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05-Aug-07, 10:56 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Dec-06 Location: sydney n.s.w Gender:  | | | how to make ur cages look nice??
i was wondering how do i make my tank look really nice but simple,i dunno but i think my tanks look ok,but how does everyone else make theres look good???
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05-Aug-07, 11:02 PM
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plenty of foliage, fake rock walls that you buy or make your own it's easy enough. Or if your artistic paint a mural on the inside I've done it to a few of mine. Fake grass always makes them look better although a bit of a pain to clean so have more than one piece. Also those fake vines and plants make them look really good too. Also branches with a couple of coats of varnish and left to air out for a while look a treat too. Hope this helps.
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05-Aug-07, 11:12 PM
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05-Aug-07, 11:18 PM
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The sticks and logs are a great start. Maybe some fake plants, a few large logs or rocks and a different substrate. Fake grass, as mentioned above, is always good.
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05-Aug-07, 11:29 PM
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ok well i will do that,does anyone have any pic of snake setup i can have a look at?
thanksyou
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05-Aug-07, 11:59 PM
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Hey there,
It is good to hear someone interested in spending a bit to actually make their snake enclosure look like an environment rather than a box with a couple of sticks and a water bowl.
Fake backgrounds is a start, it ads a significant 3rd dimension to the enclosure, giving somewhere for them to climb. These are pretty important in a tall enclosure especially, or else you are going to be having branches running everwhere, which is not all that bad.
A more natural substrate, so different type of river rocks, bark, depending on the animal even some types of sand.
There are many things that you can do, just look at the natural world and copy that. I wouldnt be using live plants just use the fake ones.
Have fun
If you want to see some awesome enclosures, some of the US enclosures i have seen are the best around, check out the latest Reptile magazine, the US one there are some awesome enclosures in there.
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06-Aug-07, 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by SlothHead  Hey there,
It is good to hear someone interested in spending a bit to actually make their snake enclosure look like an environment rather than a box with a couple of sticks and a water bowl.
Fake backgrounds is a start, it ads a significant 3rd dimension to the enclosure, giving somewhere for them to climb. These are pretty important in a tall enclosure especially, or else you are going to be having branches running everwhere, which is not all that bad.
A more natural substrate, so different type of river rocks, bark, depending on the animal even some types of sand.
There are many things that you can do, just look at the natural world and copy that. I wouldnt be using live plants just use the fake ones.
Have fun
If you want to see some awesome enclosures, some of the US enclosures i have seen are the best around, check out the latest Reptile magazine, the US one there are some awesome enclosures in there. | thanks
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06-Aug-07, 10:50 AM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Mar-07 Location: Townsville, North QLD Age/Gender: 21 | | |
I've posted pics of these before and theres another one beardie one done which i forgot to load pics up last night LOL...
I dont think mine look too bad.... they are very simple and very easy to clean and safe substrate wise... they can look alot better if you add some more foliage and some rocks etc to make mine look heaps better....
Its quite easy to create, with the tiles as substrate (or substrate of your choice), a nice clean branch or log, some fake foliage (you can attach these very easily to your enclosure with a little eye hook/s from bunnings).... perhaps either paint the inside (non toxic water based from bunnings, i use dulux billiard green) or get a fake rock wall or laminted background... also there are some nice fake rock hides available as well as water bowls...
You have a great start there... let us know how you go   
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06-Aug-07, 10:52 AM
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you will be amazed how much a quick lot of paint, sandy coloured tiles and some foliage will do
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06-Aug-07, 12:09 PM
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This is my beardie enclosure. Just get some branches, astroturf and some plants and it spices things up. It's been changed a bit now as I am putting a snake in there so there's bigger fake plants and whatnot.  |
06-Aug-07, 12:16 PM
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Where do you guys get these branches from?
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06-Aug-07, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by peas_and_corn Where do you guys get these branches from? | the bush,side walks
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06-Aug-07, 12:39 PM
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06-Aug-07, 04:10 PM
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Hey reptilegirl_jordan
It looks like you're off to a great start.
Some bark substrate, lot's of fake silk plants, and a fake rock wall are mostly all that's required to make a snake enclosure look the part.
I guess it all depends on how much time and monet you are prepared to invest. to give your enclosure that WOW factor.
One of my enclosures is pictured below
Good luck
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06-Aug-07, 04:19 PM
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Yeh I think your enclosure looks fine, the main difference I can see between yours and the others posted is the amount of green. I reckon that helps the aesthetics a lot.
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