Pics and things of my bp

[salt]

This is super neat! I dig it. I have questions though!!! Deep cleaning obviously isn't a thing, as would kill plants. How do clean up after snake when it does its business?

If he's got a working bioactive setup the clean up crew of invertebrates in the soil will eat and survive off of the waste.

[Kris Mclaughlin]

Okie doike... the bioactive soil is a joshsfrogs diy. Yes there is a full pit crew of little buggies eating poo lmao. Thats funny to me too
40g breeder, i made the top
Waste cleaning, daily spot check,
If poopie is found, remove the bulk of the poopies and stir the dirt around in that spot.
Like i mention earlier, it is a a daily poke and prod tank. Maintenance is not too bad, but, always a but... If Shiva has a bad night, the croton(big leaf) guy will need stood up again. Lol thats only shed time usually.

The fogger runs all day, but with no false bottom(So she gets adequate belly heat) a moisture meter for soil is required. Anywhere from 40-60% saturation is acceptable. Any higher and theres scale rot issues, uth on soaked glass(BOOM)! , parasites it things are not streilized correctly... ugh. Its worth it if you have a hour or 2 free every day

[Albert Clark]

The setup is fantastic and very pleasing to the eye! I can tell lot of work went into the arrangement, my concern would be about insect invasion and the risks to the bp. Insects like plant loving aphids, gnats and because of the wood, MITES. Just be vigilant about keeping it clean. I know you will. Good luck!

[Kris Mclaughlin]

The setup is fantastic and very pleasing to the eye! I can tell lot of work went into the arrangement, my concern would be about insect invasion and the risks to the bp. Insects like plant loving aphids, gnats and because of the wood, MITES. Just be vigilant about keeping it clean. I know you will. Good luck!

Yessir. All dirt and wood gets baked, new plants get re-planted into my soil mix before they go in, all moss... 10:1 bleach soak, dry, Mite Off dousing, dry, then place in a moist gallon ziplock bag for a week spraying water into it daily. Douse thoroughly with warm water before placing it.

I forgot before. Bioactive mixes last as long as you maintain them. Every year or so we'll have to irritate the soil and do a partial change. But most research people go up to 3 years with no problems. Yikes! Thats way too long for me.

[salt]

The setup is fantastic and very pleasing to the eye! I can tell lot of work went into the arrangement, my concern would be about insect invasion and the risks to the bp. Insects like plant loving aphids, gnats and because of the wood, MITES. Just be vigilant about keeping it clean. I know you will. Good luck!

I wouldn't worry too much about getting snake mites from your wood unless you're getting your wood decorations from Africa. Or a shop that has mite infested reptiles. Unless you mean wood mites eating his decorations.

Actually thats a funny story. Since snakes rely on belly heat to digest, there is no drainage layer.

You could have used a drainage layer if you wanted and gone with over head heat or keep your ambient room temperature in the mid 80's. Not that there is anything wrong with how you're doing it if it works for you. Plenty of people use overhead heat like radiant heat panels or keeping their reptile rooms ambient temperature warm.

[Kris Mclaughlin]

The less overhead heat the better. I am also 110% against ceramic heat emitters.

We use hydroponic seedling mats by hydrofarm. Theres 1 on the outer hot side and one under the hot side. They are made to stay within 10 degrees of room temp. Other than my grow/uva and uvb bulbs heat is just a simple 40w red. Now that its warming up outside the red will usually be off too.
Improper fixtures, bulbs, and bulb sizes are everywhere i look. It urks me to death... Radiant bulbs and emitters for heat burn humidity faster than anything, and causes the majority of peoples issues with low humidity, that and improper tank tops.

[Kris Mclaughlin]

We also build planted wooden enclosures like the one my red eye leaf frogs are in. Theres a 2x2x2 in the works now. This is the culmination of years of research, some hard knock experience, harassing breeders and greenhouses, calling manufacturers, whew... it goes on forever. Books, books, books....

[MarkS]

It certainly looks nice, how long have you had it set up now?

[se7en]

wood mites are a pain in the ass though