#snake enclosures

[is-the-snake-video-cute]

Hi! I just wanted to say thank you; your compassion and understanding for people who have made husbandry mistakes but are trying to correct them is incredible and helped me a lot. I definitely made some mistakes with my rosy boa but she’s in a much better enclosure now! (And had an A+ health checkup from the vet).

Here’s the new enclosure! It’s from Animal Plastics and it’s 6x3x2 (huge upgrade from her 3x1x1 before!)

Honestly, one of the highlights of my day is checking in on her and seeing her use every inch of that space. High end gets to 86-90 directly under the CHE, low end is around 72. If you have any suggestions for improving it, I’d love to hear them!

And here’s some pictures of the lady herself.

(Nobody told her she’s a desert species)

Thanks again for everything you do! As an aspiring nature educator, your work with this blog is awesome.

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Looks awesome! I love how many varied spaces and enrichment items you’ve worked in. She’s such a cutie. :)

#submission #not a rating #rosy boas #snake enclosures #pet snake pictures

[sardinemasc]

big enrichment upgrade for nelly :]

i am SO proud of how this came out, finally i have been able to fill out some vertical space in her tank!! i made a big order from josh's frogs of artificial plants and cork bark and she is loving it so far it seems :) i wasn't planning on doing artificial plants for this enclosure but the real ones weren't doing too hot, and the tank really needed to be filled out. plus, enrichment is more important than aesthetics :) thankfully in this case i think the artificial plants against the cork bark looks really amazing!! nelly's already having lots of fun climbing and exploring her new furnishings :]

enclosure is a 4x2x2 Kages PVC, substrate is biodude terra firma, lots of cork bark, various woods (spider, mopani, manzanita), DHP and RHP heating with a full spectrum LED for lighting.

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Photos of my cornsnake's enclosure full of cork bark logs, large fake ferns and hanging plants, driftwood, and more. Two photos show Nelly on my arm. She is an orange cornsnake with red eyes. ]

#my snakes #snake enclosures #snake tank #cornsnakes #corn snakes #snakes #creamsicle corn snake #vivarium #snake vivarium #reptile #reptiblr

[big-boy-noodle]

Everyone is all set up in their new 4×2×2 ft enclosures!

PVC 4×2×2 zen habitats with bio basins and 1 inch spacers

#reptile #ball python #snake #snakblr #royal python #reptiblr #pet snake #python regius #snake enclosure #snake enclosures #reptile enclosure #enclosure #zen habitats #zenhabitats

[west-tokyo-incidents]

New snake tank for Butch!! She's already disappeared somewhere in there but I'm super happy with how it looks.

#ress talks #corn snake #snake enclosures #snake #reptile keeper #also yeah thats a real deer skull #pet post

[omg-snakes]

Here's a quick look at how I set up neonate tubs. I start with a 6 quart Sterilite tub with a locking lid. Their first substrate is paper towel, and after they are eating reliably I will add some bedding they can burrow in. They'll probably be spending most of their time in the humid hide, which is a clean gelato tub with a hole drilled in the lid and filled with damp sphagnum moss. They also have two dry hides in the form of a section of a repurposed cardboard corner protector (from when I purchased AP cages) and a peat pot that I've cut in half. Their water dish is a glass votive candle holder from IKEA. I like using these for babies because they're hard to tip over, fit in the corners of cages, and they can go in the dishwasher.

Finally, the sandblasted grapevine wood is to give the little ones a rough surface to help shed and it also offers a safe climbing opportunity.

As the babies grow and develop, I'll gradually break them into smaller and smaller groups in similar setups to this one until they're all housed separately. For their first couple of weeks they seem to be calmer and start taking food sooner if they're kept together. They are separated into small deli cups for meals and weighing.

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[flameraven]

hey, I saw your comment on the snake post and I wanted to ask if you have pics of your snake’s habitat? I don’t have a snake, but this kind of environment sounds really cool!

I do!

This is my tank, an 18x18x36". The "log" is cork bark, the branches are from my yard (after being sanitized), plus various houseplants.

I'm a huge plant nerd, so the idea of a mini ecosystem that felt really naturalistic was a big draw for me, and not having to clean as often (because the bugs take care of the snake waste) is a nice bonus. It also gives the snake plenty of enrichment, with hiding, climbing, and burrowing opportunities.

And the noodle herself, this is my corn snake, Spaghetti:

#snakes #bioactive #snake husbandry #snake enclosures #corn snakes #spaghetti

[mossiestpiglet]

Cosmo was a very well behaved boy watching me install another hanging toy for him while he was already curled up on these tubes just a few inches away!

