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Originally Posted by Browndog Hello Folks, |
Hello and welcome
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Originally Posted by Browndog ..I am a carpenter by trade and did a spell as an aquarium builder ... |
Done both myself - very useful when the reptile bug bites
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Originally Posted by Browndog Will an 18"L*12"H*10"H aquarium be suitable to keep the fellow in for the first year or so and if so, how do you go about keeping part of it warm and not turning the whole thing into a snakey type sauna ? |
The size is fine for a small snake, remember they don't like open spaces, too many predators out there
In Brisse I would make the back out of peg board and cover over it during the winter with some ply. Have 2 vents on each end, one high and one low
I've attached a photo of my smaller cages so you can steal some ideas.
One thing - keep out of the direct sun.
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Originally Posted by Browndog I have two pieces of 6mm glass 900mm * 900mm and intend to use these to create an 1800mm high by 900mm wide by 600mm deep. Would it be better if I just made the enclosure 900mm * 900mm * 600mm then after another year or so add the other section to bring it up to the 1800mm height ? |
Another idea is to make the enclosure with a partition. Trouble with that is you will see another snake, think "I can keep that in the spare partiton" and so it starts.
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Originally Posted by Browndog On another note, not long after my wife and I move in, she was out the front clearing an overgrown garden bed and alerted me to the fact that she had seen a blue snake I didn't believe her but sure enough I saw it with my own eyes. It was about 18 inches long and sky blue in colour. At the time I thought it was a legless lizard but searching on the internet has failed to find a blue lizard or snake. Anyone have an idea what it might be ?
cheers
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its proberly a Green tree snake
Dendrelaphis punctulata, normally green but can be almost any color from black to yellow. Nearly always has a yellow belly and will normally retreat and about the speed of sound. They aren't the bravest kid on the block.
