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Glass Vivariums

CarloS01

CarloS01

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Hi
I have my corn in a 2ft glass vivarium. (have done for a year now)
He has now got bigger and I want to upgrade it to a 3ft glass viv.
Recently my pet shop man advised me to get a wooden viv as he said its a better heat insulator.

Is he right. I want a glass one really. I have a themostatic controlled heat pad lunder the tank with the sensor on the inside floor above it.

Please advise if theres any problems with 3ft glass viv
I live in the UK and the viv is in my spare room which has central heating.

Carlo
 
Personally, Carlos, I suspect yer man there is after yer wallet! The price of wooden vivs is insane! In a normal range of heat a glass viv isn't going to lose too much heat. My tree frogs are in a tall hexagonal ex-fishtank, so I've put polystyrene tiles on the 3 back walls, with the heatmat sandwiched loosely between the glass and the very back pane, but only because the tank is so tall that I was worried about heatloss. Generally it can be said for corns that the range of temperatures you feel comfortable with will be fine for the ambient and cool temps, with the regulated heatmat just providing an extra boost for the warm side. Unless you live in an unheated shed, glass should be fine.
 
I am heating a 55 gallon glass aquarium without any problems! If you want glass, go for glass.
 
I found my snake changed, when he was in a glass viv and i went to get him out, he felt i was like a bird or somthing coming to get him, so he snapped a few times, in the wood one, i have my UTH inside, the hide and one end of my logs on it, so he cant really get under it,


i suggest looking on ebay, i got a really good viv, brand new, for £70 that was 3ft, and its been great : )


George.
 
I swear by wooden vivs, but that's just a preference thing. In terms of heating wooden vivs can actually be more hassle as the mat has to go inside, so you have to drill a hole in the viv, detach the plug from the mat, shove the wire through and then rewire the mat. It's pretty much up to you, wood and glass both have their pros and cons.
 
Wood is a good option, though glass is easy.

Building your own gives a lot of satisfaction, and you can usually find easy ways around the issues. If you are an inexperienced woodworker your local lumber co will make the cuts according to your needs. If you need suggestions or plans you might want to check out Marc Chappell's site: http://www.reptile-cage-plans.com/index.html And designing them yourself really isn't too hard, pretty much a basic box, with your favorite bells and whistles (like removable under tray with shelves at ground level for hides and water bowls). Good luck. Personally, I am heating a 55 tall with a UTH and 1 50w infra-red spotlight. On nights where it drops below freezing a 2nd light does the trick. No problems, even next to an old single pane window....
 
Plissken said:
I swear by wooden vivs, but that's just a preference thing. In terms of heating wooden vivs can actually be more hassle as the mat has to go inside, so you have to drill a hole in the viv, detach the plug from the mat, shove the wire through and then rewire the mat. It's pretty much up to you, wood and glass both have their pros and cons.
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You could get around the hole issue by using a cable management grommet.

http://cableorganizer.com/grommets/ There's tons of different types and they can be purchased from office supply, woodworking supply, etc. Much easier than having to disassemble the heating pad to remove it.
 
i have my two older ones in wodden vivs with a ceramic heater which has a guard over it, I dont know why but i prefer wooden ones, but each to their own and your personal experience of your snake should tell you how they will react, mine prefers mee to come in to get her from the side as it were
 
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