#california kingsnake #snakeblr #pet snake #moss’s animals #snake enclosures #snake photo #he enjoys his big new enclosure quite a bit #and I’m hopeful that the plants in there will actually survive #the snake plants both came with him from his old setup already #they’ve never thrived in it but hopefully this is a better soil for them #and with more space the water situation will be better for the plants too

[brdi3s-beasties]

More pictures soon bc rn I am dead tired but!!! :D

#jörm2022 #ball python #bioactive #snake #petblr #jörm #exotic pets #snake enclosures #diy enclosure #enclosure build

[theshitpostcalligrapher]

hhhh ive been through the process plenty of times and i KNOW it takes about a week or so from initially going blue to shedding but me boy stresses me out every time it happens :(

#snake #peppercorn #hes fine he's in the stage where he doesnt look waxy anymore but still sounds crinkly when he moves #which means i should be expecting a lil wrapper in the enclosure in the next coupla days

[yue-kite]

snowjanus // holy martyrs reprise (written by me!)

i actually still don’t know what i’m doing on here but the poem (excerpt?? screenplay-esque drabble??) is built off of aesops fables and loosely inspired by the wonderful fic “kill your darlings” by @super-nova5045 on ao3, which i’ll link in the comments

#tbosas #snowjanus #the ballad of songbirds and snakes #coriolanus snow #sejanus plinth #gnawing on the bars of my enclosure

[babybirbb]

coriolanus being haunted by the two people he cared about wronged the most is so akdkfkskfdkskd

#and he fucking deserved it too #everything will always come back to sejanus and lucy gray #i’m gnawing on the bars of my enclosure #coriolanus snow #sejanus plinth #lucy gray baird #the hunger games #the ballad of songbirds and snakes #thg #tbosas #thg tbosas #suzanne collins #tom blyth #rachel zegler #josh andres rivera #hunter schafer #snowbaird #coriojanus #snowjanus #snowplinth

[is-the-snake-video-cute]

Is a 120 gallon ok for an adult .less than 5 feet ball python? She is an adult and fully grown every where I look it says 120 Is a good tank for adult female ball python.

A 120 gallon is fine, that's a perfectly acceptable minimum enclosure size for a ball python. However, if you can go bigger, by all means do so! Your snake will use every inch of space you give her, and bigger is always better!

#not a rating #snake enclosures #ball pythons

[lizzysbrain]

It’s not even funny anymore I want him so bad. I wanna bite him and I don’t know why

#the hunger games #coriolanus snow #coriolanus snow smut #tom blyth #president snow #coriolanus x reader #coriolanus x you #hunger games #the ballad of songbirds and snakes #the mockingjay #billy the kid #I wanna bite him so bad #he’s so yummy #kicking my feet giggling #drooling #knawing at the bars of my enclosure

[big-boy-noodle]

Everyone is all set up in their new 4×2×2 ft enclosures!

PVC 4×2×2 zen habitats with bio basins and 1 inch spacers

#reptile #ball python #snake #snakblr #royal python #reptiblr #pet snake #python regius #snake enclosure #snake enclosures #reptile enclosure #enclosure #zen habitats #zenhabitats

[omg-snakes]

I'm in the very early stages of thinking about considering to get a snake. Do you have an estimate on the cost of getting a snake? What are the expected startup costs (enclosure and equipment), monthly costs (food and replacing substrate), and how much is reasonable to have on hand in case of emergency needs (vet bills)?

Hey friend!

Sooo.... this ask is mostly unanswerable for the best reason: it varies massively!

There are a few things you will absolutely need: An enclosure, at least two hides of an appropriate size for your animal, appropriate substrate for your species of choice, a water bowl, and a heat source controlled by a thermostat. Optional but recommended items include UV lighting and decorations that stimulate natural behaviors like climbing, digging, burrowing, and basking. Food type, size, and frequency will depend on the species and age of your chosen snake.

You'll need to consider your space, the climate in your home and how that compares to the needs of your snake, your overall budget, your desired aesthetic, your level of comfort with DIY/crafting, and the specific needs of the species you're choosing.

You could check your local garage sales and forums and end up with a $20 40-gallon terrarium and decor that might only require a little elbow grease to sterilize. You could drop over $2000 on a custom-built planted vivarium. It all depends on what you want and how much you want to spend.

Heat could be in the form of an under-tank heater, a radiant heat panel, custom heat tape, or a ceramic heat emitter that works like a light bulb. Thermostats run anywhere from $30-40 for basic models to $150+ for pulse-proportional terrarium thermostats with bells and whistles.

Will you feed live or frozen/thawed? Costs on feeders tend to be higher if you buy from a retailer and buy only one at a time. You can save money buying frozen in bulk, but you'll need to consider the size and quantity of prey your snake will need both in the immediate and longer term.

Substrate should be spot-cleaned weekly and most substrates can be replaced monthly, but this will vary by the substrate you're using and the size of the enclosure. Bioactive vivariums take longer to get established but may involve rarely or never changing substrate and relying on an invertebrate clean-up crew and spot cleaning only.

To determine vet costs, call a few exotics veterinarians in your area and get quotes for a new patient exam and fecal check as well as an estimate for a worst-case scenario like your snake having an open wound needing stitches and antibiotics.

You'll need to do a little research and deciding on your own to determine the budget for what you want. I'm sorry that it's not an easy answer! I think the takeaway here is that you'll have a lot of options and ability to make your snake keeping experience exactly what you want. There are many different ways to do it right at almost every budget level!

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[schmidtsbimbo]

i need him in a way that is concerning to feminism

#coriolanus snow #coryo snow #gnawing at the bars of my enclosure #the ballad of songbirds and snakes #the hunger games #tom blyth