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phil2
Hatchling
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 Posted - 02/11/2008 : 19:54:53
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Is there any extra ways i can do this ??
i have a aquarium covnerted tank for my baby due 2mmorow but at the very top under the top of the tank theres a bit of a gap which looks hard to change,what else can i do? |
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
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Posted - 02/11/2008 : 21:47:43
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how big a gap, photo? they're excellent escape artists, my gravid adult female managed to escape through a gap the width of electrical flex - don't trust them!!
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cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
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phil2
Hatchling
114 Posts |
Posted - 02/11/2008 : 21:57:54
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lol its hard 2 explain just the corner my wire is going in off my thermostat 2.
what could i use to block it?
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
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Posted - 02/11/2008 : 22:41:05
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Slice up a peice of cork? expanding foam? tighly folded cardboard?
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phil2
Hatchling
114 Posts |
Posted - 02/11/2008 : 22:51:58
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| would if i selotpaed it be safe enough? |
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
4428 Posts |
Posted - 02/11/2008 : 23:16:16
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| If there is any chance the snake will be able to touch the tape, its noth worth the risk. It can cause alot of damage. |
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phil2
Hatchling
114 Posts |
Posted - 02/11/2008 : 23:28:58
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i agree i scraped that idea haha
thers a few holes etc n therr so tiny in the corner but 1 has a wire goin out so he wil climb up the wire and escape i just dont know what i can put there? without damaging him too :S theres also a big hugge hole at the top where the bulbs are meant to be, so i can do something about that like put a lamp on it or something lol
anymore ideas ?
trhanks |
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Kehhlyr
ǝʞɐɔ sǝʌoן
United Kingdom
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Posted - 02/11/2008 : 23:58:46
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If the snake isn't in there yet, then get a cheap tube of silicon sealant from a local market, or poundland or somewhere like that and use that to fill the holes.
It needs a good 24 hours to go off really, then you'll be good to put snake in without risking escape.
I used to used a 4ft x 1ft x1ft fish tank as a viv for a snake and the lid was useless on that as well, so i put silicon sealant all around the the top, then put the lid on. When it dried i used a nice sharp stanley blade to slice through the sealant so i could remove the lid which meant when i put the lid back on it sealed nicely and the only holes left were ones i KNEW he couldn't escape from. |
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phil2
Hatchling
114 Posts |
Posted - 03/11/2008 : 11:18:03
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well im getting him tonight so i cant do that now if it needs 24 hours.lol
i could use bluetac ?? what you think?
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Kehhlyr
ǝʞɐɔ sǝʌoן
United Kingdom
8173 Posts |
Posted - 03/11/2008 : 13:12:06
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Blu-tack probably wouldn't work, it becomes softer when warmed so after a short while the snake would just be able to push through it, plus lord knows what chems are in blu-tack.
depends on the size of the hole and thickness of any flex you have going through it, a small exo-terra adhesive humidity/temp guage might stick over it.
They only cost about 1.50. |
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phil2
Hatchling
114 Posts |
Posted - 03/11/2008 : 14:42:19
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yes i need get a hydrometer :D
but the whole is right in the corner so really hard to stick that there lol.bascially its just wehere my thermostat probe is going in on a fish tank with a converted viv lid |
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Posted - 03/11/2008 : 15:07:00
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| folded cardboard and punch tiny air holes in with a pin |
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phil2
Hatchling
114 Posts |
Posted - 03/11/2008 : 15:07:45
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| i dont have any cardboard though,do you lend me some haha, n get on msn. |
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Posted - 04/11/2008 : 20:14:07
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| my synyster tank has a lit that sits over the top, which has slight gaps around it so to make it snug i got a roll of window draft excluding tape, it was about £2 for about 10ft from wilkinsons works a treat!! |
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