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BrianSmith
at Wed Oct 1 20:49:43 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by BrianSmith ]
Do you work for pro products on commission? lol, just kidding. Seriously though, the only reason why I dissagree with using individual heating elements in a case like this (unless they are used IN CONJUNCTION with a full room space heater) is because a remote, detached reptile building like this may get very cold in the winter months. And to only heat the cages themselves is just asking for trouble with extreme chills every time a cage is open or near vents or door cracks. Plus the snakes could never come out of their cages should the room be less than 75 degrees. It is best to at least get the room ambient temperatures up to the low or mid 80's. Otherwise it is easiest and cheapest to simply maintain the room at the temps one want's their snakes to be. I still to this day have never heard, seen or read ANY conclusive data that supports the concept that snakes HAVE to have a thermal gradient. I have not provided this for the majority of my boids over the decades and have never had any problems with the health or breeding of my snakes. I think this is mostly only a matter of preference.
>>As far as the basics, try to have plumbing and a sink, plenty of electric, etc. For heating, you might want to give pro products a call as their radiant heat panels are not only great for heating cages (that's what we use to heat all of our boa/python/herp cages), but they also work great for heating residentials (and are very cheap to operate). For cages, aside from making sure it is very secure, get something that will provide easy access. Neodesha or perhaps a cage by Habitat Systems (we use HS for our displays) would work very well. I personally like either newspaper or aspen bedding as a substrate (nothing, though, beats paper). Make sure the building is UNCLUTTERED so that you can take your burms out w/out having to worry about them getting into trouble (even under close supervision). A sensor alarm would be a good addition which will alert you should the building get too hot or too cool. Make sure the building itself is secure and an alarm would be a worthwhile investment. Make sure you have signage to warn people about trespassing and perhaps even what is inside. These all seem like common sense so I don't know if this helped or not but good luck; sounds really neat.
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RE: 12x16 Building Devoted to Burmese -- Suggestions? - BrianSmith, Wed Oct 1 20:49:43 2003