snabiesnbabies:snakejudy:New digs for Oscar Perry! Finally had the time and materials to put this to
snabiesnbabies:snakejudy:New digs for Oscar Perry! Finally had the time and materials to put this together. So far he’s rather suspicious of this strange new world but I hope he’ll enjoy it once he settles in.Excavator clay with some sand and soil mixed in. Caves are supported by stones, old hides, a piece of tupperware, bits from the hardware store…. whatever worked! He’s got six hides in total including two humid ones. A couple go down to the bottom of the tank, allowing for the use of a UTH, while the rest of the heating is supplied by a CHE overhead. UV is also provided.This is fabulous. I love it, and this is exactly what I’ve always wanted for my leo Magnus. I hope you don’t mind questions, because I have some. I’ve been wanting to upgrade Magnus’ tank for ages, but there’s also some limitations considering I’ll be moving around a bit over the next few months/years with grad school starting.How is it with maintaining heat? How heavy would you guess it is? And how do you plan to/have you been cleaning it?Thank youuu! And thanks the rest of you tumblr folks also for the compliments.Heat: so far so good. Actually my heating set-up hasn’t changed - I was using the UTH/CHE combo with paper towels before this, with the UTH on a thermostat set to around 90F. I think the clay and stones will absorb and hold the heat from the CHE nicely and keep the rest of the enclosure pretty cozy.Weight: It’s heavy!! I had to get my partner’s help lifting it up there and it’s only a 20 G. So definitely a consideration if you’re gonna be moving around a lot. I’d probably break it down and rebuild in the new place if I were to move.Cleaning: I’ve thrown some mealworms and their beetles in to do a bit of cleaning for me and to give OP something to hunt. I’ll be adding in a greater variety of cleaner bugs too. (speaking of - HEY TUMBLR DOES ANYONE IN CANADA HAVE BLUE FEIGNING DEATH BEETLES?!) Aside from inverts I will spot clean as needed. It’s nice that leos are so tidy. -- source link
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