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Its funny someone asked if i was going to build a custom enclosure for my sav, cause i just did this last night. now, i swear i wasn't on drugs at the time of building this, but i did it in pretty much the most retarded way i possibly could. 1) I built it all out of wood. obvious problem number 1, i will not be able to spray in it to keep the humidity levels up. number 2- the wet eco earth substrate is going to just keep the base (which is plywood) wet all the time and eventually it is going to rot away. c- i did not (yet) build a top for it, so humidity levels will not be up. 3- crickets can apparently climb masonite (the sides) 7- My sav is going to go back to being a shy sally becuase i built the walls of solid masonite so she cannot see what is going on and B) the thing is too dam big to ever reasonably clean.

Im a dumbass.

That being said. I am going to modify it and pretty much use the wood as a frame and lay some plexiglass inside of it, build a top, and perhaps a metal base that can easily be removed for cleaning.

The only good/cool part about it is the custom stand above it for my 20 gallon tank holding Kevin the Blood Python : )

here she is: (laugh away)

well its a start... as for the climbing crickets... i place large crickets in a large plastic bin and place my sav in it...she goes crazy catching and eating each one.. just an idea

this is my temp enclosure.. next time im making it outa treated lumber

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Adrian De Leon
Hissenia Reptiles

thats a sick setup. my savs humidity levels, even in the previous enclosure were never up too high. i mean i didnt go to any extra efforts in raising or lowering the humidity levels, and she is fine and dandy. i have never checked the humidity levels though...but why should i? shes doing great! so i think this enclosure just needs some 'tweaking' and it will be alright. Im gonna cut the front side of masonite out and create a 'window' if you will of plexiglass so i can watch her and she can watch me, Then ill make some sort of a rigged up top to hold the heat and humidity in a little better. other than that it may be okay. well see. i think im gonna put a plexiglass band around about half way up so the cricks can only climb to a certain point then fall back down. i like to feed her the cricks cause she is a fat cow and the only way she excercises is chasing cricks around.
she would go nuts if i put her in a small thing filled to the brim with crickets though, i couldn't even imagine haha.