Snabitat Build

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Originally Posted by Malum Argenteum

Depends on what the fabric is -- that's a strong disinfecting solution that will likely seriously damage natural fibers. Another disinfecting option is heat (boiling, baking, microwaving), which is safe for some materials and not others. A temp approaching 200F for less than a minute should kill anything interesting.

Again, I don't know anything about crabs so there may be no concerning pathogens at all.

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Probably better safe than sorry! What do you think about branches from outside? I feel like I don’t need to be toooooo concerned in the northeast. I definitely wouldn’t be bringing anything in from outside if I lived in Florida!

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Originally Posted by ROSIEonFIRE

Probably better safe than sorry! What do you think about branches from outside? I feel like I don’t need to be toooooo concerned in the northeast. I definitely wouldn’t be bringing anything in from outside if I lived in Florida!

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Bake them at 250F for an hour to sanitize them.

Do you guys have any tips about attaching fake plants to PVC? Suction cups never held for long when I had my crabitat. Would I have better luck with command hooks?

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Originally Posted by ROSIEonFIRE

Do you guys have any tips about attaching fake plants to PVC? Suction cups never held for long when I had my crabitat. Would I have better luck with command hooks?

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I think so. Use the ones labeled for use in the bathroom. They'll hold up better to the humidity in your enclosure.

PVC can be easily drilled to put any sort of mount that you want up. A plant can be attached to the wall using a zip tie placed around the plant and through two small holes in the PVC. A stronger fix is drilling a hole in the plant stem, then bolting it through the PVC (stainless steel machine screw, with the head inside and the nut outside).

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Originally Posted by Malum Argenteum

PVC can be easily drilled to put any sort of mount that you want up. A plant can be attached to the wall using a zip tie placed around the plant and through two small holes in the PVC. A stronger fix is drilling a hole in the plant stem, then bolting it through the PVC (stainless steel machine screw, with the head inside and the nut outside).

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Yeah that’s def occurred to me! I’m a bit reluctant to put holes in the tat though. When I had hermit crabs I made a fairly elaborate structure out of egg crate and burlap that went up the back walls and all the way around the top of the tank. I even created a box shelf for my “shell shop” and ledges. I’m thinking I could do the same thing again in the snabitat but it would hold up much better because it wouldn’t have hermit crabs ripping holes in it all the time. I could probably get away with just making structures to fit in the corners too, maybe with a zip tie attachment to the metal bars that go across the top of the enclosure. I also purchased a few magnetic logs and I have my old magnetic feeding ledge from when I had a crested gecko. O man it’s gonna look sweet when I’m done with it!

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Originally Posted by ROSIEonFIRE

Yeah that’s def occurred to me! I’m a bit reluctant to put holes in the tat though.

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Consider adding pegboard. I love mine.

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Originally Posted by Homebody

Consider adding pegboard. I love mine.

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Good idea! I bet I could get it in brown too. Do you have any pics of enclosures you’ve used peg board in? Also any other suggestions about structure building materials? I’m not really a big one for cement and foam, I like less permanent builds.

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Originally Posted by ROSIEonFIRE

Good idea! I bet I could get it in brown too. Do you have any pics of enclosures you’ve used peg board in? Also any other suggestions about structure building materials? I’m not really a big one for cement and foam, I like less permanent builds.

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Sure. I added them to my Children's python's enclosure. Just scroll down through the thread I linked above.

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Originally Posted by Homebody

Sure. I added them to my Children's python's enclosure. Just scroll down through the thread I linked above.

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Wow great idea! It sounds like the peg board will be pretty ideal! The only downsides for me is that I am using reptiearth sub and I might need to mist my setup. But yeah if it starts looking ratty I can just toss it. I found a bunch of perches that are meant to attach to bird cages that would be ideal for a snake but I had no way to mount them without drilling holes, which I prefer not to do. But the pegboard would allow me to attach and rearrange any time! I think my old school egg crate and burlap construction method would hold up better to the humidity but working with egg crate is a pain.