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chris_harper2
at Fri Nov 12 12:10:54 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by chris_harper2 ]
>>Thanks for the reply, I am suprised at how hard it has been to find anyone who uses naturistic enclosures for snakes.
To be fair, I'm not using them anymore. I'd like to go back to something similar but I think I'll avoid the rockwork. Instead I'll keep all permanent surfaces easy to clean and then provide removable structure (plants, logs, etc.).
>>Other than a snakes size and strength making them more destructive in a natural viv do you know why it isn't more popular with snakes to design natural environments for them?
Snakes tend to be kept in cages with a smaller volume relative to body weight. This means more feces/urates to clean on a per-area basis. Also, dart frogs do well in semi-aquatic environents where there is a slight amout of microbrial filtration and breakdown of waste material. Very few snakes do well in such an environement.
>>As far as weight goes, using a foam background, with a thin layer of quickrete and sealing it shouldn't make it heavy.
I agree. Using foam was not a viable option to me at the time (long story).
I look forward to your pictures and long term experiences.
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Current snakes:
1.1 Gonyosoma oxycephala - (Silver/Yellow)
3.4 Gonyosoma oxycephala - (Green)
2.1 Gonyosoma janseni - (Black)
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RE: Naturalistic snake cage...a little long - chris_harper2, Fri Nov 12 12:10:54 2004