of the tubs to the sizes of the tanks they really arent much differant just easier to keep temps right and eaiser to make them feel comfy
20 gal tank = 30" long x 12" wide x 10" tall = 360" sq
35qt tub = 24 1/2”L x 17 3/4”W x 7 1/8”H = 434 7/8" sq
so a 35 qt tub actually gives more room
bps are not climbing snakes so how tall the tank is really not important as the floor size. Even if they were a tub is loseing less than 3"
yea, i was not groovy on the ideal of tubs, but when the sickness hits, i traded my ps3(the one that played 1+2 games) for the second rack, lol now i have a reptile room, the floor space abouve is correct, trust me they don't care
