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BradMiller
Snakecharmer
Number of posts : 181
Age : 46
Location : South Africa
Points : 5761
Registration date : 2009-05-09
| Subject: Some of my setup and the inhabitants  Tue 9 Oct - 18:25 | |
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Sebastian Haubert
Newbie
Number of posts : 30
Age : 44
Location : Hermersberg, Germany
Points : 4358
Registration date : 2012-09-23
| | Subject: Re: Some of my setup and the inhabitants Tue 9 Oct - 20:51 | |
| Hi,
very nice setups. Did you build it by your own?
Could you explain how the cages are build and which materials are used?
Best regards,
Sebastian | |
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BradMiller
Snakecharmer
Number of posts : 181
Age : 46
Location : South Africa
Points : 5761
Registration date : 2009-05-09
| | Subject: Re: Some of my setup and the inhabitants Tue 9 Oct - 21:04 | |
| Hi Sebastian
Thanks... Yes I make these myself.
The cages are made out of polyethylene plastic.
I have 2 sizes - 950mm(h)x500mm(w)x500mm(d) and 500mm(h)x1000mm(w)x500mm(d)
The front has aluminium braces for the glass hinged doors.
The bottom is completely waterproof - holds the plant water reservoir
The top has a recessed area for the light the light shines through a prismatic lens.
There is also a misting nozzle at the top and the pipes run through channels to the back of the unit.
here is a link to an earlier post
http://www.venomland.net/t5630-natural-viv-builds#39796 | |
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Roy van Dongen
Number of posts : 3
Age : 35
Location : si si Hollandia
Points : 4531
Registration date : 2012-02-13
| | Subject: Re: Some of my setup and the inhabitants Sat 13 Oct - 18:07 | |
| Very nice to see and work with! Good balance made between functional and beautiful.
Is that a female T. puniceus there? | |
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BradMiller
Snakecharmer
Number of posts : 181
Age : 46
Location : South Africa
Points : 5761
Registration date : 2009-05-09
| | Subject: Re: Some of my setup and the inhabitants Mon 15 Oct - 15:58 | |
| Yip I have two... Here are some other photos of them   | |
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Gustav Eloy
Serpent Chief
Number of posts : 662
Age : 37
Location : Aguascalientes, Mexico
Points : 5777
Registration date : 2010-09-09
| | Subject: Re: Some of my setup and the inhabitants Tue 16 Oct - 18:34 | |
| very nice snakes and cages, do you have more ppics of them??
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BradMiller
Snakecharmer
Number of posts : 181
Age : 46
Location : South Africa
Points : 5761
Registration date : 2009-05-09
| | Subject: Re: Some of my setup and the inhabitants Tue 16 Oct - 20:29 | |
| I will take some more and post ASAP
anything in particular you want to see?
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Jan Jonkman
Snakecharmer
Number of posts : 153
Age : 39
Location : The Netherlands
Points : 5178
Registration date : 2010-10-28
| | Subject: Re: Some of my setup and the inhabitants Wed 17 Oct - 16:25 | |
| Very nice!
I would love some of those cages! How do you process the plastic into a cage?
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BradMiller
Snakecharmer
Number of posts : 181
Age : 46
Location : South Africa
Points : 5761
Registration date : 2009-05-09
| | Subject: Re: Some of my setup and the inhabitants Wed 17 Oct - 16:30 | |
| Thanks Jan
The tanks are made using a rotational moulding process.
I then fit the glass, aluminium trim and light lenses after I get the raw tank.
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Jan Jonkman
Snakecharmer
Number of posts : 153
Age : 39
Location : The Netherlands
Points : 5178
Registration date : 2010-10-28
| | Subject: Re: Some of my setup and the inhabitants Wed 17 Oct - 16:40 | |
| Very, very nice.. Where can I place my order?  | |
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BradMiller
Snakecharmer
Number of posts : 181
Age : 46
Location : South Africa
Points : 5761
Registration date : 2009-05-09
| | Subject: Re: Some of my setup and the inhabitants Wed 17 Oct - 16:57 | |
| LOL - will have to come from South Africa - very sure the the shipping will be very expensive. | |
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BradMiller
Snakecharmer
Number of posts : 181
Age : 46
Location : South Africa
Points : 5761
Registration date : 2009-05-09
| | Subject: Re: Some of my setup and the inhabitants Wed 17 Oct - 17:36 | |
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Gustav Eloy
Serpent Chief
Number of posts : 662
Age : 37
Location : Aguascalientes, Mexico
Points : 5777
Registration date : 2010-09-09
| | Subject: Re: Some of my setup and the inhabitants Wed 17 Oct - 17:42 | |
| thanks, maybe the installation of the rain system what type of nosel do you use??
maybe some more angles of the cages and their ventilations systems too.
regards and thanks | |
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Gustav Eloy
Serpent Chief
Number of posts : 662
Age : 37
Location : Aguascalientes, Mexico
Points : 5777
Registration date : 2010-09-09
| | Subject: Re: Some of my setup and the inhabitants Wed 17 Oct - 17:56 | |
| by the way fantastic T trigonocephalus and the Cryptelytrops too.
this last one is a Crysophela?? | |
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BradMiller
Snakecharmer
Number of posts : 181
Age : 46
Location : South Africa
Points : 5761
Registration date : 2009-05-09
| | Subject: Re: Some of my setup and the inhabitants Wed 17 Oct - 18:05 | |
| I bought a lucky reptile mister for misting but it was in adequate for 30 tanks so just used those nozzles and a bigger pump. The last one is a male Dispholidus typus here is a pic of the back  and the section where the light goes - this one I have not cut out the opening for the prismatic lens.  | |
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BradMiller
Snakecharmer
Number of posts : 181
Age : 46
Location : South Africa
Points : 5761
Registration date : 2009-05-09
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Anton van Woerkom
Snakekeeper
Number of posts : 42
Age : 70
Location : Houten, The Netherlands
Points : 4702
Registration date : 2011-10-28
| | Subject: Re: Some of my setup and the inhabitants Wed 17 Oct - 20:42 | |
| Hi Brad,
I really like the cages where the snakes are able to completely hide between the bushes. This is how I try to decorate my paludarium too. Unfortunately, when snakes do well and grow up, there will be a moment that a delicately planted paludarium is not a good place any more for havier snakes and I have to build a terrarium with more robust plantation. It is nice to see your examples how you decorate your terraria.
Is there anybody having experiences at what point (length or weight) snakes are becoming too big for a paludarium?
Best regards, Anton
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BradMiller
Snakecharmer
Number of posts : 181
Age : 46
Location : South Africa
Points : 5761
Registration date : 2009-05-09
| | Subject: Re: Some of my setup and the inhabitants Wed 17 Oct - 20:59 | |
| @Anton thanks for the comments. I try to base the plant species in the terrarium for that specific snake. I find the ficus bonsai I have used take punishment from the snakes quite well.
I also try and set up areas that I feel the snakes would use more than the live trees - you can see the T. puniceus use the fake vine and the B. schlegelii uses the bamboo.
If I notice the snake using a live plant to much I try and support it with a branch or something to ease the plants stress.
The T. albolabris seem to be very gentle with the plants - in my opinion.
The A. chlorechis as well. As you can see she is always curled up on the top parts of the branches.
I am going to change her terrarium include a log with some Phalaenopsis orchids and see if she move up higher, at least then she has a couple of places to go.
regards
Brad
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