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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
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 Posted - 29/04/2008 : 16:45:25
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The is my first corn. I got her on friday, they thought she was male so they named her henry..turns out shes not but im gonna stick with that. 
This is the viv i have been making for a few days. I started on sunday and have been working on it every day since after school.
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Posted - 29/04/2008 : 16:48:06
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YOu lucky thing gettin a snake I ogt 2 wait till november lol
Congrats on the viv it look brill  |
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Posted - 29/04/2008 : 16:59:47
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| well done matty, henry looks lovely and your viv is great better than my shop bought one. you could make them up and sell them on the forum. |
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Leyrielton2
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Posted - 29/04/2008 : 17:08:36
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| Henry looks awesome and so does the viv! Id defo be interested if you were to make them, what are the dimensions of it? |
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
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Posted - 29/04/2008 : 17:47:42
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29x17x16. its not very big but like i said before ("my first snake" thread in general) i was limited to peices of flat pack furniture that were damaged on delivery :P. My brother recently had his room redone and alot of the furniture was damaged first time round. The back peice is a headboard from a bed. I dont mind the square holes because i will staple fine mesh to the back for a large vent.
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Kazerella
The Corn Snake Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 30/04/2008 : 10:16:10
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| The names not that much of a problem- just say it's short for Henrietta |
 
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
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Posted - 05/05/2008 : 19:25:14
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| Vivs finished and henry is moving in tomorrow. The whole thing cost me £30-ish and took me between 12-15hrs. I will get pics on soon. |
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
4428 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2008 : 16:26:37
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Pics of the fiished viv:
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Leyrielton2
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06/05/2008 : 18:29:31
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Gotta hand it to you Matty the viv looks awesome, when can i order one??  |
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06/05/2008 : 18:34:12
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| ha! i dont think i could reproduce one that could be much cheaper than a shop bought one. because the main pannels were given to me free, it cost me less, the perspex alone cost me 20 odd quid (glass is cheaper but i opted for saftey). will get pics of henrys old viv and her in her new one |
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06/05/2008 : 19:20:38
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Viv is all done and i have put henry in, after exploring for 15 mins she in snoozing in the tube.
This is her old viv (22x12x15 inches, i have taken her water bowl out to move it):
As you can see it is very craped for the size of the snake, also theres no room to move things about so shes never had the chance to explore new surroundings.
This is the new viv (dimensions mentioned earlier, heat mats on the right). This is her exploring:
Shes in the tube:
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06/05/2008 : 19:22:08
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| If anyones got any ideas for a bit of the ol' "environmental enrichment" i would love to hear/see 'em. |
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Leyrielton2
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
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Posted - 07/05/2008 : 10:04:09
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Just afew suggestions:
Maybe you could get some type of vine or fake plant and wrap it around the bar along the top? Or maybe some under the stand to cover the pole holding it up? |
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dazb
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 07/05/2008 : 16:27:06
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| looks realy good mate. a bit of fake plant would look great. im pretty new to keeping snakes myself but i think i read somewhere that they been known to curl round lamps but they dont register when they burn themselves. so maybe i little cover might be an idea. other than that looks great. |
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
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Posted - 07/05/2008 : 19:37:00
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from what ive been told she has always had access to bare lightbulb, but i will probs twist a peice of wire fencing over the light fitting
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Kazerella
The Corn Snake Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 08/05/2008 : 08:59:38
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| It looks fantastic! I also like that you've used stuff that doesn't cost much like the plant pot and the toilet roll tube. I'm really bad for buying exo-terra stuff then wondering why I'm skint all the time. I'm trying to think of cheaper ways to kit out my vivs, because at the end of the day snakes aren't bothered what things look like as long as it's exciting for them |
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Posted - 08/05/2008 : 10:49:59
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| good work my friend, looks sweet |
 
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Leyrielton2
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 08/05/2008 : 11:18:46
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| I agree with you Kazerella, theres no harm doing it on the cheap! Angelina needs a new hide and im definatly going to scrounge a plant pot or something similar to use |
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saddleninja
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
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Posted - 08/05/2008 : 14:12:33
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| if you want fake plants try a garden center or a florist its hell of alot cheaper than the rep brands |
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