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As others on here can attest and have shown, snakes can be addictive, and eventually with some folks, 2 snakes becomes 10 and so forth. Its always been that way with my orchids which I began growing at 14 and while I had a good collection a while back, I had to sell it due to not being settled. Well having bought my first place, I could have some fun. Nice thing is that the orchids and snakes both like low winter temps for better blooming and hibernation. The 7 tarantulas I have and my Ball Pythons and Hogg Island Boa, all have heating pads along with the younger natives that I don't want to hibernate yet. Hope you all enjoy the pics, this is the best growing set up I have done yet since my Cattleyas are blooming well. AS you can see, its not all orchids but they make up about 130 of the plants. Of the orchids I grow Cattleyas- with a focus on uni foliate species, Paphiopedilums- I do best with the multi floral, Phalaenopsis, Oncidiums, and odds and ends. The room looks out into my porch garden where I grow Bonsai, Roses, and other stuff- of which the Rembrandt tulips are rockin' at the moment.

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1.1 Newton County, IN Bulls
1.0 Texas Red Bull
0.1 Kansas Yellow Bull
2.1 Red X Yellow Bulls
1.0 Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada Bull
1.1 Carolina Northern Pines (M from NC, F from SC)
1.1 Henderson County, NC Black Rats
1.1 Gray Banded 'Blair's' Kings
2.2 Coastal Cal Kings
1.1 Speckled Kings, Harris County, TX
1.1 Eastern Chain Kings (M from GA & F from NC)
1.0 Hogg Island Boa
1.2 Ball Pythons

Here are some more pics, btw, the bulls in the center tank in the previous pics are my Newton County pair.

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1.1 Newton County, IN Bulls
1.0 Texas Red Bull
0.1 Kansas Yellow Bull
2.1 Red X Yellow Bulls
1.0 Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada Bull
1.1 Carolina Northern Pines (M from NC, F from SC)
1.1 Henderson County, NC Black Rats
1.1 Gray Banded 'Blair's' Kings
2.2 Coastal Cal Kings
1.1 Speckled Kings, Harris County, TX
1.1 Eastern Chain Kings (M from GA & F from NC)
1.0 Hogg Island Boa
1.2 Ball Pythons

I meant that I had to sell off my snakes, yet have always had a decent orchid collection.
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1.1 Newton County, IN Bulls
1.0 Texas Red Bull
0.1 Kansas Yellow Bull
2.1 Red X Yellow Bulls
1.0 Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada Bull
1.1 Carolina Northern Pines (M from NC, F from SC)
1.1 Henderson County, NC Black Rats
1.1 Gray Banded 'Blair's' Kings
2.2 Coastal Cal Kings
1.1 Speckled Kings, Harris County, TX
1.1 Eastern Chain Kings (M from GA & F from NC)
1.0 Hogg Island Boa
1.2 Ball Pythons

Very cool lookin' room. The plants add to the serenity factor.

reako45

Nothing wrong with that! Fantastic room. You've just inspired me to bring in a plant or two.
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Mark

Plants are great, I have a few ficus plants in my chameleon cage. He also shares the room with a male mouse, before the plants I could smell his cage outside the door if it was dirty. Now, I can't even smell him inside the room I love my plants.

I did kill a ficus once by clipping the crap out of it, but my plant death to plant life ratio is 1:4 so im doing ok with them hahaha.

Great room by the way, how is cleaning and moving the tanks if you have to? Bet you get a good work out .

Thanks for the kind words. Since I use cypress mulch in my cages, I have a lined garbage can against the wall to toss feces etc... in and a step ladder to get to the 40 breeder tanks on the top level to clean up after my Bull snakes that live in them. Kings are a bit cleaner for sure, and they live in 20 long tanks. The lights I use that hang from the celling are 32watt circular compact florescent bulbs that put out 120 watts of light, and I get these at Home Depot, the ones hanging underneath the table are 24 watts and put out 75 watts of light which work fine for the Phalaenopsis, Gasteria succulents and African violets. What you all are not seeing is that the wall with the door way in it, is where my office is so to speak, with my desk, computer and printer and personal ephemera. It is a good room to just breath in and putter with the orchids and snakes and spiders(and the dwarf cave roaches that feed them). It has to have the best air in my condo, and I think a GREAT place for my snakes to live. The orchids are sitting on sheets of Egg Creating, propped (with old plastic pots) up over plastic translucent rectangular clothing storage boxes with the tops taken off.
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1.1 Newton County, IN Bulls
1.0 Texas Red Bull
0.1 Kansas Yellow Bull
2.1 Red X Yellow Bulls
1.0 Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada Bull
1.1 Carolina Northern Pines (M from NC, F from SC)
1.1 Henderson County, NC Black Rats
1.1 Gray Banded 'Blair's' Kings
2.2 Coastal Cal Kings
1.1 Speckled Kings, Harris County, TX
1.1 Eastern Chain Kings (M from GA & F from NC)
1.0 Hogg Island Boa
1.2 Ball Pythons