cool thing in terrarium to make people say wow!

My Bp's cage is pretty boring. He doesn't like to be upstaged. Lol. He's the only cool thing allowed on his turf.

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Originally Posted by delerium_23

I have those little black hides in Imriels tank as well but i hot glued some ivy vines to mine so they are kind camoflaged, and i found this cool temple/heads piece in the aquarium section of the store!

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I just LOVE the way you've decorated this tank! Is that paper towels on the bottom? How do you keep it humid in there? How big is the tank?
I have a 60 gallon for my boys, I use reptibark, they have two hides and a water dish, a large UTH on one side and a small UTH on the cool side.
I am lucky to get 38-42% humidity without spritzing four times a day.
I'm seriously thinking about revamping the tank, and I would LOVE tips and pointers.

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Originally Posted by SnakieMom

I just LOVE the way you've decorated this tank! Is that paper towels on the bottom? How do you keep it humid in there? How big is the tank?
I have a 60 gallon for my boys, I use reptibark, they have two hides and a water dish, a large UTH on one side and a small UTH on the cool side.
I am lucky to get 38-42% humidity without spritzing four times a day.
I'm seriously thinking about revamping the tank, and I would LOVE tips and
pointers.

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Thank you .. its his new tank he just got this past week.. its a 20 gallon acrylic tank. Yes that is papertowel on the bottom, which i may need to switch out for something that holds humidity better. I am having humidity issues, so i am misting the tank with water a few times a day untill i figure out a better solution.
As far as cool stuff to put in .. i highly recommend checking out the aquarium stuff.. they have lots of cool colums and egyptian looking stuff as well as temple-y looking stuff and pirate ships etc.. and of course fake ivy and plants go along way to making it look fun... i got a long poster with a cool waterfall to put along the back to help make it feel safer for him and look prettier to me.. lol

thats my newbie 2 cents for decorating! as for heat and such i have been reading here obsessively and trying to do my best to make sure its a perfect as possible so he can grow up big and strong!! :snake:

A lot of times a snake in a terrarium makes people say wow. I like to keep it simple, 2 hides and a water bowl. I do use aspen though.

My personal intersts vs. the animals are really diff. Probably same with anyone else out there. We see something cool and say " hmm should I get this for my snakes, its so cool looking" but we need to consider the animal ALWAYs first. They didnt want to be domesticated and brought into human life. So we should provide as natural environment to not stress these beautiful snakes out. On all my enclosures I have a fake background to beautify my animal's home. And to add to that I have fake plants and BIG water bowl multiple hiding places, ALL NATURAL looking. I use over head heat source to stimute day light but with half of my snakes in our Family living room always getting sunlight I dont think its necassary but I do anyway because in the winter, the air temp. drop more than the actual service temps(that the heating pad provide), so thats my main reason to use it. And when its summer time and too hot to have the sun blazing on in our Living room its a good idea to have a heat lamp. However we do not feed live even though Im sure my snakes would take it easily, I just have a too big of a heart for all living creatures to hurt another or sit back and watch one die. Im one of those people if I see something die I must save it (unless its an actual wild animal eating another wild animal outside my house). But just add plants an natural looking hides and a backround for your snake, you'll see that your snake will enjoy it a lot mroe than having something that is not very natural or camouflage it:)

Also I keep my snakes in tanks. I want them to be happy and even though some say they want a easy simple set up so cleaning is easier, well if your going to have a pet you should let it live happily not boringly. A simple set up wouldnt do, adding natural fake plants will make the snake hapy. And come out of its hides more, and show more activity and interest in things then a snake only kept in a simple enclosure. My snakes never even think about escaping because they like their set ups, and snake will most likely want "out" if its home isnt as appealing as the seat of a couch or chair.. or under the bed beatwen boxes or toys.:cool:

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Also I keep my snakes in tanks. I want them to be happy and even though some say they want a easy simple set up so cleaning is easier, well if your going to have a pet you should let it live happily not boringly. A simple set up wouldnt do, adding natural fake plants will make the snake hapy. And come out of its hides more, and show more activity and interest in things then a snake only kept in a simple enclosure. My snakes never even think about escaping because they like their set ups, and snake will most likely want "out" if its home isnt as appealing as the seat of a couch or chair.. or under the bed beatwen boxes or toys.:cool:

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My snakes also don't think about escaping and they are in tub set-ups. I use a simple set-up, because my animals feed more consistently in them than they ever did in a naturalistic tank set-up. To me, that's the sign of a happy snake. They really DON'T care how you decorate, as long as you provide them with an enclosure that isn't too big, that offers warmth, security and food.

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Also I keep my snakes in tanks. I want them to be happy and even though some say they want a easy simple set up so cleaning is easier, well if your going to have a pet you should let it live happily not boringly. A simple set up wouldnt do, adding natural fake plants will make the snake hapy. And come out of its hides more, and show more activity and interest in things then a snake only kept in a simple enclosure. My snakes never even think about escaping because they like their set ups, and snake will most likely want "out" if its home isnt as appealing as the seat of a couch or chair.. or under the bed beatwen boxes or toys.:cool:

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Snakes are happy with two hides, water, and the right temp, and the right humidity.

They don't care if you have fake plants.

Rant on
The tub people are oppressing the tank people yet again. Yes, it takes more time to clean and maintain. Yes, it takes more vigiliance over the husbandry. And yes, it's probably more expensive.

But it's my hobby, dammit! I like caring for my snakes, working to make their enclosures look as good as possible and be spot on for humidity and temperature gradients. I am commited to that!

Tub people, please give some consideration to those snake keepers who want to keep their snakes in glass or display enclosures. We're people too!
Rant off

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Also I keep my snakes in tanks. I want them to be happy and even though some say they want a easy simple set up so cleaning is easier, well if your going to have a pet you should let it live happily not boringly. A simple set up wouldnt do, adding natural fake plants will make the snake hapy. And come out of its hides more, and show more activity and interest in things then a snake only kept in a simple enclosure. My snakes never even think about escaping because they like their set ups, and snake will most likely want "out" if its home isnt as appealing as the seat of a couch or chair.. or under the bed beatwen boxes or toys.:cool:

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Mine seems happy in his simple enclosure. :confuzd:

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Rant on
The tub people are oppressing the tank people yet again. Yes, it takes more time to clean and maintain. Yes, it takes more vigiliance over the husbandry. And yes, it's probably more expensive.

But it's my hobby, dammit! I like caring for my snakes, working to make their enclosures look as good as possible and be spot on for humidity and temperature gradients. I am commited to that!

Tub people, please give some consideration to those snake keepers who want to keep their snakes in glass or display enclosures. We're people too!
Rant off

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Great, you keep them in tanks. No one told you not to. It's just easier and less expensive using a tub. That's it.