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$800 (including the stand and new cage furniture) and a whole lot of labor later, I finally have a new setup for my snakes! I went with 4'x 2'x18"stackable melamine critter condos from a local reptile store. They gave me tips on how to keep the melamine functioning in high humidity, and I had to sew a fine mesh over the light cages for my two smaller snakes to prevent burns. I did decide to partition my baby BRB's tank for now - mostly because I want to be able to find her easily! The stand is from Ikea And no, I'm not actually using overhead heat for my BRB; I just wanted to be able to see her for the pictures! Are you ready for some really bad photography? Of course you are! I'll have to break this into a couple of posts, so here goes:

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~Cynthia

And here are the close-ups. The first is a shot of my ball python, Sava, already hiding. She's the biggest of the three and by far the biggest coward. The second is my Savu python, Argent. She's kind of a nutcase, and the initial reason for the mesh over the light cage; she's already climbed all over it. The third is Garnet, beloved BRB! Ok, so she's actually hiding under that cork bark on the substrate, but you get the idea - and like I said, the overheat heat light is just for the photo! I added another water dish and a few more hides. Apparently I like buying the tank furniture as much as I do my own furniture; my husband cut me off before I could buy any more stuff! Does anyone here have any experience with aquarium decorations as hides? Any critiques or suggestions are greatly appreciated!

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~Cynthia

Very nice, congrats on the new setup. And yeah, it totally normal for the enclosure(s) to cost more than the occupant(s).
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count (02/01/2010):
42.61 BRB
27.40 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

I tried really hard to get my husband to let me buy a "spare" tank, you know, just in case, but alas. He's going to feel dumb when another stray snake follows me home...
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~Cynthia

Those Melamine Cages look nice. I know how you feel about an extra cage. Brazilian Rainbow Boas always seem to follow me home too

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Paul D

www.MoonlightBoas.com