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07-May-06, 10:20 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-06 Location: Sydney Age: 22 | | | |
yeh i tried that but there a little to big for tubs and dont look comfortable there about 45 or so cm.... with the light cages i was going to put mesh around them so they couldnt get through neways... but thanx 4 the idea...
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07-May-06, 10:54 PM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Mar-05 Location: Sydney | | | |
Put them into click clacks on a heat mat mate. You will notice the difference, snakes dont need alot of room, 2/3s there body length is plenty for the length of the enclosure, most breeders keep there snakes in tub systems and they do fantastic.
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07-May-06, 11:06 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-06 Location: Brisbane Age/Gender: 23  | | | |
A few tips for ya :wink:
Make sure when u feed them they are in seperate containers otherwise one can constrict and/or eat the other by accident.
Rather than a light cage just position the branches so they cant reach the bulb, after a month or 2 of good feeding put on a light cage.
As mentioned they would do better in a smaller enclosure, or if u dont want to do that put in some more shelter such as a larger hollow log cut in half, or cover half of the front of the enclosue with something. young snakes are very nervous and generally stress alot in such a large open space.
IMO the 'balling' is almost definately stress related behaviour, he is hiding his head so u cant kill him.
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08-May-06, 12:04 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: May-06 Location: Mortdale | | | |
yeah my coastal did exactly what yours was doing 4 a while but i left him alone for about a week then he was good you just have to let them settle in for a while
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08-May-06, 12:14 AM
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Originally Posted by punk_uzi yeah my coastal did exactly what yours was doing 4 a while but i left him alone for about a week then he was good you just have to let them settle in for a while | Huh? I don't get it, wasn't Hally using your log in before? You posted up the pics of the cage, etc.. I'm confused.
Whoever owns the enclosure.....I would also suggest you remove the heat rock, there's been a many accidents with those used with pythons.
And if you don't already, using actual hides, places they can go into and fit their wholeself into and not be seen will also help your snake/s settle down. you can get good fake rock hides quite cheaply from various reptile suppliers.
Good luck with her/them.
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08-May-06, 12:23 AM
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yeh ur right we live together lol we just wanted to see if the pic worked n i was being stupid... but yeah we have actual hides if you have a look at the pic of the enclosure u'll see it towards the back on the floor its a black rock.. were taking out the plants n moving things around 2moz we got a log 4 them to... so there will be lots of hides etc 4 them
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08-May-06, 06:20 AM
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Good luck with your snake....i hope it calms down for you.
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08-May-06, 12:04 PM
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Thanx  He already has... for instance this morning when i was changing the newpaper and water he came up 2 me n was crawling all over my hands... so i think he'll be fine....
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08-May-06, 12:19 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-06 Location: Penrith, NSW | | | |
see a little bit of patience and he is your mate in no time lol
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08-May-06, 12:25 PM
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lol... sure is....
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08-May-06, 02:10 PM
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Didn't read the whole thread so sorry if this has been said.
You need to put a protective cover over the heat and flouro lights. Also provide more hiding places (hot and cold) and also put some more fake plants in there so it feels comfortable moving from one place to the other, and isn't so in the open.
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08-May-06, 04:02 PM
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yeah were getting to that... were just finishing up a more perminant tank 4 them and thats got vines fake plants logs etc 4 them 2 play n hide in...
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08-May-06, 04:14 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Jun-05 Location: Sydney Age: 44 | | | |
a 45cm snake is no where nearf too big for a tub. Those plastic things with grilled lids are perfect for your snake. And they only cost $11.99 at the Warehouse. Leave your cage as it is and put the tub inside it.
And remember that snakes are not people. They will happily crawl up into a really tight space with no light at all and stay there for a long time. You would never do that as a sane human and if you were put into a buried coffin you would go mad. Well, a snake wouldn't (until it tried to get out I guess). They have different brains to us. What we think is good (wide open spaces) is just a death trap to a snake. They will not be stresses in a cage that you think is too small but they WILL be stressed in what they think is too big.
I think the last word I used was agrophobic.
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08-May-06, 05:39 PM
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Yep agree, light need wire covers.
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08-May-06, 10:16 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: May-06 Location: Mortdale | | |
yeah i went out today n bought a small box 4 them n drilled some holes in the lid... so i'll give that a go..... thanx | | |
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