Snabitat Build

[ROSIEonFIRE]

Depends on what the fabric is -- that's a strong disinfecting solution that will likely seriously damage natural fibers. Another disinfecting option is heat (boiling, baking, microwaving), which is safe for some materials and not others. A temp approaching 200F for less than a minute should kill anything interesting.

Again, I don't know anything about crabs so there may be no concerning pathogens at all.

Probably better safe than sorry! What do you think about branches from outside? I feel like I don’t need to be toooooo concerned in the northeast. I definitely wouldn’t be bringing anything in from outside if I lived in Florida!

[Homebody]

Probably better safe than sorry! What do you think about branches from outside? I feel like I don’t need to be toooooo concerned in the northeast. I definitely wouldn’t be bringing anything in from outside if I lived in Florida!

Bake them at 250F for an hour to sanitize them.

[ROSIEonFIRE]

Do you guys have any tips about attaching fake plants to PVC? Suction cups never held for long when I had my crabitat. Would I have better luck with command hooks?

[Homebody]

Do you guys have any tips about attaching fake plants to PVC? Suction cups never held for long when I had my crabitat. Would I have better luck with command hooks?

I think so. Use the ones labeled for use in the bathroom. They'll hold up better to the humidity in your enclosure.

[Malum Argenteum]

PVC can be easily drilled to put any sort of mount that you want up. A plant can be attached to the wall using a zip tie placed around the plant and through two small holes in the PVC. A stronger fix is drilling a hole in the plant stem, then bolting it through the PVC (stainless steel machine screw, with the head inside and the nut outside).

[ROSIEonFIRE]

PVC can be easily drilled to put any sort of mount that you want up. A plant can be attached to the wall using a zip tie placed around the plant and through two small holes in the PVC. A stronger fix is drilling a hole in the plant stem, then bolting it through the PVC (stainless steel machine screw, with the head inside and the nut outside).

Yeah that’s def occurred to me! I’m a bit reluctant to put holes in the tat though. When I had hermit crabs I made a fairly elaborate structure out of egg crate and burlap that went up the back walls and all the way around the top of the tank. I even created a box shelf for my “shell shop” and ledges. I’m thinking I could do the same thing again in the snabitat but it would hold up much better because it wouldn’t have hermit crabs ripping holes in it all the time. I could probably get away with just making structures to fit in the corners too, maybe with a zip tie attachment to the metal bars that go across the top of the enclosure. I also purchased a few magnetic logs and I have my old magnetic feeding ledge from when I had a crested gecko. O man it’s gonna look sweet when I’m done with it!

[Homebody]

Yeah that’s def occurred to me! I’m a bit reluctant to put holes in the tat though.

Consider adding pegboard. I love mine.

[ROSIEonFIRE]

Consider adding pegboard. I love mine.

Good idea! I bet I could get it in brown too. Do you have any pics of enclosures you’ve used peg board in? Also any other suggestions about structure building materials? I’m not really a big one for cement and foam, I like less permanent builds.

[Homebody]

Good idea! I bet I could get it in brown too. Do you have any pics of enclosures you’ve used peg board in? Also any other suggestions about structure building materials? I’m not really a big one for cement and foam, I like less permanent builds.

Sure. I added them to my Children's python's enclosure. Just scroll down through the thread I linked above.

[ROSIEonFIRE]

Sure. I added them to my Children's python's enclosure. Just scroll down through the thread I linked above.

Wow great idea! It sounds like the peg board will be pretty ideal! The only downsides for me is that I am using reptiearth sub and I might need to mist my setup. But yeah if it starts looking ratty I can just toss it. I found a bunch of perches that are meant to attach to bird cages that would be ideal for a snake but I had no way to mount them without drilling holes, which I prefer not to do. But the pegboard would allow me to attach and rearrange any time! I think my old school egg crate and burlap construction method would hold up better to the humidity but working with egg crate is a pain.