New home for my boa.

The work is on going, and I can see one of my vines fell down during the photo shoot, but here is my stack. Yep,,,, you heard it right, I said stack. All be it a stack of two, I'm still thrilled.

I still have a lot of work to day, but here is where I'm at so far.

The background was well worth it, and surprisingly easy to install. I did everything else on the heating and lighting front the same as the first cage.

I will add vines to those perches and of course get my plants and hides in place later on.


Might have a beer down here tonight!
http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/y...a/DSC01256.jpg

And this is what it looks like when I relax.

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And finally a more normal view with the glass reflecting off the cages.

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Once again superior customer service from Ed, (Constrictors Northwest) and a solid, and I mean drop it off a truck, solid product!

Now I need a snake to fill the old cage (Top). Sounds like my son wants his royal in his room and in the current cage.

So maybe a carpet in the top cage?? Hmmmmm.

Not like I planned that LOL!!

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Looks awesome, i vote for that "carpet" to fill the empytness.

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Looks awesome, i vote for that "carpet" to fill the empytness.

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Ha, thanks!

I am leaning that way, but I saw your Flame Brooksi and still consider a big king too.

And then there is the whole boa thing LOL!

Tom McCarthy has an incredible North Brazilian BCC male that he is breeding soon. It may be the nicest boa I've laid eyes on.

Awesome setup. Where did you find the background at?

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Awesome setup. Where did you find the background at?

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The background is from Constrictors NW as well.

Ed (owner) told me the guy who makes those actually climbs rock faces and takes a plaster imprint of the rock the designs those.

There are several version on the Pro-Line Constrictors NW site.

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Ha, thanks!

I am leaning that way, but I saw your Flame Brooksi and still consider a big king too.

And then there is the whole boa thing LOL!

Tom McCarthy has an incredible North Brazilian BCC male that he is breeding soon. It may be the nicest boa I've laid eyes on.

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i guess you need to plan on buying some more of those enclosures lol for a carpet, a king, and a boa or two.

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Looks great! Can't wait to see what you put in there!

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Looks great! Can't wait to see what you put in there!

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Huge shoot down from my wife tonight on another snake. She is insistent my son's royal goes in there (top cage).

Yikes!! I may need some advice on how to work magic.

I just want 1 more, and seriously,, I have ALL the equipment. Anything else would be too much work for me. But 3 total is a good number here.

I gotta say, stacking those cages alone was a lot of work. My poor 11 year old son tried to help the best he could, but wow!

I think I deserve one more so my kid can keep his in his room.

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I just want 1 more, and seriously,, I have ALL the equipment. Anything else would be too much work for me. But 3 total is a good number here.

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....And so it begins. [emoji6]

I said that 11 snakes ago.

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Very pimp man, the blue lights on the black look great

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....And so it begins. [emoji6]

I said that 11 snakes ago.

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Yeah,

not likley. The second I have to go into efficiency setups and start spending more time cleaning than enjoying is when I draw the line.

I'm not interested in breeding or anything beyond relaxing in the room and handling a couple different species.

But I get what you are saying LOL!

I know my limits and it has to stay enjoyable.

"I just want one more...."


Riiiiiiggghhttt.................... :rofl:



I vote for a carpet. Show your wife this lovely lady....

http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/...ps17761b17.jpg

You beat me to that background Gio :P

I was planning on getting that same one, and had the order all ready to submit and everything, but then I had my accident and completely spaced it. Thanks for the reminder XD

But really, your cage looks fantastic. That's SUPPOSED to be my summer project, so hopefully I get around to it soon!

So how does the background fit into the back? Is it snug? Easy to remove to clean? Does it block the vents too much? How do you have your thermostat probe set up with the background and the RHP? How thick is the background? I'm worried my lighting is too close to the back and I'll have to redo it when I get the background. Sorry for all the questions :P

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You beat me to that background Gio :P

I was planning on getting that same one, and had the order all ready to submit and everything, but then I had my accident and completely spaced it. Thanks for the reminder XD

But really, your cage looks fantastic. That's SUPPOSED to be my summer project, so hopefully I get around to it soon!

So how does the background fit into the back? Is it snug? Easy to remove to clean? Does it block the vents too much? How do you have your thermostat probe set up with the background and the RHP? How thick is the background? I'm worried my lighting is too close to the back and I'll have to redo it when I get the background. Sorry for all the questions :P

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First off hope you are ok. Accident?? No good. Thanks for nice comments. Ok, the background is a thin durable rubber. It fits in easily and you screw it into place with 3/8 screws. I used stuff called Plastic Wood to cover the screws but you can't really see them anyhow. You can easily cut the spots for the vents. I still use thermostat cable the same as always. Put it through ® vent. You will use the same caulk sealer on the bottom of background that you did for your cage seams. It's a breeze. Sorry using I-Phone here so if I left something out I'll try to get back to you.

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"I just want one more...."


Riiiiiiggghhttt.................... :rofl:



I vote for a carpet. Show your wife this lovely lady....

http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/...ps17761b17.jpg

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I have a shot at a 3 year old male Darwin. Free except $70 shipping. Not sure how play to this Kali. But I want that critter bad. 6 feet long, established and friendly I'm told. Wife is not a fan of my new hobby though.

Shann,

One more thing. I initially had my light further back. It was not too close fit wise to the background but I moved it forward so the light didn't drown out the crevices and shadows of the piece, like an over exposed photo. I have an 18" LED strip light in there. And then another Arcadia Moonlight LED.

