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My Enclosurer

PACorn

PACorn

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Hi Folks,

I thought I'd post a few pics of my Fluorescent Orange Corn Snake's enclosure. Feel free to offer any comments good or bad.

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Here he is all curled up!
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Here's a nice close up of him in his home.
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Enjoy!
 
Very, very nice enclosure!! I would be one happy snake if I lived there! lol :grin01:

Your little guy is STUNNING too! I just love the Flourescent corns!! :)
 
very nice. It is good for the babys but later you by or build a real vivarium. Hä hä, fishtank-wallpaper on the back :grin01: .
 
I'm curious Black Sun, do you sell vivs(?) or something? My two lived five years quite happy in 20L fish tanks with clipped on lids. Hopefully, my male will live a great many more. I see no reason to change what is working for a person.

I also like the natural look of this set-up, but I know that my guy never would burrow in the dirt looking stuff. He loves to play n seek in the Aspen :)
 
Weebonilass said:
I'm curious Black Sun, do you sell vivs(?) or something?
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I think that he considers a 20l tank as too small for an adult corn snake, which is quite common for europeans. We try to kep our animals in more natural and much larger vivs.
 
Aquariums can come in much, much larger sizes than a standard 20l, so what makes a difference between a viv and an aquarium? And what standard size do they use across the pond? :)
 
Weebonilass said:
so what makes a difference between a viv and an aquarium?
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The aeration is totally different. The aration in a aquarium is bad, cause there is no constant circulation in it, cause they are normally only open on top.

And what standard size do they use across the pond? :)
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A standard corn snake viv is about 40x24x40 inches (lwh).
 
Menhir said:
I think that he considers a 20l tank as too small for an adult corn snake, which is quite common for europeans. We try to kep our animals in more natural and much larger vivs.
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That set up looks very natural to me, but then I'm a european keeping my corns in a rack! I may well decide to challenge my carpentry skills in producing vivs in a few years, but as much as I love my corns I'm just not prepared to pay the prices charged for a decent-sized viv in this country. For a 48-inchx 24x24 one of the best deals I've seen is £130 without equipment excluding delivery. For that price I can have my corns in big tubs in a rack with their heating. To my mind ready-made vivs are a licence to print money, I only wish I was better at carpentry but have seen some very good building plans on the web.
 
Weebonilass said:
Aquariums can come in much, much larger sizes than a standard 20l, so what makes a difference between a viv and an aquarium? And what standard size do they use across the pond? :)
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I remember reading that the glass for a viv doesn't have to be as thick, because it isn't designed to take the stress that a similar-sized aquarium would from the water pressure.
 
Menhir said:
The aeration is totally different. The aration in a aquarium is bad, cause there is no constant circulation in it, cause they are normally only open on top.
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There is a problem with maintaining humidity that way? I know in Arizona it was a major problem trying to keep humidity at an average level even in a glass tank.
 
BlackSun said:
very nice. It is good for the babys but later you by or build a real vivarium. Hä hä, fishtank-wallpaper on the back :grin01: .
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Where's a picture of your vivarium? And what backgrounds do you use?
 
Weebonilass said:
There is a problem with maintaining humidity that way? I know in Arizona it was a major problem trying to keep humidity at an average level even in a glass tank.
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I think what is implied there is that without ventilation at the top and bottom, like the vents in a wooden viv, there wouldn't be enough airflow. My tubs just have ventilation holes at the top, so maybe I'm suffocating my snakes :shrugs:
 
It is a simply process, that the air will just circulate at the top of such a box.

If you have rodents, put them in a box with only the top being open. Then use another box, cut a piece out of the side just above the ground and also keep the top open. Wait a few days, return to the boxes, take a deep breath and have the experience what is wrong with just having an open top.

And just a personal opinion from me, without judging other people. When I decide to keep another snake, I calculate how much money I need to keep it. I build my vivs from wood myself. If I have room for e.g. 20 snakes in nice vivs or 200 snakes in a rack, I would choose the 20 without hesitating a minute.
I want to keep living animals - not stamps. That is what works for me.
 
Actually, my air is from the side, since my tank is actually a tall that sits on its side, but guess in your opinion, it would be still be unacceptable. I have no skills or tools to work with wood, nor do I see any of that kind for sale around here. I thought the reference was to the cages that you often see lizards in which are mesh type. I don't normally see those in a very big size. Thanks for answering my questions :)

And I apologize to the original poster for hijacking his thread :)
 
Very sweet looking setup! :cheers:

:-offtopic I went to college in York (YCP), how's the city doing nowadays?
 
Thanks Duff for the compliments! I wasn't expecting to cause a ruckus between us Yanks and or friends across the pond over viv sizes and what not. Sorry folks!

Anyways, York College hey? Well, I'm a Penn Stater, but I won't hold that against you. ;>). How long ago did you live in York?
The city is operating in a deficit and Mayor Brenner isn't setting the world on fire, but then again he doesn't have a whole lot to work with. City taxes are through the roof, but most homes in the city limit are hard pressed to be considered lower middle class, more like lower. The York area is a decent place to raise kids though. I live in Manchester Twp, Central York School District.
 
Went to school there from '88 to '93 (yes, the 5 year plan... too many parties, too little time, lol). Moved to the Island in '96 and haven't been back yet. The area around campus wasn't the prettiest, but it worked well on a student budget. After graduation, I moved out of the downtown area to Lincoln Ridge apts (east side, near the mall), which was decent.
 
diamondlil said:
Where's a picture of your vivarium? And what backgrounds do you use?
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no problem:

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detail:

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the backround is made from styrofoam an PU-foam and coated with epoxy with sand. The snakes can climb on it an it looks quite natural.
 
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