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Hey guys! I was designing a cage for a small garter snake i was planning on getting, i am building it out of chipboard and had a question. I want there to be a florescent (or regular) light in the top so that you can easily find the snake in the dark. The only problem is i wanted a really thin, smaller one, just big enough to light the cage not provide heat or anything. Thanks so much, any suggestiopns will be greatly appreciated!
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-Doug Daly

If that's all you need, just go to wal-mart and they have some smaller lights, but it all depends on the size of your cage.

Home depot sells very small under cabinet lights which would work perfectly for your situation i believe.
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-Chris

The reason mainstream thought is thought of as a stream is because it's so shallow. -George Carlin

A fool doesn't learn. A smart man learns from his mistakes. A wise man learns from the mistakes of others. Which one are you?

My Website
N. American Rat/Corn snake care sheet I wrote
Information on substrates

Current snakes:
0.1 Licorice Stick Black Rat (Lola)
1.0 Black Rat (Frankie)
0.1 Texas Bairdi (Rosa)
0.1 Blue Beauty (Brunhilde)
1.0 Green Tree Python (Monty)

Sorry for not clarifying that. I was going to build a cage for a little wild garter i planned on catching, maybe 8-12" from bottom to top. Thanks!
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-Doug Daly

Gearters are cheap, I can't strongly urge you enough to buy yourself a captive bred one. Also, do you have any other snakes? If so there are a lot of dangers bringing a wild caught garter into a pre-existing collection.
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-Chris

The reason mainstream thought is thought of as a stream is because it's so shallow. -George Carlin

A fool doesn't learn. A smart man learns from his mistakes. A wise man learns from the mistakes of others. Which one are you?

My Website
N. American Rat/Corn snake care sheet I wrote
Information on substrates

Current snakes:
0.1 Licorice Stick Black Rat (Lola)
1.0 Black Rat (Frankie)
0.1 Texas Bairdi (Rosa)
0.1 Blue Beauty (Brunhilde)
1.0 Green Tree Python (Monty)

No i dont have any other snakes. I wanted to get a wild one because my mom probably wouldn't like the idea of me getting a snake but if i came home with one i caught i could talk her into it. Secondly after i get a wild one i was thinking of buying like a red-sided or flame too. Once my mom sees that i can handle one. Thanks!
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-Doug Daly

I really think thats the wrong way about getting a snake... but if you do get one, get a baby one. they will be much easier to tame, but if you cant get it to feed let it go!
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-Chris

The reason mainstream thought is thought of as a stream is because it's so shallow. -George Carlin

A fool doesn't learn. A smart man learns from his mistakes. A wise man learns from the mistakes of others. Which one are you?

My Website
N. American Rat/Corn snake care sheet I wrote
Information on substrates

Current snakes:
0.1 Licorice Stick Black Rat (Lola)
1.0 Black Rat (Frankie)
0.1 Texas Bairdi (Rosa)
0.1 Blue Beauty (Brunhilde)
1.0 Green Tree Python (Monty)