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Redshift Spec
Hatchling

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Posted - 14/04/2012 :  18:52:04  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Right Guys and Gals,


I decided I want a big snake and looked into prices for vivs and it was coming up at £200+ for a new one. I had a few months before I moved out of my house share into my own place with my lady.

I found this nasty looking fiberglass viv with a white wood enclosure on 'the darkside' for £50.

So I loaded up the roof rack, roped my best mate in and went for a drive to pick it up.


I purchased some DC fix fake beech sticker things (that is the technical term for it) and covered the inside and outside of the enclosure.

I got my brother in laws trusty jigsaw and shopped off the front of the fiberglass viv (where the glass goes) and used industrial glue and screws to attach it to the front.





All in all (including Stat, bulb etc) it cost around £140. It was spread over a few months too. Got the viv in Feb and everything else as soon as I viewed the flat I'm moving too :). Now just to get the snake/s ;)


Cheers for looking.
Frank (Amel Corn 1.0)
Felicity (Flick) (Normal Het Albino BCI 0.1)
Jack (Sunglow BCI 1.0)
Maisie (Hypo het Albino BCI 0.1)
Silver (Snow Corn 0.1)

a33272
our battery charger

United Kingdom
3063 Posts
Posted - 14/04/2012 :  19:32:07  Show Profile  Visit a33272's Homepage  Send a33272 an AOL message  Click to see a33272's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
How big is it


0.1.0 creamsicle corn-Marmalade
1.0.0 jungle carpet python-Bumble
1.0.0 corn Casper
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Redshift Spec
Hatchling

379 Posts
Posted - 14/04/2012 :  19:48:04  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
6x2x2
Frank (Amel Corn 1.0)
Felicity (Flick) (Normal Het Albino BCI 0.1)
Jack (Sunglow BCI 1.0)
Maisie (Hypo het Albino BCI 0.1)
Silver (Snow Corn 0.1)
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a33272
our battery charger

United Kingdom
3063 Posts
Posted - 14/04/2012 :  19:54:47  Show Profile  Visit a33272's Homepage  Send a33272 an AOL message  Click to see a33272's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
What u plan to put in there


0.1.0 creamsicle corn-Marmalade
1.0.0 jungle carpet python-Bumble
1.0.0 corn Casper
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kev 5
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
3065 Posts
Posted - 14/04/2012 :  20:04:44  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
looks good


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Redshift Spec
Hatchling

379 Posts
Posted - 14/04/2012 :  20:07:28  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
A Red Tail Boa hopefully :)
Frank (Amel Corn 1.0)
Felicity (Flick) (Normal Het Albino BCI 0.1)
Jack (Sunglow BCI 1.0)
Maisie (Hypo het Albino BCI 0.1)
Silver (Snow Corn 0.1)
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lupi lou
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
3670 Posts
Posted - 15/04/2012 :  14:23:46  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
that looks loads better and a bargin too! look forward to pics of your new snakie!!

1.0.1 Corns
0.1.0 Dog: springer
1.0.0 Horse
0.4.0 Gerbils
2.2.0 Leopard gecko
0.2.0 Cave gecko
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ashby_steve
Hatchling

United Kingdom
258 Posts
Posted - 19/04/2012 :  23:09:35  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
whered you get your 'fake beech sticky things' lol?
how much is it? is it waterproof?
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Redshift Spec
Hatchling

379 Posts
Posted - 20/04/2012 :  10:23:05  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/160731947188


There ya go. The sticky things cost about £40 to cover the whole thing. You can get em in B&Q but they cost a bomb (£9.99 per meter)
Frank (Amel Corn 1.0)
Felicity (Flick) (Normal Het Albino BCI 0.1)
Jack (Sunglow BCI 1.0)
Maisie (Hypo het Albino BCI 0.1)
Silver (Snow Corn 0.1)
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