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Chaoslillith
Snake mite
USA
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 Posted - 24/10/2009 : 07:13:43
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Hello all,
I was wondeing if some of you would post more pics of your tanks. I have some ideas of how I want to build mine but it is always good to look at what people have.
I am thinking of building tanks out of plexiglass (acrylic) with holes in the sides and top for some ventilation. I would probably build a false bottom with holes in it and put the clay balls underneath, I would have to build some sort way to remove the false bottom for cleaning purposes. I am thinking 4x2x3 feet ( 4 ft tall, 2 ft wide and 3 feet long) for size. That should be plent of room for a Brazilian Rainbow Boa.
Any ideas? Pics of your setups would be great to see.
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Kazerella
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
721 Posts |
Posted - 26/10/2009 : 09:39:34
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I've just looked through my photobucket and don't have one of the viv my brazilian is already in on there (so I'll have to post one when I get home leter)
but.... here is a viv we've bought in preparation for when she's older.
It's all glass to help with humidity, but with mesh lid for good ventiliation. It's 3ft by 2ft by 2ft, so not really tall, but tall enough for a few branches etc.
(in the pic there is a heat mat, but that's because we currently have a king snake in it, when Ruby goes in we'll be heating it with a ceramic probably
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Lucy Lu
Snake mite
United Kingdom
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Posted - 26/10/2009 : 10:51:49
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| how much was that one? and now i'm really confused! i've heard so much conflicting info about the type of viv to keep brb's in! fortunately i have mine in a breeder viv at the moment so have some time to research! HELP!! lol |
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Chaoslillith
Snake mite
USA
41 Posts |
Posted - 27/10/2009 : 02:53:03
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Nice tank. It seems the general consensus is 3-4 ft long tank the width and heignt vary though. I like 4x2x3 but then I tend to cage my critters in larger homes in general. THey seem to like it.
How are you going to keep it humid? Misting or large water bowl. There is an old trick of putting an aquarium heater in a glass jar filled with water. I would be a little nervouse of the snake wrapping around it but the if heater is set to 70 or so, enough to evaporate water but not enough to make it too hot it could work I guess. As I said I will probably build mine, it will probably be cheaper in the end. I just like to see what people are doing.
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Chaoslillith
Snake mite
USA
41 Posts |
Posted - 27/10/2009 : 03:09:05
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Here is a video of my Red Tail in her tank. I bought the tank, someone had built it for their beardies but they were moving and had to get rid of the beardies and I got the tank.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxCr1RpidIw
This is the tank when it was set up for crested geckos. For her I kept the large forked stick/pole you see, a large cork bark hide, a bowl of water and cypress but here you can see the size.
She will probably outgrow this by next year though heh. |
Edited by - Chaoslillith on 27/10/2009 17:45:28 |
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xmas snake
Snake mite
United Kingdom
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Posted - 27/10/2009 : 08:19:03
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Chaoslillith
Snake mite
USA
41 Posts |
Posted - 27/10/2009 : 17:44:01
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I have found that handmade tanks are always nicer.
This is what the cresties are in now. I designed the tanks after I met a gentleman who hand makes glass tanks.
Each crested gecko has a tank that is 30 inches tall, 12 inches wide and 20 inches deep. There are 5 segments in each tank. I bought 10 crested gecko hatchlings over a year ago. They started in the tank I listed above and ended up in these tanks. I have two of these tanks, you can see the beginning of the second one on the right in the picture. |
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Kazerella
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
721 Posts |
Posted - 27/10/2009 : 19:44:10
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Wow those tanks are brilliant. I daren't put mine up now 
I love cresties too, I'm not normally a lizard type of girl, but they've definitely caught my eye. Are they easy to keep? |
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Chaoslillith
Snake mite
USA
41 Posts |
Posted - 27/10/2009 : 23:31:53
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Cresties are easy for a couple of reasons, they live at what is room temp here in Arizona 75-80 (80 + is getting too warm). They do not have to have crickets. Look up Crested Gecko Diet by Repashy. It is a powder that you add water to and give to the cresties. They are primarily fruit eaters. Do not feed them baby food, people used to years ago. Now there is too much sugar and such in baby food. The Crested Gecko Diet takes care of all their nutritional needs.
I usually feed mine bugs every couple of weeks to spice things up. When they were growing I would give them crickets twice a week. Now they do not go through as many. They are happy at abour 60 % humidity and are fun to watch.
They also change colors between night and day on based on mood. When they are "fired up" they are beautiful. They come is so many colors and patterns now too.
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Kazerella
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
721 Posts |
Posted - 02/11/2009 : 14:41:41
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They are so gorgeous. I was convinced I was going to get one or two (until I saw the price tag as they are quite expensive over here complared to other types of gecko).
One day I shall get one (when the mortgage is out of the way) |
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Chaoslillith
Snake mite
USA
41 Posts |
Posted - 03/11/2009 : 01:14:31
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They are fairly inexpensive in the States $60-150 in general. Some can get up to $200-250. They used to run more last year but the market in them dropped out as people got more interested in leopard geckos. Crested Gecko genetics is not as predictable as leopard gecko so breeding proven lines is a bit mroe difficult.
They are fun to watch and have though. |
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Kehhlyr
The Resident Loon
United Kingdom
284 Posts |
Posted - 03/11/2009 : 04:49:59
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Ok, So shall I not tell you that I saw cresties disappearing out of the door for as low as 25 quid at the Pompey show?
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lee2308
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Posted - 03/11/2009 : 23:55:35
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quote:
Originally posted by Kazerella
I've just looked through my photobucket and don't have one of the viv my brazilian is already in on there (so I'll have to post one when I get home leter)
but.... here is a viv we've bought in preparation for when she's older.
It's all glass to help with humidity, but with mesh lid for good ventiliation. It's 3ft by 2ft by 2ft, so not really tall, but tall enough for a few branches etc.
(in the pic there is a heat mat, but that's because we currently have a king snake in it, when Ruby goes in we'll be heating it with a ceramic probably
i got a brand new one of these exactly the same in my garage,keep meaning to advertise it. |
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Kazerella
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
721 Posts |
Posted - 04/11/2009 : 09:39:43
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And you didn't get me one Kehhylr! I don't like you anymore 
Lee- be careful with that tank- our glass at the bottom cracked after about 3 days. We complained to the company that makes them because the mat that cracked it was on a stat and only throwing out 27 degrees at the time, which is a low heat to break at for something designed as a reptile enclosure. They said there was nothing they could do about it though so we've had to mend it with siliconed in perspex  |
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Chaoslillith
Snake mite
USA
41 Posts |
Posted - 08/11/2009 : 20:54:50
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Kaz,
That company are b******s if that is the answer they gave you!! They should have shipped you a new tank that day. That is horrible customer service. |
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MissCat
Snake mite
United Kingdom
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Posted - 16/11/2009 : 08:32:15
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Originally posted by Kehhlyr
Ok, So shall I not tell you that I saw cresties disappearing out of the door for as low as 25 quid at the Pompey show?
I got one there :) |
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Can you post pics of tanks?
