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sweetdiego7

sweetdiego7

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I'm thinking of buying this snake viv off of ebay, but wanted to know what you all think....

It seems like a good deal, looks well made, and comes with a stand....just wanted some imput.
 
honestly...I would say for less than that, you could just go to petco, petsmart, or any other pet store and buy just a 20 gallon for about $40-$50. The stand may be convenient, but if you are going to put a corn in it, you don't need much bigger or better than that. As long as you keep the cage clean and maintained, your corn will trhive. Yes the fresh air may be very advantageous, but I've been wary of vivs that are open like that. You never know how long a corn has to rub to pop an aluminum wire. If its not coated with plastic or such, it may do damage. Plus, is the top secure? Plus, it may be cheap for the size but what will shipping be? Normally that adds up too, even if its not assembled. Well, this is just my opinion, but a good ol fashioned glass viv has never let me down. Hope this helps.
 
It's good value from a UK perspective, but from a US perspective i'm not sure as i don't know the pricing. I do agree with jynx about the mesh top tho, is it worth your snake/reptile rubbing it's nose off on the mesh? I wouldn't risk it to be honest.
 
Unless you're in a very remote area, I'd take the $119 and go to the pet store and buy a nice tank with a stand. You can get a large (bigger than 20L), front-opening glass tank at PetSmart for around $80, which still leaves $39 for a stand to put it on. Also, unless you're keeping your place muggy, you might have a hard time maintaining humidity in something like that. The size is a bit overkill for a corn snake. My $.02.
 
Heating that tank will be a nightmare. It appears that the cage is just sitting in a bottomless rack; no way to benefit from a UTH. A lamp is about the only way to heat effectively heat it.
 
I agree about the heating issue....my corn has never once even tried to climb up to the top of his current viv...he barely likes getting on top of his hides, but I plan to have other snakes, and a viv I'd be worried about rubbing his nose on the mesh wouldnt be a good idea.

For those who keep telling me I can find a cheaper tank somewhere else, could you send me a link if possible? The petsmart we have here is to put it bluntly CRAP. They dont sell snakes at all, definitely dont sell feeder mice, they have a few decent sized aquariums, but most are not the usual rectangle, so finding a suitable top to them would be nearly impossible. So I will more than likely have to order something online, or wait til I drive back to CA....which wont be anytime soon.

Size wise, I'd rather get something larger than what my corn needs, because if I ever want to buy another snake that needs a larger viv, I could switch the two.

Thanks for the opinions!
 
well, now tht i have had my snake for a while i think tht if you are going to put it on dosplay that it would be easyer to just buy a 20L. but now tht i hvae a snake in one i want any more snake i get to be in sweater boxes or underbed storage boexes
 
My 2 cents...

the Viv looks very nice, but IMO thats about all it has going for it, I use a UTH and you pretty much have to have a glass bottom. So I dont think that would be a very good viv for a corn.
 
sweetdiego7 said:
For those who keep telling me I can find a cheaper tank somewhere else, could you send me a link if possible? The petsmart we have here is to put it bluntly CRAP. They dont sell snakes at all, definitely dont sell feeder mice, they have a few decent sized aquariums, but most are not the usual rectangle, so finding a suitable top to them would be nearly impossible.
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PetsMart does not sell snakes, nor do they sell feeder mice. They don't sell snakes because of their pact with the devil and the fact that snakes need to eat mice. And god forbid any poor little living thing have to die to feed another. :rolleyes:

IMO, these are the best tanks that you could possibly get. There is zero chance of an escape (provided you close the top) and they're fairly inexpensive. I got my 20L for $40 at an expo.

http://www.all-glass.com/products/cages/crittercage.shtml
 
Joejr14 said:
PetsMart does not sell snakes, nor do they sell feeder mice. They don't sell snakes because of their pact with the devil
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Petsmart has a pact with the devil? :eek1:

:laugh:

Seriously, my local Petsmart doesn't have snakes or feeder mice, BUT they do have reptile cages in the reptile department. They're a bit pricey (I think the 20 gal. was about $60 w/screen top) but they look like nice lil vivs.
 
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