New Carpet

Nice looking Jag there Bright!

Once he settles in you will probably find him out of his hide most of the time.

Congrats :)

Drool! What a beauty. Carpets are pretty fun, if not endearingly difficult from
time to time. Enjoy!

Great looking CP and setup. Did you make the pvc perches? If so, how? If not, where to get them?

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Drool! What a beauty. Carpets are pretty fun, if not endearingly difficult from
time to time. Enjoy!

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Considering getting a carpet so please explain the endearingly difficult statement. I want to know what I'm getting into.

Nice man,

You got it dialed in! Enjoy that. I'm wanting another now.

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Considering getting a carpet so please explain the endearingly difficult statement. I want to know what I'm getting into.

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Carpets are faster and more deliberate when handling when compared to BPs and Boas. They can be flighty. I especially find the adults more headstrong. That said, if they want to go to a particular area while being handled, they can be quite persistent and wear you down. But they are docile and still a lot of fun to handle. :)


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Home depot has grape wood?

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Great looking CP and setup. Did you make the pvc perches? If so, how? If not, where to get them?

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I bought some 1" PVC and some plastic closet rod hangers- the kind where one side is slotted so the rod drops in from above. I cut the PVC to length, and roughed it up with sandpaper. Then I mounted the closet rod hangers in the cage (after lots and lots of measuring) with a single through-bolt each, and a short screw to keep them from rotating.
I ran a single bolt through each of the non-slotted rod hangers and keyed the Perches to it using a hand drill. That way the perches can't spin. I capped the rough ends of the bolt/nuts with a yellow wire nut that I stuck on with hot glue. Hopefully that will alleviate the possibility of cuts/scrapes.
I can post some pictures, or just pm them if you want more info.

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Home depot has grape wood?

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Mine does- the garden section sells a lot of cacti/air plants, and they sell HUGE chunks of grapewood which I believe you are supposed to plant the air plants in. I was able to get two sections (they are seriously huge) for, I think, $9 and $14 each. Way cheaper than I've seen from any reptile suppliers. They were a little damp so I let them cook in the sun for a week or so before I put them in the cage.

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Nice man,

You got it dialed in! Enjoy that. I'm wanting another now.

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Yeah he seems happy. I really want to find him a girlfriend now!

That's a great looking girl, Reinz- and yes, my guy was hanging out in a little pile by his front door this morning. I didn't get a picture though.

I think you must be near me! Maybe I will have to hire you down the road to make perches for me. I'm not a very good DIYer. LOL!

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I bought some 1" PVC and some plastic closet rod hangers- the kind where one side is slotted so the rod drops in from above. I cut the PVC to length, and roughed it up with sandpaper. Then I mounted the closet rod hangers in the cage (after lots and lots of measuring) with a single through-bolt each, and a short screw to keep them from rotating.
I ran a single bolt through each of the non-slotted rod hangers and keyed the Perches to it using a hand drill. That way the perches can't spin. I capped the rough ends of the bolt/nuts with a yellow wire nut that I stuck on with hot glue. Hopefully that will alleviate the possibility of cuts/scrapes.
I can post some pictures, or just pm them if you want more info.

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Thanks. Great idea.