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I-love-my-snakes
Snake Mite
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 Posted - 29/11/2011 : 10:08:40
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Hi everyone!
Since Iīve posted pics of my snakes now, itīs time to show you some of their "homes" as well. I must say I hate minimums, I always go as big as I can and each viv is a project for several months.
Iīll show you my first Forex viv first, measures are roughly (calculated from cm into feet) 5 feet length x 2.2 depth x 3.3 heigth.
Forex is a light weight plastic, that isolates very well, is waterproof and easy to desinfect. (Though expensive). For all of the big vivs I use Forex, cause I live on the 5th floor and need to be able to carry them.
First I covered the inside walls with polystyrol and then used silicone to glue on the polystyrol and created a rock shape with many platforms.
It is soo much fun to just be creative and design such a wall.
After all the parts were glued on I smoothed the edges and put on the first layer of tileglue. I use a special one containing epoxyde resines, which makes the walls 100% waterproof and easy to just wipe off all the dirt with a wet cloth.
After 2 layers, I put on some toy paint, in the pic the paint is still wet, looks a little weird ;-)
I used some lighter beige tone for the last layer.
After that, the best part can begin, adding branches, roots, stones, plants and hides
This took me about 3 months, my two big males live in this viv. |
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Edited by - gmac on 29/11/2011 16:47:53 |
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I-love-my-snakes
Snake Mite
25 Posts |
Posted - 29/11/2011 : 10:18:03
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Next is a little project, I got a small glass viv for free and wanted to quickly get it done. Measures are 2.6 feet length x 1.3 feet depth x 1.9 feet heigth.
So this is the fast and easy way of adding some platforms ;-)
Right now some of my 2010 boys live in there, they will move into a big Forex-Viv in December. |
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I-love-my-snakes
Snake Mite
25 Posts |
Posted - 29/11/2011 : 10:33:04
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Next I wanna show you my royal vivs, I know this is a corn snake forum, but maybe it gives you some ideas as well ;-)
When I moved into my new apartment this may, I thought about building a 3-viv-tower for my royals. Measures for each viv are 4.6 feet length x 2.13 feet depth and heigth.
Since royals usually donīt climb that much I used 2 or 3 bigger platforms and used 3 different techniques for the walls, wanted to try out what I like best.
For viv number 2 I structured the walls to look like a rock wall and used colorless coating instead of paint.
And viv number 3 was the same way except also painted in brown colors.
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I-love-my-snakes
Snake Mite
25 Posts |
Posted - 29/11/2011 : 10:38:03
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Ok, now there are some other vivs I built, but the main idea is the same, so just showing you pics of those:
First my viv for the BRB: (5 feet x 2.6 x 2.6 feet)
My bigger glass viv, right now home of my Cara Striped Hori.
And the biggest viv, for my 3 adult girls, 5 feet x 2.4 feet x 4 feet heigth
(Vegetation is changing a lot, always trying out new plants) |
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Casta
Hatchling
United Kingdom
335 Posts |
Posted - 29/11/2011 : 10:38:53
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you wanna make me one??? you've got plenty of time. my two girls are 37cm long at the moment  |
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I-love-my-snakes
Snake Mite
25 Posts |
Posted - 29/11/2011 : 10:44:57
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NOW, finally my new project. I got another 3 Forex vivs bodies, which means they are empty and I will add air vents and the insides myself.
Measures are the same as of first Forex viv, just changed the front parts a bit.
Yesterday I finished the ground structures, will smoothen the edges today and start with first coat of tileglue.
Here are the first pics, will be continued :-D
This will become the home of my 4 2010 boys for about a year, will seperate them into groups of 2 later then, depending on their growth.
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I-love-my-snakes
Snake Mite
25 Posts |
Posted - 29/11/2011 : 10:48:17
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Haha, Janice, first need to build 5 more vivs, but afterwards, sure, will you come pick it up then? :-D :-D
Just another 2 pics of my rack now, thereīs a heating cable fixed to the back wall.
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hugorune
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
11 Posts |
Posted - 29/11/2011 : 10:54:04
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Thats great work, you are really creative.  |
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ScalySituation
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5292 Posts |
Posted - 29/11/2011 : 10:59:10
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| WOW!! they are fantastic!! might steal that idea :P |
1.0.0 Butter motley corn (Sheldon)
0.1.0 Caramel Corn (Maggie)
0.1.0 Caramel motley corn (Echo)
1.0.0 Cat (Angus)
1 mealworm colony
RIP Skye x
Sleep well Sonny, Mummy loves you xx
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Sta~ple
qeeun speler
United Kingdom
6129 Posts |
Posted - 29/11/2011 : 12:02:29
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Forex sounds like a great way to house Rainbow boas and other high humidity requiring beaties. Looks like a nice viv for climbing stuff though.
Also what substrate are you using for the corns? I've never seen it before. |
   
