Visionariums

Does anyone have a Visionarium for their ball python and if so....do you like it/hate it? Looking for alternatives to the glass aquarium.......

It looks like the Visionariums are still glass tanks, and not much of a step up. Why don't you look at www.animalplastics.com or www.boaphileplastics.com. Heck even a plastic tub with less 'head room' will be easier to maintain temps. If you look around on the caging forum and try the search function you'll find all sorts of threads on people and their experiences with each. If you have any questions feel free to ask! I hope that helps a bit. :D

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Originally Posted by tigerlily

It looks like the Visionariums are still glass tanks, and not much of a step up. Why don't you look at www.animalplastics.com or www.boaphileplastics.com. Heck even a plastic tub with less 'head room' will be easier to maintain temps. If you look around on the caging forum and try the search function you'll find all sorts of threads on people and their experiences with each. If you have any questions feel free to ask! I hope that helps a bit. :D

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I like the animal plastics alot.....for the time being....we're doing pretty good...finally got the temp and humidity squared away (THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR THEIR GREAT IDEAS!!!!)...just trying to figure out what to do down the road....we're gonna try to feed the snake his first meal this weekend....wish us luck:)

Best of luck. It's always a nice feeling when they eat. Everyone ate for me last night and I was pleased as punch - how sad it that? ;)

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Best of luck. It's always a nice feeling when they eat. Everyone ate for me last night and I was pleased as punch - how sad it that? ;)

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Not sad at all....I'm all nerves wondering will he/won't he eat tonight.....I'm taking him to the vet on Monday because I don't know how healthy he is.....but they said to still feed him....

Make sure to let us know how it goes. Are you feeding live, p/k, or f/t?

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Make sure to let us know how it goes. Are you feeding live, p/k, or f/t?

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Live....got some good tips from Adam.....

Well then you have an excellent source! ;) I'm sure the feeding will go exceedingly well. (but I'll keep my fingers crossed too just for back up measures! ;) )

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Well then you have an excellent source! ;) I'm sure the feeding will go exceedingly well. (but I'll keep my fingers crossed too just for back up measures! ;) )

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HE ATE LIKE A CHAMP! I THINK YOUR FINGER CROSSING WORKED:)

Awesome! :clap: That's GREAT!!! :D

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Awesome! :clap: That's GREAT!!! :D

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Quick question....we fed him a hopper but we think it was too small....like he could have had another....but that's what the store told us to give him. Would it be okay to try to feed him another one tomorrow or should we just wait until feeding next week?

I would wait 3 days

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Quick question....we fed him a hopper but we think it was too small....like he could have had another....but that's what the store told us to give him. Would it be okay to try to feed him another one tomorrow or should we just wait until feeding next week?

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Lori, there's no harm in waiting until next week ... keep that routine going like we talked about and next time just use a bigger mouse.

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-adam

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

Lori, there's no harm in waiting until next week ... keep that routine going like we talked about and next time just use a bigger mouse.

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-adam

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Yeah I was debating on what to do...especially since I'm taking hiim to the vet on Monday...don't want hiim to stress out more, etc. I had serious doubts about him eating....but he was on it like nobody's business!!! And then he came out of his hide later on and just cruised the cage for awhile which he never did at all this week. So I'm feeling much better about everything now....my son is disappointed because he has been dying to hold him all week and now I'm saying he has to wait a few more days. Poor kid acts like he's gonna die from the anticipation...LOL.

hey i remember that feeling... i still get sad when i can't hold dexter for two days even though i don't hold him everyday... knowing i can't... makes it hard LOL

congrats on your first feeding!!!

Congrats! Now send some of those good feeding vibes over to my house! I've had a week of newspapers in the enclosure and close eye on the temps to get Kashmire's feeding response back and will be offering him a mouse tomorrow.

Oh congrats Lori on the successful first feeding! We still get a thrill each week when the snakes we have hit fast and hard and worry over the ones that are off schedule in any way.

When it comes to live feeding definitely follow Adam's wisdom. We've got all of our snakes (balls and boa, only the milk eats f/t) on live feeds and we follow his advice there faithfully and it's working beautifully for us. Thanks Adam! Which reminds me I need to get some new pics and post them of the 100% het for albino male from 8Ball. Little bugger is an amazing feeder and weighed 290 grams empty last week!

Nothing better than a healthy baby ball that loves his dinner! LOL


~~Jo~~

This is late, but CONGRATS! My poor sick Duchess has been eating too - one mouse last week and one yesterday - so I'm happy too! She hadn't eaten in two months before that.