Pat the baby biak green tree python

[dakski]

Thanks. Well this is the only 'display' cage i got. The other snakes destroy anything nice i give them lol. They get 1-2 hides and a water bowl haha. I gave Caesar a 6 foot vine along the back wall of his cage when he was a baby and he got stuck in it and i had to cut it off him. That was our first bonding time.

As for taking more time to clean, not really as Pat is pretty clean and seems to come down on the floor and poop and piss and then go back up. I have found 1 piece on a plant leaf ever. i just use paper towels for his floor. Makes it easy to just roll up and toss out and lay down fresh paper towels. Also makes it easier to keep humidity up as i just mist the paper towel and the real plant's soil and it keeps humidity plenty and then once it dries out, i just re mist. I dont mist Pat or the perches anymore. I did when i first got him but he honestly doesnt seem to like to be sprayed with water really.

Pretty cool that Pat comes down from his perch to use the toilet!

I totally understand the advantage of keeping enclosures basic and not display tanks. For all the reasons I mentioned, as well as the destruction factor! Caesar seems to get himself in a lot of trouble, huh? Vines, stuck teeth, etc.

My BP, Shayna, likes to climb, and hide, etc. but is not good at the climbing and does just fine with plastic hides. My RHP's in the new 6X2X1 boaphile tanks are covered with plastic on the sides, so the snakes cannot climb on them.

In Shayna's first enclosure (after she outgrew the ten gallon), a 4X2X2', I installed the RHP myself. No way she could get on that thing, she's too big! Well, she managed to get stuck/wrapped around the RHP (which of course was on a thermostat and not too hot) and in between the bolts/screws! That was a fun bonding moment for us too, unbolting the RHP to get her down. She is sooooooo tame though. She just sat and watched me. I learned my lesson quick. So, I sealed the holes between the bolts and, for a short period, before she got too big, she would climb up and wrap around the whole thing. I would randomly hear "thump" in the night when she feel a few inches down.

Anyway, most snakes do not exactly respect their environment. They will waste on everything, wrap anything, pull anything, and escape from anything, if possible! Plus, the bigger they are, the more damage they are capable of! A snake that can eat a rabbit can probably destroy anything we put in there, even if they weren't trying.

I will give my Leopard Geckos credit, they always poop in the same spot (well, 99% of the time). Very easy to clean their tanks! Also a big poop from them is penny sized! Frank, the BTS, usually goes on the hot side of his tank, but often and there is a lot. So, no bonus there.

Thanks for showing off your display tank Sauzo, and for being honest about not having all the tanks looking that cool!

I think sometimes people forget we care how the tanks look more than the reptiles most of the time.

A reptile checklist is pretty simple:

1. Heat (and proper temps)?
2. Humidity correct?
3. Hides (am I safe)?
4. Correct food?
5. Clean?

I don't think good looking enclosure is on there!