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Mamma
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 04/05/2011 : 15:48:10
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| Just wondering...has anyone used one of these before? I have been researching vivs and the possibility of stacking 3 of them together once Mim, Romeo and Rocco are ready to be moved into more permanent adult homes, or making my own 3 tier viv. I do like the look of these Hagen VivExotic ones but just wanted to know what other people thought? |
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ptmbradley
Yearling
United Kingdom
676 Posts |
Posted - 04/05/2011 : 18:34:13
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I got my LX36 last week and am pretty satisfied with it. Being a flat pack it probably isn't as brilliant as a ready built one, but for half the price I'm certainly not complaining! Cheap at SPS too... 
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Corns: 1.1 Anery, 1.1 Butter, 1.0 Carolina, 0.1 Hypo, 1.1 Snow, 1.0 Sunkissed
Boas: 0.1 Arabesque, 1.0 Brazilian Rainbow, 0.1 Crawl Cay, 1.1 Hogg Island X, 0.1 Hypo Hogg, 0.1 Kahl Albino (poss coral)
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Mamma
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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Sta~ple
qeeun speler
United Kingdom
6129 Posts |
Posted - 04/05/2011 : 19:21:01
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Yep Mama I have 4 in a stack, had them for almost a year now although not in Walnut not Beech XD
Expensive but it's the only choice I had since I can't get rubs in my room stacked D: and the snakies seem to enjoy it ^^
http://www.homes4reptiles.com/ does a 4 stack >>; |
   
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Edited by - Sta~ple on 04/05/2011 19:23:24 |
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Mamma
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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Sta~ple
qeeun speler
United Kingdom
6129 Posts |
Posted - 04/05/2011 : 19:45:36
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| Exactly :p but a 4 stack at that price is a steal compared to how they are normally on their own XD plus a 3 stack of the lx look weird unless your going to stack them on a table XD |
A very special super, duper thanks for K :3 |
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Mamma
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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Ailsa
Banned
United Kingdom
804 Posts |
Posted - 05/05/2011 : 11:30:26
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| I researched getting vivs too, spent a lot of time looking at prices, dimensions of vivs etc etc but i just dont have the space to have or stack vivs, for me personally i plan to use rubs and for them i have the space to stack them, plus when i need to move up a size the rubs could be used for something else. Got my plan all worked out. |
  
Dakota ~ Bloodred Corn ~ Amber & Chloe ~ Cats
Mind is changing on snakes I want now lol so am researching these to find out what would be best - Milk Snakes and Dwarf Boa possibly - Crawl Cay, Sonoran, Tarahumara or Vera Cruz and poss a Hoggie, African House and Rat snake. Also Trinket Snakes. |
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Mamma
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
4494 Posts |
Posted - 05/05/2011 : 11:34:07
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| sounds good James was harrassing me about vivs. As he said why have snakes if noone can see them. I said I wasn't bothered about people seeing them and that they were for me not them. Im still gonna do some researching before I decide what to do |
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Edited by - Mamma on 05/05/2011 11:34:32 |
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Ailsa
Banned
United Kingdom
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Posted - 05/05/2011 : 11:53:47
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| Personally i am not bothered about people seeing them, like you my snakes are for me and no one else, plus i think rubs are far more practical - they are easier to clean and when no longer needed can be reused for another purpose, something you can't do with vivs. |
Dakota ~ Bloodred Corn ~ Amber & Chloe ~ Cats
Mind is changing on snakes I want now lol so am researching these to find out what would be best - Milk Snakes and Dwarf Boa possibly - Crawl Cay, Sonoran, Tarahumara or Vera Cruz and poss a Hoggie, African House and Rat snake. Also Trinket Snakes. |
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 05/05/2011 : 11:56:33
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I will be buying those vivs for my boas.
