My First BP and Home-Made Enclosure

That is awesome..great looking display and happy home for your Python :gj:

UPDATE: So I got a new male Pie Bald. He is beautiful! So I decided the enclosure needed a new makeover. Hope you enjoy! http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/08/22/peda3uze.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/08/22/7ydemu9e.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/08/22/u9upu5yr.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/08/22/yjy2emev.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/08/22/ujagyzer.jpg

The enclosure is gorgeous! Are the sides all homemade? I'm so jealous! Just a couple things (I apologize if I'm restating things you already know, but visibility also helps any new keepers reading the thread):

Is that vine/log piece in the center solid? I can't tell if the hole on top goes in deep or not. It may be worth sealing so the snakes don't get hurt trying to squeeze in. They like tight spaces, so they'd probably try! Do you have other hides in this enclosure? Are they built in to the walls, or did you just put them in after pictures?

Have you quarantined your pied before putting him in with your original snake? Quarantine should last at least 1-3 months depending on who you ask, because RIs, mites, and other maladies are much slower to become apparent in snakes. Most people prefer to keep new individuals in a separate room- not just a separate tank.

Which leads me to my last suggestion- make sure you're aware of the risks of housing snakes together if that's what you want to do. It's much harder to tell if one or both snakes are sick, or keep tabs on their health altogether. Who pooped? Who regurgitated that meal? There's also higher risk of transferred disease, having unwanted babies, stressing sensitive snakes to the point of hunger strikes, etc. Full disclosure: I hope you'll separate them and build another awesome enclosure for us to admire!! :)

You did a fabulous job on that!!! Incredible enclosure!! How long did it take you to do that?

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Thank you! Yes he was in another tank for about 8 weeks before I introduced them. There are tons of built in hiding places for them. One of the things I did was extended the depth of the tank. Giving them a little more space inside there. The final dimensions ended up being 65Lx35Wx20D. You can't see it (intentionally) but its also heated by a PRO heat panel mounted on the ceiling and controlled by a thermostat. Everything in the tank is solid and secured for them to "play" on. One thing I've learned is they love exploring and are always climbing around on the plants so I made sure everything is secured. They get along very well so far no issues eating and I staggered their eating schedule to kind of help me keep track of their bowl movements and what not. So far everything is going great but I am on the lookout to find another nice piece of furniture that I can convert so they both have their own mansion to live in. :-) thank you for the compliments


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