New Carpet

[Reinz]

Nice looking Jag there Bright!

Once he settles in you will probably find him out of his hide most of the time.

Congrats

[AerialArtist]

Drool! What a beauty. Carpets are pretty fun, if not endearingly difficult from
time to time. Enjoy!

[Terminal]

Great looking CP and setup. Did you make the pvc perches? If so, how? If not, where to get them?

[Terminal]

Drool! What a beauty. Carpets are pretty fun, if not endearingly difficult from
time to time. Enjoy!

Considering getting a carpet so please explain the endearingly difficult statement. I want to know what I'm getting into.

[Gio]

Nice man,

You got it dialed in! Enjoy that. I'm wanting another now.

[Reinz]

Considering getting a carpet so please explain the endearingly difficult statement. I want to know what I'm getting into.

Carpets are faster and more deliberate when handling when compared to BPs and Boas. They can be flighty. I especially find the adults more headstrong. That said, if they want to go to a particular area while being handled, they can be quite persistent and wear you down. But they are docile and still a lot of fun to handle.


Lizzy,Coastal Carpet

[Yodawagon]

Home depot has grape wood?

[MrBrightside]

Great looking CP and setup. Did you make the pvc perches? If so, how? If not, where to get them?

I bought some 1" PVC and some plastic closet rod hangers- the kind where one side is slotted so the rod drops in from above. I cut the PVC to length, and roughed it up with sandpaper. Then I mounted the closet rod hangers in the cage (after lots and lots of measuring) with a single through-bolt each, and a short screw to keep them from rotating.
I ran a single bolt through each of the non-slotted rod hangers and keyed the Perches to it using a hand drill. That way the perches can't spin. I capped the rough ends of the bolt/nuts with a yellow wire nut that I stuck on with hot glue. Hopefully that will alleviate the possibility of cuts/scrapes.
I can post some pictures, or just pm them if you want more info.

Home depot has grape wood?

Mine does- the garden section sells a lot of cacti/air plants, and they sell HUGE chunks of grapewood which I believe you are supposed to plant the air plants in. I was able to get two sections (they are seriously huge) for, I think, $9 and $14 each. Way cheaper than I've seen from any reptile suppliers. They were a little damp so I let them cook in the sun for a week or so before I put them in the cage.

Nice man,

You got it dialed in! Enjoy that. I'm wanting another now.

Yeah he seems happy. I really want to find him a girlfriend now!

That's a great looking girl, Reinz- and yes, my guy was hanging out in a little pile by his front door this morning. I didn't get a picture though.

[xcjumper]

I think you must be near me! Maybe I will have to hire you down the road to make perches for me. I'm not a very good DIYer. LOL!

[Terminal]

I bought some 1" PVC and some plastic closet rod hangers- the kind where one side is slotted so the rod drops in from above. I cut the PVC to length, and roughed it up with sandpaper. Then I mounted the closet rod hangers in the cage (after lots and lots of measuring) with a single through-bolt each, and a short screw to keep them from rotating.
I ran a single bolt through each of the non-slotted rod hangers and keyed the Perches to it using a hand drill. That way the perches can't spin. I capped the rough ends of the bolt/nuts with a yellow wire nut that I stuck on with hot glue. Hopefully that will alleviate the possibility of cuts/scrapes.
I can post some pictures, or just pm them if you want more info.

Thanks. Great idea.