I have a pair of corns that I would like to keep in a sterilite container. But i have never kept any of my snakes in this setup so i need a lot of help. I have 2 sterilite containers that are 20 in. long, 14 in. wide and 6 in. tall. will these work. The corns are about 1 ft. long.
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corn in a sterilite
blackmamba1
Feb 20, 2009 09:26 AM
Replies (7)
Bighurt
Feb 20, 2009 09:39 AM
>>I have a pair of corns that I would like to keep in a sterilite container. But i have never kept any of my snakes in this setup so i need a lot of help. I have 2 sterilite containers that are 20 in. long, 14 in. wide and 6 in. tall. will these work. The corns are about 1 ft. long.
Sure, but I imagine they would work better in a rack.
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Jeremy Payne
JB Reptile
Specializing in Boa Morph's
1.0 Snow "Kahl"
0.2 Triple Het Moonglow "Kahl"
0.1 Orange Tail Hypo Het Leopard
0.1 Double Het "Sharp" Snow
1.0 Ghost
0.1 Possible Super Hypo
0.1 DH Ghost
1.1 "Kahl" Albino
1.0 Hypomelenistic
1.3 Pastel Hypo
0.1 Suriname/Columbian cross
0.1 Anerthrystic
blackmamba1
Feb 20, 2009 11:13 AM
Is it safe to use an under the tank heater on the plastic tub. And is light needed
Bighurt
Feb 20, 2009 02:14 PM
>>Is it safe to use an under the tank heater on the plastic tub. And is light needed
Define safe.
No light is required.
As an example I had boas in sweater boxes in my Dorm closet with 12" of 4" heat tape taped to the bottom of the box. Obvioucly a thermostat should be used although at the timen I didn't.
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Jeremy Payne
JB Reptile
Specializing in Boa Morph's
1.0 Snow "Kahl"
0.2 Triple Het Moonglow "Kahl"
0.1 Orange Tail Hypo Het Leopard
0.1 Double Het "Sharp" Snow
1.0 Ghost
0.1 Possible Super Hypo
0.1 DH Ghost
1.1 "Kahl" Albino
1.0 Hypomelenistic
1.3 Pastel Hypo
0.1 Suriname/Columbian cross
0.1 Anerthrystic
blackmamba1
Feb 20, 2009 02:26 PM
Safe as in i was thinking it would get to hot for the plastic. Thanks for the info.
Bighurt
Feb 20, 2009 02:32 PM
>>Safe as in i was thinking it would get to hot for the plastic. Thanks for the info.
Typically temps for snakes is well below dangers for plastics. However when heat tape of heat pads are used where air can't ciculate they can get very hot in those isolated conditions. Assuming there is a gap and a thermostat is used. Safe they will be.
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Jeremy Payne
JB Reptile
Specializing in Boa Morph's
1.0 Snow "Kahl"
0.2 Triple Het Moonglow "Kahl"
0.1 Orange Tail Hypo Het Leopard
0.1 Double Het "Sharp" Snow
1.0 Ghost
0.1 Possible Super Hypo
0.1 DH Ghost
1.1 "Kahl" Albino
1.0 Hypomelenistic
1.3 Pastel Hypo
0.1 Suriname/Columbian cross
0.1 Anerthrystic
blackmamba1
Feb 20, 2009 02:37 PM
Thank you very much. I have one more question
though. How can i make a rack to hold this size container
Bighurt
Feb 20, 2009 02:45 PM
>>Thank you very much. I have one more question
>>though. How can i make a rack to hold this size container
That depends on what you want out of the rack. I'd post a new thread asking about rack construction around the tub you have.
This will draw more attention than this thread and also seperate the topic.
Easiest way is probably pre-cut melamine shelves. Perhaps someone will link to a suite with directions as thre are tons of how to's out there.
Cheers
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Jeremy Payne
JB Reptile
Specializing in Boa Morph's
1.0 Snow "Kahl"
0.2 Triple Het Moonglow "Kahl"
0.1 Orange Tail Hypo Het Leopard
0.1 Double Het "Sharp" Snow
1.0 Ghost
0.1 Possible Super Hypo
0.1 DH Ghost
1.1 "Kahl" Albino
1.0 Hypomelenistic
1.3 Pastel Hypo
0.1 Suriname/Columbian cross
0.1 Anerthrystic
