Glass cages + plants

[martin82531]

Thanks Aaron, always so helpful!!! It looks really clean... Until its dirty? I assume it's a throw away liner as apposed to one that is cleaned and reused?

I bought a pretty big roll, once they go bio, I just remove and cut another piece.

[The Serpent Merchant]

Thanks Aaron, always so helpful!!! It looks really clean... Until its dirty? I assume it's a throw away liner as apposed to one that is cleaned and reused?

Yes, it is used the same way paper towels/newspaper would be.

Corrugated wrap is basically a sheet of cardboard cut in half, it comes in big rolls and you cut it to the size you need.

http://www.papermart.com/Product%20P...x?GroupID=4608

You can even get it in colors if you want:

http://www.papermart.com/Product%20P...ID=27975#27975

[Badgemash]

I wanted a couple small clumps of grass or leafy umbrella-shaped plants for it to get under or behind. Nothing flimsy that they'll try to climb on.

I can't speak for your snakes, but I don't bother with that stuff for mine, because I have seen every single one of mine climb. Little Dude used to wake me up at night going "thump" as he fell off his stick. Every. Single. Freaking. Night. (A major factor in him getting his own bedroom).

[Qoph]

I think the issue is that even at 140gr, my chunky butted girl would squish any plant I tried to grow.

Maybe I will only stick to grasses, but I'm not sure what type would grow well in that environment, but not out of control, if any.

Since balls seem to spend more time hiding than out and about, I have found it easier for me to keep the setup simple.

Mmm, yes but I'm very likely only going to have one (if at all) for a long while, and I would want the tank to look nice and natural for viewing. If it turns out to be too much work, I could simplify it. By the way, where did you find that gauge, and is it accurate? Because I hate those plastic ones.

I have some plastic plants in my display tanks, and I got an exo terra natural terrarium thats 36x18x12 for about $135 from petsmart.

I like the overall design of that one, but just don't like the apparent build quality. While I'm sure it's fully functional, I've seen up-close shots of it and it just seems too plasticy to me.

Little Dude used to wake me up at night going "thump" as he fell off his stick. Every. Single. Freaking. Night. (A major factor in him getting his own bedroom).

That's awesome, as long as he isn't hurting himself. I'm a very deep sleeper, though.

[martin82531]

http://amzn.com/B0007VWEQA

Calibrated it with this video, I do this every six months or so.

http://youtu.be/d7Ap96SlGZA

For my thermometers I use these. I bought 10 and then just picked out the ones that were the gave the same temp reading when they are placed side by side.

http://bit.ly/12mUQCt

[Badgemash]

That's awesome, as long as he isn't hurting himself. I'm a very deep sleeper, though.

I'm a super light sleeper, and he's never hurt himself, I think he enjoys it actually.

[CaitJaye]

I have a few terrariums lines with live plants. if you are going to play around with them go for tropical ones that can handle the higher temperatures. Like baby elephant ears and types of ferns. Its going to be humid so the plant needs to thrive with that as well. HOnestly, the small three to five dollar plants at like lowes or home depot work out pretty well and they are sturdy. I place them along the corners and edges in my terrarium so Indie doesn't just crush them all, but overall he likes to knock some things around. It happens. If you plant them on the insides you will need a thicker layer of substrate to actually plant the plant in, so UTH doesn't work well with this. you will have to kinda rely on lamps.

[Kensa]

A great resource for your perusal: The Art of Keeping Snakes by Philippe De Vosjoli
http://www.amazon.com/Keeping-Snakes...keeping+snakes
It goes over bioactive substrates and live planting for terrariums for all sorts of snakes.

I know most people will advise that a BP will just crush most plants you give them, but I have read threads on this forum of live planted tanks that have had success. It is one of those things where it will only benefit you to do lots of research before going through with the idea. Also, the book mentions it may be a good idea to have your tank planted for 3-6 months before introducing the snake. This gives the plants plenty of time to set up a decent root system, as well as giving you time to monitor the conditions and make sure the tank is adequate for the reptile you are keeping.

I have plans for a live planted tank in the future, but have yet to pull the trigger on this endeavour.

[Qoph]

http://amzn.com/B0007VWEQA

Your link actually got me looking at more and more fancy models, and I really like the nautical porthole kind now (~$50), as long as it's not too big for a tank. I'm a little crazy, I know.

If you are going to play around with them, go for tropical ones like baby elephant ears and types of ferns. If you plant them on the insides you will need a thicker layer of substrate to actually plant the plant in, so UTH doesn't work well with this. You will have to kinda rely on lamps.

I like ferns, so that can work. When it comes to keeping the heat in at night, because of the tank size, would you need to go with a ceramic heater or would one be able to incorporate a shelter much like their natural termite mounds which would keep them warm at night? I know one reason that works in the wild is because of the size of the mounds, so I'm not optimistic about replicating that in limited space.

A great resource for your perusal: The Art of Keeping Snakes by Philippe De Vosjoli
http://www.amazon.com/Keeping-Snakes...keeping+snakes
It goes over bioactive substrates and live planting for terrariums for all sorts of snakes.

Great, that's one of the things I was worried about: the soil needing to be replaced with all the plants in it. I was wondering if there was a way for it to keep itself maintained in a tank. Because I just recently watched some things on an aquarium doing just that. The person running the tank claimed to never vacuum his substrate.