Great price too from SPS. :D
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Mamma
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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Ailsa
Banned
United Kingdom
804 Posts |
Posted - 05/05/2011 : 12:02:20
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| Don't think I will have any more than 3 snakes in my collection, though as someone told 3 is an odd number so better with 4 lol |
Dakota ~ Bloodred Corn ~ Amber & Chloe ~ Cats
Mind is changing on snakes I want now lol so am researching these to find out what would be best - Milk Snakes and Dwarf Boa possibly - Crawl Cay, Sonoran, Tarahumara or Vera Cruz and poss a Hoggie, African House and Rat snake. Also Trinket Snakes. |
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ptmbradley
Yearling
United Kingdom
676 Posts |
Posted - 05/05/2011 : 12:15:42
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| At the moment I have 2 corns in a partitioned 3ft viv and another corn in a 45 square ET. Shortly there will also be a BRB in a rub. Ultimately, I'll have 3x 3ft vivs for the corns and (most likely) a 4ft with moisture protection for the BRB. All from Vivexotic so they match. I should be moving at some point in the next 12 months so shouldn't get any more until I know how much room I have left! lol |
Corns: 1.1 Anery, 1.1 Butter, 1.0 Carolina, 0.1 Hypo, 1.1 Snow, 1.0 Sunkissed
Boas: 0.1 Arabesque, 1.0 Brazilian Rainbow, 0.1 Crawl Cay, 1.1 Hogg Island X, 0.1 Hypo Hogg, 0.1 Kahl Albino (poss coral)
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Ailsa
Banned
United Kingdom
804 Posts |
Posted - 05/05/2011 : 12:24:14
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| I think vivs are great provided you have enough space for them, had my home been bigger having vivs would not be a problem, so stacking rubs suits me perfect |
Dakota ~ Bloodred Corn ~ Amber & Chloe ~ Cats
Mind is changing on snakes I want now lol so am researching these to find out what would be best - Milk Snakes and Dwarf Boa possibly - Crawl Cay, Sonoran, Tarahumara or Vera Cruz and poss a Hoggie, African House and Rat snake. Also Trinket Snakes. |
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 05/05/2011 : 12:27:29
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| Yup rubs are great but it does limit the size/type of snake you can get :( |
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Ailsa
Banned
United Kingdom
804 Posts |
Posted - 05/05/2011 : 12:30:07
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| I know it does Lou, you wouldn't keep a huge big boa in a rub, but i wont be getting huge big snakes lol |
Dakota ~ Bloodred Corn ~ Amber & Chloe ~ Cats
Mind is changing on snakes I want now lol so am researching these to find out what would be best - Milk Snakes and Dwarf Boa possibly - Crawl Cay, Sonoran, Tarahumara or Vera Cruz and poss a Hoggie, African House and Rat snake. Also Trinket Snakes. |
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Invalid User
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 05/05/2011 : 12:35:46
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Not just that, if the snake is heavy bodied it is best to use a heat lamp rather than a heat mat :D
Even my small boa, a crawl cay will be in a viv later as they like to climb and I want to give her lots of vines and logs etc |
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Ailsa
Banned
United Kingdom
804 Posts |
Posted - 05/05/2011 : 12:43:07
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| I plan to give mine lots of vines and logs too Lou and this can also be done in a rub and i know it is best to use a heat lamp rather than a heat mat with heavy bodied snakes but having queried about that i was told that a rub, housing say a crawl cay, sitting on top of a heat mat will have no probs with thermal blocking as the snake will not be directly on top of the heat mat. |
Dakota ~ Bloodred Corn ~ Amber & Chloe ~ Cats
Mind is changing on snakes I want now lol so am researching these to find out what would be best - Milk Snakes and Dwarf Boa possibly - Crawl Cay, Sonoran, Tarahumara or Vera Cruz and poss a Hoggie, African House and Rat snake. Also Trinket Snakes. |
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 05/05/2011 : 12:48:17
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Originally posted by Ailsa
I plan to give mine lots of vines and logs too Lou and this can also be done in a rub and i know it is best to use a heat lamp rather than a heat mat with heavy bodied snakes but having queried about that i was told that a rub, housing say a crawl cay, sitting on top of a heat mat will have no probs with thermal blocking as the snake will not be directly on top of the heat mat.
No thats fine as a crawl cay ian't heavy bodied 
I'm not saying anything your going to do is wrong, I'm simply saying what I am going to do.
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Ailsa
Banned
United Kingdom
804 Posts |
Posted - 05/05/2011 : 12:56:36
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| Ah right, ok cool Lou :) |
Dakota ~ Bloodred Corn ~ Amber & Chloe ~ Cats
Mind is changing on snakes I want now lol so am researching these to find out what would be best - Milk Snakes and Dwarf Boa possibly - Crawl Cay, Sonoran, Tarahumara or Vera Cruz and poss a Hoggie, African House and Rat snake. Also Trinket Snakes. |
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Hagen VivExotic LX48 Beech Vivarium