A very special super, duper thanks for K :3 |
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Emmy1
Yearling
707 Posts |
Posted - 29/11/2011 : 12:45:42
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| These are incredible! |
0.1.0 Anery Corn Snake
1.0.0 Normal Western Hognosed Snake
1.0.0 Albino California Kingsnake
1.1.0 Bearded Dragons (Wildtype, Hypo)
0.0.3 Shubunkin Goldfish |
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I-love-my-snakes
Snake Mite
25 Posts |
Posted - 29/11/2011 : 14:06:05
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Fayette, breeders of Morelia and BRBīs over here actually often use that material for vivs, exactly for that reason, you just never need to worry about water damaging anything and it keeps the humidty very well.
I use Terra Basis by JBL, itīs some earthy ground, perfect to use with real plants and for digging. |
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hannah2016
Hatchling
United Kingdom
294 Posts |
Posted - 29/11/2011 : 16:45:30
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| wow, i wouldnt mind taking one or all of those if you ever end up with a space problem. heck, ill even take the snakes off your hands too :P |
1.0.0 corn snake - Flicka
1.0.0 Rainbow Boa - Luna
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marc_sg
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1504 Posts |
Posted - 29/11/2011 : 17:14:53
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| Them vivs look fantastic you made wanna do some redisigning |
0.1.0 Amels (sid) 1.0.0 carolina stripe (simon)0.1.0 ghost (silva) 1.1.0 diffused/bloodreds (scarlet and samson)
1.0 staffy x beagle
soon to have female pin royal
R.I.P SHELLY
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Vince_the_snake
Yearling
United Kingdom
553 Posts |
Posted - 29/11/2011 : 17:17:02
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Wow! That's quite the vivarium, you better watch out tonight I might steal one or two! |
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adamasrc
Hatchling
United Kingdom
255 Posts |
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Hissyfit
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2214 Posts |
Posted - 29/11/2011 : 17:25:52
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| Wow, those vivs look amazing! Wish I was as creative as that |
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Mort13
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5599 Posts |
Posted - 29/11/2011 : 17:44:55
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| Fantastic reations you've designed there! Have I seen some of these on facebook? |
      
3.1.0 Corn snakes, 1.0.0 T-Albino Cape House Snake, 0.1.0 Western Hognose,
1.0.0 MBK, 0.1.0 Childrens Python, 1.0.0 Nicaraguan Dwarf Boas
0.0.1 Occelated Skink, 1.0.0 Leopard Gecko, 1.0.3 Tarantulas, 0.0.2 Damon diadema
1.0.0 C0ckatiel,
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I-love-my-snakes
Snake Mite
25 Posts |
Posted - 29/11/2011 : 17:56:06
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Thank you guys so much, am really proud of them too, and if it was just for the tons of work ;-)
But I think I better get me some good alarm system :-P
Amanda, yes, I posted some pics in the facebook group some days ago :-)
After a long day of work I can present the next pic, am just done with the first layer of tileglue, now itīs easier to see all the platforms.
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Midge
Hatchling
United Kingdom
203 Posts |
Posted - 29/11/2011 : 18:50:29
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| Wow you are very creative they look fantastic |
1.0 CB11 Carolina Corn Snake - Naboo
1.0 CB10 Butter Motley Corn Snake - Rudi
0.1 CB09 Amel het Caramel, Stripe - Zumba
1.0 CB12 Phantom - Bollo
0.1 CB12 Diffused Powder - Rosie
0.1 CB12 Hypo Lavender - Lily |
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Katie.Dublin
Sub Adult
Ireland
1560 Posts |
Posted - 29/11/2011 : 19:11:36
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| Absolutely awesome!! Best vivs i'v seen, home made or otherwise. I'd nearly live in one of them myself lol. Mine seem so boring in comparison! |
     
0.1 normal (Miami) - Hugo
0.1 hypo Motley - Spunky
0.1 MBK - Tequila. RIP
Horses, bearded dragons, a red tailed boa constrictor, a tortoise, a cat and a dog |
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Making of my cornsnake vivs
