Captive habitat, setup & herpetoculture tools discussion.
Hey, I was just wondering how many people use or have used uvb lighting for their desert geckos like leos and fat tails? I've never quite gotten a straight answer. I started using uvb for my leo earlier this year and once I met a girl that was upset saying its too much light and will stress the leo...
So I have an interesting problem, I have a brazilian rainbow, I use cypress mulch as bedding, it's high humidity in his enclosure, and I recently had a bit of an infestation of booklice which love warm humid areas (imagine that...) and I am trying to figure out the best way to get rid of them. I...
Have you ever used soda to clean a cage? it works pretty well. Or at least it did for me.
Hello everybody, I’m in the process of building a cage for my bp. I will be turning a table into a cage for her. The sides and bottom will be made out of plywood. The front of the cage will have sliding Plexiglas. I want to know, if I tile the complete inside of the enclosure do I have to...
I use cypress mulch for one of my snakes and often bake it to kill any unwanted stuff before use. This last time I accidentally burnt a little bit of it. I removed most of the burnt and used the rest in the tank, and this is the first time i've ever seen mold grow on the cypress. I'm assuming...
Hello! My name is Beth; I'm new to the forums and have just been trolling a bit. I'm a rather new herp owner, long time lover. I've had two Leopard geckos for a year, a ball python for a couple months and for my birthday I got a baby corn. While I live in a spacious one bedroom apartment,...
i am wondering what temperatures and humidity are dummerils are kept at some care sheets say high 85 and low 77 and 20% humidity other say 90 high 77 low 40 to 60 %humidity .what should i put this cage at my 4 ft 3 ft 2 ft cage is currently at 86 hot and about 71 or 72 cold what could i do to bring...
I've got a glass tank with an open air top and I'm tired of fighting to keep it warm and humid enough so I'm going to build a vivarium that will make a happier home for my ball. It will be 1/2" plywood on the top, sides, back and bottom with a plexiglas front face/door. The dimensions are...
long story short, I have a half and half tank for some firebellies, water on one side (obviously) and fishtank rocks on the other side with some soft substrate on top. I don't like heat lamps and am trying to figure out a better heating system, I have a pad, but I'm afraid to put it under the rock...
So my girlfriend has a few firebellies and we recently set up a half/half tank for them. I divided the tank with a piece of plexi glass, siliconed it in, and filled half with water and a small filter, works well. The other side I built it up with gravel then put a piece of that astro-turf like...
Today I want to thank the forums & post this so others will have the chance to save their collections from harm. I walking into my snake room to find that one of my main T-stats had failed. If not for these on-line forums, I have no doubt I would have lost all the snakes in those racks. Once I...
I was wondering what would be the best misting system I can get (NOT opinion but fact) for my breeding pair of Columbian Boa Constrictors?
is there a reason why heat pads just STOP working??? yes, its plugged in!
what are people's thoughts on a heating a 30-gallon glass enclosure for a Ball Python. I know that glass is less than ideal for it's insulating properties, but nonetheless. I currently have a 100watt light and a 6''x11'' heat pad. I was thinking of using both on opposite ends, and also using an...
I recently got a brazilian rainbow boa and i got a 20 long tank to put him in. since he needs relatively high heat and the 20 long has the same footprint as a 29 gallon fish tank i got a 30-40 gallon size heat pad. i also have cypress mulch in the tank to hold moisture. the heat pad has put a...
Hi All I am planning to have a go at making a waterfall for one of my herps. I have made fake rocks etc and built my own vivs before but this is the first time i have attempted to build a water feature. I am planning to have a go at using fiber glass to build the structure out of so this...
So i'm building a rack for adult ball pythons in a very good plywood material. And today i was cutting out the frame and the levels that the tubs will rest on and i noticed that i ended up with alot of "spill" material that i ment to use for the levels. But i came up a few centimeters short for...
the largest room in my house is dedicated to my reptiles. it used to be a garage but has walls windows and such,also it is not very well insulated so it is somewhat influenced by the outside temperatures....its florida so its not alot ... but its enough...is there any way i can warm and humidify an...
beaked moss vs sphagnum moss....what's the difference? anything significant? i can't imagine there is, but i don't know for sure....is one better than the other for certain applications?
i currently use a regular old black light bulb as supplemental overhead heat for my boa because the person i got the snake from said they worked well, however i have been reading about the different types of uv light and came across some info saying that certain kinds of blacklight bulbs can be...
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