Stacking Exo-Terras

Hi everyone!

I've been lurking for awhile and finally have a question....I currently have my BP in a 36x18x12 Exo-Terra. Tomorrow I am picking up a 2 yr old albino :P that is housed in the same thing. Is it possible to stack the Exo-Terras? I saw a picture of it being done, but the tanks had a more square footprint and got me thinking that made it more possible, as far as stability goes.

Thank you!

What are you using as a heat source as a hot spot? Uth are only for belly heat and don't heat a cage.

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Originally Posted by Sunnieskys

What are you using as a heat source as a hot spot? Uth are only for belly heat and don't heat a cage.

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I am using a UTH connected to a thermostat. The ambient air in the room keeps the ambient in the enclosure above 80°.

I would use small pieces of styrofoam the. To stack and leave room for air circulation from the screen top.

Right away, definitely not. You want to follow proper quarantine practices. But after quarantine is complete then I don't see why not. As long as proper temps and humidity are provided it should be fine.

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Originally Posted by craigafrechette

Right away, definitely not. You want to follow proper quarantine practices. But after quarantine is complete then I don't see why not. As long as proper temps and humidity are provided it should be fine.

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I was just wondering if the glass can sustain the weight of more glass on top of it. I think it’ll make me nervous enough that I’ll just come up with a different setup plan. Haha

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Originally Posted by ErostheSnake

I was just wondering if the glass can sustain the weight of more glass on top of it. I think it’ll make me nervous enough that I’ll just come up with a different setup plan. Haha

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I honestly think it'll be fine. I've seen enclosures with rocks, dumbbells, all kinds of weight on top.

Do you have a quarantine plan in place?

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Originally Posted by craigafrechette

I honestly think it'll be fine. I've seen enclosures with rocks, dumbbells, all kinds of weight on top.

Do you have a quarantine plan in place?

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I didn’t, but I do now. I will keep the new guy in a separate room for 90 days. Separate utensils, separate food, etc. I’ll handle my new guy after my other guy. However, I’ve only had my normal for a month.....could I not treat them both as if I’m QT? Start them both from day 1 today, as if I had a QT room and brought a new one into QT?

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Originally Posted by ErostheSnake

I didn’t, but I do now. I will keep the new guy in a separate room for 90 days. Separate utensils, separate food, etc. I’ll handle my new guy after my other guy. However, I’ve only had my normal for a month.....could I not treat them both as if I’m QT? Start them both from day 1 today, as if I had a QT room and brought a new one into QT?

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I would keep them seperate. The 90 days will fly by. It'll be a few weeks before you should be handling the new snake anyway.

I'm glad you're planning to QT now. Chances are all would have been fine, but why chance things?

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Originally Posted by ErostheSnake

I was just wondering if the glass can sustain the weight of more glass on top of it. I think it’ll make me nervous enough that I’ll just come up with a different setup plan. Haha

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Honestly it would make me nervous too, but while I'm familiar with them, I've never owned an Exo-terra. I mostly use glass tanks made for water, they are far sturdier.
I don't doubt the quality of Exo-terras, but adding that much vertical weight to a "terrarium" not designed for it doesn't seem like a good idea to me either...trust your gut. Failure wouldn't be pretty...