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First off hope you are ok. Accident?? No good. Thanks for nice comments. Ok, the background is a thin durable rubber. It fits in easily and you screw it into place with 3/8 screws. I used stuff called Plastic Wood to cover the screws but you can't really see them anyhow. You can easily cut the spots for the vents. I still use thermostat cable the same as always. Put it through ® vent. You will use the same caulk sealer on the bottom of background that you did for your cage seams. It's a breeze. Sorry using I-Phone here so if I left something out I'll try to get back to you.

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Shann,

One more thing. I initially had my light further back. It was not too close fit wise to the background but I moved it forward so the light didn't drown out the crevices and shadows of the piece, like an over exposed photo. I have an 18" LED strip light in there. And then another Arcadia Moonlight LED.

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Awesome, thanks! I figured it was probably pretty easy to cut through, but I don't know too many people who have used them. It looks awesome, I really need to order mine and get started on it! I got a new light that I like a lot better than my current one, but it's 24 inches, and it may get too close to my RHP, but I figured I'd hold onto it for when I upgrade to a 6ft cage in the future. I also am getting the Moolight LED. Awesome set-up, as always!

Yeah, accident -- I slipped onstage and fell into a metal chair that someone was moving. Broke my nose and have a pretty nasty concussion. But I'm recovering :)

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I have a shot at a 3 year old male Darwin. Free except $70 shipping. Not sure how play to this Kali. But I want that critter bad. 6 feet long, established and friendly I'm told. Wife is not a fan of my new hobby though.

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It's easier to ask forgiveness than permission. Can you tell I used to be a salesman? Lol

Great looking setups! I have yet to own one pvc cage (my boa is in a lowly tub at the moment), but I'm hoping to start acquiring good pvc cages once we move and I have a proper snake room... Now all I need to do is convince my husband that I need $1,000 or so from our savings to trick-out my new reptile room... Not sure he'll go for it though. :P

I'm sorry you're having a hard time convincing your wife. Is she afraid of snakes or just doesn't like it as a hobby? I'm lucky that my husband is somewhat on board... He apparently likes snakes after all (not that he's encouraging me to get more, but he tolerates what I have and could probably be persuaded to add another, and he enjoys handling them).

It is a hard thing to say that you will stop at "number x"... I started with two snakes last July and now have 5... And I already know that I want at least 1 carpet, 1 rainbow boa, 1 other boa (Jungle BCI or another locality), and 1 blood or STP as well.. Plus, then there's the whole should I breed (probably BPs), at least once, and see how it goes thing... :rolleyes:

Good luck with your setups and the convincing of your wife. :)

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Great looking setups! I have yet to own one pvc cage (my boa is in a lowly tub at the moment), but I'm hoping to start acquiring good pvc cages once we move and I have a proper snake room... Now all I need to do is convince my husband that I need $1,000 or so from our savings to trick-out my new reptile room... Not sure he'll go for it though. :P

I'm sorry you're having a hard time convincing your wife. Is she afraid of snakes or just doesn't like it as a hobby? I'm lucky that my husband is somewhat on board... He apparently likes snakes after all (not that he's encouraging me to get more, but he tolerates what I have and could probably be persuaded to add another, and he enjoys handling them).

It is a hard thing to say that you will stop at "number x"... I started with two snakes last July and now have 5... And I already know that I want at least 1 carpet, 1 rainbow boa, 1 other boa (Jungle BCI or another locality), and 1 blood or STP as well.. Plus, then there's the whole should I breed (probably BPs), at least once, and see how it goes thing... :rolleyes:

Good luck with your setups and the convincing of your wife. :)

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Yeah, I'm not sure what the hangup truly is, maybe a little of both your mentioned points are part of it.

If I could have EVERYTHING I wanted, I'd have a carpet, a big eastern king, a SD retic and either a Peruvian BCC or a North Brazil BCC.

Outside of those, I don't have any great want for anything else.

One thing I will say, is the expense of making nice displays adds up. Once I get to the point where I feel I'm spending more time cleaning, changing water and fussing over them than I do relaxing and enjoying them, I draw the line. At present with my son's royal up in his room and my boa in the "snake room" it is a bit more zipping around than I like. 3 snakes all in the same room would be doable though.

The setup you see here is more than the 2 tanks. I bought and adjustable 6' x 30" folding table, then bought a 6' 1" sheet of wood to put over a 6' 1" piece of insulation, then the king bed sheet, then the lights, the the perches, and so on LOL!

Luckily I'm set for thermostats, although if I get 1 more snake I may by a Hydrofarm stat to control the UTH on the royal because I want the Herpstat II for both big cages. Then the Herpstat I goes to the royal's infrared heat lamp and the UTH needs a stat.

Anyhow,,,,

Gotta get 1 more animal to fill the empty tank when the boa goes to the bigger one.

Thermostats are definitely one of the pricier aspects of the hobby. I saved up amazon gift cards and my husband paid the remainder for me to get a herpstat 4 last year for my birthday. I thought that would be plenty. I've already outgrown it now (using 2 hydrofarm t-stats on my BP quarantine tub) and when I get pvc cages for my boa and possibly my BP (still haven't decided if I want to go rack or not with her) I will need to buy another t-stat and my husband won't be happy with that. Cages are at least easier to understand expense-wise. It's harder to understand how such a small t-stat can be so expensive (for someone not in the hobby). This hobby definitely isn't cheap and I know that causes some strife among couples I read about on the board.