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You know what else, I bet you could easily dress the particle board up by covering it in some plastic forest print background and attaching fake plants. It would probably help it hold up against the humidity too!


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Ugh I wish I had more energy I have so much to do for the snabitat! As it turns out I’ve had walking pneumonia for probably like 3 weeks and although I’m feeling much better since I started antibiotics I’m still exhausted.


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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.

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Poly would help it hold up to the humidity better. It also doesn't have to go from top to bottom. So, you could install it so it doesn't touch the substrate. Also, as you said, it's cheap. So, replacing it isn't costly. A bigger problem, for you, is that it needs about a half inch gap behind it to allow the hooks to go through, but I sure you can figure out a way to make it work.

But, it's a project for down the road. For now, you should just focus on the essentials: maintaining heat and humidity, security, and getting him to eat regularly. Upgrades can wait.

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Ugh I wish I had more energy I have so much to do for the snabitat! As it turns out I’ve had walking pneumonia for probably like 3 weeks and although I’m feeling much better since I started antibiotics I’m still exhausted.

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Perfect. So, you and your snake's needs are perfectly aligned. Leave him alone to settle in and you get your rest.

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Poly would help it hold up to the humidity better. It also doesn't have to go from top to bottom. So, you could install it so it doesn't touch the substrate. Also, as you said, it's cheap. So, replacing it isn't costly. A bigger problem, for you, is that it needs about a half inch gap behind it to allow the hooks to go through, but I sure you can figure out a way to make it work.

But, it's a project for down the road. For now, you should just focus on the essentials: maintaining heat and humidity, security, and getting him to eat regularly. Upgrades can wait.

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Yeah it occurred to me that it will take up some floor space but what my snake will gain more in usable verticals space so it’s def worth it. I wonder if they make PVC pegboard.


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I wonder if they make PVC pegboard.

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They make metal pegboard.

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Yeah it occurred to me that it will take up some floor space but what my snake will gain more in usable verticals space so it’s def worth it.

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I'm having trouble envisioning a ball python with any size to it climbing effectively/safely on anything hung from pegboard. Not sure if you realize what a large and strong snake that will be, and how willing snakes are to work around the clock for decades to try to injure themselves. I'd recommend caution, at any rate. :)

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Not sure if you realize what a large and strong snake that will be, and how willing snakes are to work around the clock for decades to try to injure themselves.

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lol yeah the inherit desire to self harm is definitely something I have not had to contend with in my previous pets. As long as you provide them with a suitable habitat, hermit crabs are next to indestructible! Plus they can regenerate limbs. Well at least I don’t have to worry about him breaking a leg lol. I’ll definitely keep this in mind.

On that note, how much do I have to worry about sharp edges? I’ve heard having some rough stuff around can help them shed and I’m they do have scales after all. How sharp is too sharp?

Oh also I’ve been thinking about enrichment and wondering if snakes like/use hamster wheels or anything like that. People used to put these spinning disks that were like a hamster wheel turned on its side in their tats, I thought a snake might enjoy something like that.

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Well at least I don’t have to worry about him breaking a leg lol.

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LOL!

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On that note, how much do I have to worry about sharp edges? I’ve heard having some rough stuff around can help them shed and I’m they do have scales after all. How sharp is too sharp?

Oh also I’ve been thinking about enrichment and wondering if snakes like/use hamster wheels or anything like that. People used to put these spinning disks that were like a hamster wheel turned on its side in their tats, I thought a snake might enjoy something like that.

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Things with texture are good -- real wood branches/driftwood, etc. That's what counts as 'rough'. If something seems too sharp, it probably is.

I would absolutely not put in anything like a hamster wheel that has potentially moving parts. I'd also seriously question the utility of anything that's not natural in form or function (plastic hides are OK insofar as they're simulations of natural hiding spots; a hamster wheel/Spongebob statue/lego replica of the space shuttle/Chinese finger trap/etc are not). Reptiles that get stuck in anything will force their way out and either break the thing they're stuck in, or break themselves.

Best to look at potential cage furnishings and try hard to think of how a snake might potentially harm itself with it -- if it is possible, it is probable. A BP has decades of 24/7 of "idle hands", and has all the judgement of a toddler with a permanent sugar buzz and a bad case of the terrible twos.

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Best to look at potential cage furnishings and try hard to think of how a snake might potentially harm itself with it -- if it is possible, it is probable. A BP has decades of 24/7 of "idle hands", and has all the judgement of a toddler with a permanent sugar buzz and a bad case of the terrible twos.

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Amen to that! With snakes, it pays to guard against the worst case scenario.