Carpet questions

Hi

yes i think you can..but i now that some people dont think this..But thats what you like

When i have a home for myself i will go to build a Rack system for Carpets..and for Ball pythons of course :P :)

You can keep them in a rack...but I think once you have some (can't stop at one) I don't think you will want to. Just so much better to be able to see them moving around. Since all balls do is sit around anyway they aren't too entertaining, but carpets move much more, and I think they utilize any additional space you give them more than balls will. But ya, if you are just worried about keeping them alive and breeding them, you can do that in a rack.
Below are some pics of a semi-arboreal rack that I built. The tubs are ~2ft long, ~18 in wide, and ~18 in tall. So, they are good for juvie carpets up to small adult males. Kind of a happy medium for me so that I could pack more in, but still have a somewhat open look. And, as you can tell, I built the rack for functionality...so it isn't pretty, but it does its job and has for years now.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...l/ARBRACK1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...l/ARBRACK2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...l/ARBRACK3.jpg

Hi

Ben yes you are right here..But i do this also onley for Youngster and for carpets about 1-2 years then i move them to a Bigger Cages. Because the move much more then other snakes

Gr stijn

Ya...I guess I shoulda figured you'd just need an aboreal rack. Personally, I really like the look (I don't own any yet, so I can't speak for functionality) of animal plastics. I'll most likely end up picking up one of their carpet display cages...very nice!

i'm trying to decide between boaphile and animal plastics myself for when they all get 'grown'... mine are all in a set up pretty much like bhmorril's right now... except i have dowel rods and drift wood instead of pvc, and a cut up wrapping paper tube for the two little girls ;)
personally i think carpets would benefit from the exercise of the climbing space in a cage 18"-24" tall... they sure do use it when they have it!

Hi

yes i think you are both right but what i always whas wondering how can you warm a Plastic cages because with i carpet heating you make the plastic to hot of do isay something stupid now ?

I need about 30 Plastic cages voor Carpet pythons total will i have the Carpetpythons that i want.. I whas thinking about cages of a size 3x2x2 1/2 feet

Gr stijn

Sorry for my boring post :P:P

Ok i'm not quite sure what you were asking, but as long as you have to flexwatt on a thermostat, it won't get hot enough to melt plastic. 90 - 95 degrees is perfectly fine on plastic...

Well, this doesn't showcase the entire boaphile cage, but you can get an idea. This is my Irian Jaya Carpet python female. She loves the perch more than my male. Also, boaphile offers radiant heating panels. The cages I keep my carpet pythons in have radiant heat panels in the ends. However, due to the temperatures in my snake room and perhaps the general lack of insulation, I had to add a foot of flexwatt to the cool side to bring up the temperatures.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y21...meBoaphile.jpg

If you want an outside picture of the whole cage with everything in it, send me a pm, I'm not on the forums a lot with everything else I have going on right now.

Adult Carpets are great display snakes and are much more enjoyable when they are not in a rack...
I keep my Carpets in Visions...Jon

http://coldbloodedaddiction.com/site...res/2room1.jpg

were could i buy some vison cages if gone to a couple places but i curious were did you get thoses. also do you heat only with flexwatt of do u have a lamp in there