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I found it easier to just take composite shims and adhere them to the tiles using silicone. (fifth grade project looking this time Jerry, up from third grade)haha. This way they are easy to clean and I can stack as many as I want.

I have used silicone to stick flat rocks together with a round long rock in between the one end.....

.....actually just found it under my sink in the snake room and soaked it in soap water then bleach...it finally came apart...well...the one connection....after years ....I think the blech may have done it so stay away from long soaks and bleach?...

......just a thought
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Snakes like warm tight places.Those petstore cave things are all wrong for a snake,they want the roof to be right up against their back.At least this is what I see in WC snakes
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"Wake me when its April"

Doug L

Yes. FR and Zach pointed that out to me. I just picked up some black plexiglass and 1/4" wood to make little stacks inside some of those cave things. To keep the look but to be more hospitable to the snakes. Nice to get others spin on things here sometimes to see things you maybe aren't.
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Sometimes I think the kid with two pet snakes has something that those of us with 50 to 200 lost a long time ago.

Hey bob was just wondering what is it that you guys with loads of snakes have lost that us with 2 have not i ask as i have only 2

not very clear as i had to resort to using my left hand
HUNGRY LITTLE BUGGER!!!

ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's what you get for talking on the phone and handling a Brooks! LOL.

It's corny I know and only my opinion. I am only keeping a small collection now. At least TRYING to.

I think there is a natural tendency in this hobby to get carried away.

You get this one nice (whatever). Now you get this other (whatever)

You get this tri color, you have to now get this morph, Oh man I got to get this one. Now I'm going to breed this. Now I need a mate for that. Ok, now I HAVE to grab this group of this. I am going to collect all the subspecies of this.... Etc. After a while your cleaning so many cages, raising your own mice to save money. You barely even spend any time appreciating one animal.

When you start, you have that wide eyed wonder. Everything that snake does is awesome and mysterious to you ,(I know, corny) so different from anything else you've been around. Your tuned into everyhing about it. You can sit there and stare at it for hours. You dream of the terrariums it would look cool in. It's a peek into a foreign world and you didn't even leave the couch. It's living art work that changes as it ages and in different light. Just holding it and letting it glide through your fingers is COOOOOL...

Not to say it's not nice to have many to appreciate. It's just that as they grow in number you can lose the magic, fascination and neatness of the interaction. It's a trade off sometimes. At least it's like that for me. I can't speak for everyone.

Good luck with him and enjoy. Everybody here knows exactly how you feel.

Bob.
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Sometimes I think the kid with two pet snakes has something that those of us with 50 to 200 lost a long time ago.

one of my all time favorites.

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Sometimes I think the kid with two pet snakes has something that those of us with 50 to 200 lost a long time ago.

I remember that photo. Snake w/ a Snapple (& remote) being King of the castle.

reako45

thanks for the explination man i am on your level with that 2 as i went from my first snake to my second in only 1 month and now i have purchased a breeding pair which i am picking up next month my plans from there are to keep it with the amount i have which will be 4 and sell on all but 1 offspring from the breeders so total will be up to 5 for now that is enough see i dont have space nor money for to many otherwise i would just let rip thanks again

laters
Cheesemonkey
1xBullsnake(jesus)
1xBrooks cali king(petro)

It's your bussiness how many you want to keep. Good luck . Enjoy.
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Sometimes I think the kid with two pet snakes has something that those of us with 50 to 200 lost a long time ago.

Very nice idea for a rack set up.

How are your tubs holding up? I tried doing something similar many years ago but the tiles were so dang heavy I cracked two of my tubs. I think my tubs where a bit longer than yours though.

What kind of heat do you use on the rack? If its belly heat can you appreciate a temp difference from the upper cracks to the lower ones? Or are they on the cool side?

The stacks are not so heavy because I used thin ceremic tiles. I use 11" flexwatt heat tape on the back wall of the rack. The temps are 81-82 on the floor and 88 or so on the top rack shelf. They are on the hot side obviously. The cool side is 72 degrees. These are 15 quart tubs and the bottom tile covers nearly the whole tub. They can still utilize all the floor space this way and can even go underneath the bottom tile because I sit them on a bed of aspen.