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eunectes4
at Mon Sep 13 10:57:08 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by eunectes4 ]
My point was if the snake is off the ground you do not need to move it with a hook or tongs or trap box or whatever...you can simply carefully open the cage, reach in with TONGS, and remove the substrate if you use a one piece substarte like myself (I use carpet...the expensive equivilant to newspaper). You can also remove water dishes in this manner. If branches are set into the sides like many arborial cages are, there is nothing touching the ground but the water dish and the substrate and they are easy to remove with tongs this way. I know some people put water and other substrates with tropical arborials but I keep all tropical snakes in one small room (walk in closet actually that works perfect as a small snake room...guy version, without clothes) so I have no problems with humidity and have all one piece sheds epecially if I mist from time to time while they are in shed to add to the humidifier I have in the room. I hope this makes more sense. I do not think it is alright to work that close to a hot without many precautions and the reason I think small arborial hots are beter to work with is because they do not need to be moved out of the cage to clean it...the "crap" falls to the floor and water dish which you simply remove with tongs and replace...very simple.
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You still missed it....please read - eunectes4, Mon Sep 13 10:57:08 2004