Its official !!!!! ( lots of ???? )

I am addicted :D! I want another one at least one more ! If not 2 ...or .... three ..... :rolleyes:

WOW to all of yal who have more then one how do u do it I mean space alone has got to be a porb
I really do not want to do tubs and I do not want to breed I want all tanks . I have this picture of a whole wall in my house lined with tanks !!!! 1:banana: Ii am looking on my local craiglist to see if I can find some one that has to get rid of theirs becuse of moveing or something .
How did most of u find urs ? Iam worried about ordering online cause I feel bad about it having e to be shipped . I know people do it all the time but are they really mad when u get them after being in and out of tucks and moved around so much ? It has to be tramatic :tears: . who is the best one u have found online as far as price and quality ? and how was ur snake when u got it ? I am not doing it anytime soon I need to get used to my little one first but I have deff caught the bug ! Thanks I know this was alot to read

You addicted than im a addict from jan two now i brought 4 snakes. I dont plain on stopping neither lol i just moved in a new house we got plenty of room. When i got my RTB shipped from boas and balls she wasnt angry at all so i think it might depend on the snake you know. just my :twocents:

why dont you wanna do a rack? but craigslist would be a good start, you could build enclosures also

Please do not take this wrong :please: ! I just do not like the tubs I know that a lot of u do it and feel like your snake like them I just feel bad putting them in such a small place . I would like to have like a tank system I can see it in my head just can not explain it ...lol :rolleyes:
Is there a classifieds on here ?? Any other online favorites that anyone
likes the best or has the best rep ??

oh what do mean by build enclosers ?

If you want to do multiple displays, don't go with tanks. Animal plastics and Boaphile both make very nice display tanks. They will hold heat and humidity much better and in my opinion, they look nicer.

Shipping isn't really all that traumatic. Besides being shuffled around a bit, they have no idea whats going on. They are in a dark enclosed space and to them, that is safe.

All of the sites advertised on this website (all of the ads) are great places to buy from.

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Please do not take this wrong :please: ! I just do not like the tubs I know that a lot of u do it and feel like your snake like them I just feel bad putting them in such a small place . I would like to have like a tank system I can see it in my head just can not explain it ...lol :rolleyes:
Is there a classifieds on here ?? Any other online favorites that anyone
likes the best or has the best rep ??

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check out the DIY and caging section. ill just say one thing about tubs, i had my oldest for a long long time in a tank from hatchling up to adult, always had problems with temper outta her once she was put in my first rack i havent had a problem (2 years), but i agree for you to do what u wanna do. can you give me an idea of what you envision? there is a classifieds section on here, i like craigslist and golsn.com.

I'll tell you what I did, because I now have five ball pythons. I built my own cages that are stack able and have front sliding doors. The doors are actually basement sliding windows that were on sale at home depot, they are 30" by 12". As well, they have little spaces between each cage, so they are not sitting right on the heat mats.

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I'll tell you what I did, because I now have five ball pythons. I built my own cages that are stack able and have front sliding doors. The doors are actually basement sliding windows that were on sale at home depot, they are 30" by 12". As well, they have little spaces between each cage, so they are not sitting right on the heat mats.

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yeah!!!:gj:

when you start compareing the sizes of the tubs to the sizes of the tanks they really arent much differant just easier to keep temps right and eaiser to make them feel comfy

20 gal tank = 30" long x 12" wide x 10" tall = 360" sq
35qt tub = 24 1/2”L x 17 3/4”W x 7 1/8”H = 434 7/8" sq
so a 35 qt tub actually gives more room
bps are not climbing snakes so how tall the tank is really not important as the floor size. Even if they were a tub is loseing less than 3"

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yeah!!!:gj:

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Thanks, they were made mostly out of wood, but the bottoms are black plexi glass so that it is easier to clean and to allow the heat from the under the tank heat mats come through better. I stained them black and sealed them real good. I also have them insulated so the heat stays in there and not in my room, it actually made a huge difference, now my room feels cold, ha ha.

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Please do not take this wrong :please: ! I just do not like the tubs I know that a lot of u do it and feel like your snake like them I just feel bad putting them in such a small place . I would like to have like a tank system I can see it in my head just can not explain it ...lol :rolleyes:
Is there a classifieds on here ?? Any other online favorites that anyone
likes the best or has the best rep ??

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I had the same opinion about tubs a year ago. I thought all of the people keeping their snakes in tubs were crazy, so I built a beautiful custom enclosure. I sinked about $200 into it (not including the thermostat), but it was really nice. But, the humidity sucked, cleaning was a bit of a pain, etc. and then I wanted more snakes.

Now, a year later, I have a six tub Boaphile rack. The temps and humidity are perfect, I have three snakes (only half full), and the Boaphile was only twice the price of my single snake enclosure (which is sitting in the basement gathering dust). So, $400 to house six snakes, or with the custom enclosures I made it would have been $1200.

Do whatever you want, but if you are planning on housing multiple snakes I would definitely go with a rack (unless money and space are limitless to you).

Good luck!!

ryssa,
I like display enclosures as well. There is nothing wrong with tubs but in my case I have a pair and like looking in at them. I have a vision and a sly plastics (I am in Canada as is Sly cheaper shipping) The Sly is very close to the Boaphile one. Both are great the vision has top vents and humidly can be a bit of an issue.

One thing I tell you to think of is cleaning and how you are planning on doing it. Personally I don't move the enclosure and clean it in place. I remove the substrate vacuum out every bit of the dregs. Wipe down everything with vinegar, and then use a good steamer on the interior, until there is no vinegar smell left. It takes me 30 min or so to do each one. It is a fair bit of work, tubs are way faster there.

This brings me to height. One enclosure is 12 inches and one is 18 inches the 12 inch one is a pain to get into to clean. I'd really recommend an 18 inch one as it is just easier to work inside the bloody thing. I hope this helps!
Alex

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when you start compareing the sizes of the tubs to the sizes of the tanks they really arent much differant just easier to keep temps right and eaiser to make them feel comfy

20 gal tank = 30" long x 12" wide x 10" tall = 360" sq
35qt tub = 24 1/2”L x 17 3/4”W x 7 1/8”H = 434 7/8" sq
so a 35 qt tub actually gives more room
bps are not climbing snakes so how tall the tank is really not important as the floor size. Even if they were a tub is loseing less than 3"

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yea, i was not groovy on the ideal of tubs, but when the sickness hits, i traded my ps3(the one that played 1+2 games) for the second rack, lol now i have a reptile room, the floor space abouve is correct, trust me they don't care