Need Caging Help Please!

[jemhidiahssj4]

Was wondering if anybody here knew where I could get some thing similar to this
http://www.exo-terra.com/EN/products/glass_terrariums_i.html
or even better yet something like http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/pp_classifieds/showproduct.php?product=27975&sort=1&cat=7&page=1
something big enough to hold 2 GTP's or ATB's

 

[BoaMan Jon]

I know most petsmarts in central FL have the exo-terra's and so does Pet Bazaar. That other enclosure looks a lot like http://www.cagesbydesign.com/

 

[jemhidiahssj4]

Yeah I just moved to NC from Orlando,Fl like 9 months ago. actually Pet Bazaar is where I bought my 2 Ball pythons. See but those exo terras arnt big enough to house 2 GTP's or ETB's or ATB's.

 

[BoaMan Jon]

Certainly not. Those exo's are only big enough for one animal.

 

[jemhidiahssj4]

see i want to find one with that same style cause its allows for a deep topsoil bed to have live plants and vines growing in and still house 2 animals something pretty much exactally to what that second link shows with the fish and the land. plus it is all on timers and shit like Im used to with my Reef aquarium. all i have to do is feed and do a water change every month, wipe the glass. once you have systems like that dialed in you have to do very little maintanence to them if your ambiant temp stays constant

 

[liquidleaf]

Unfortunately, you might wind up having to build your own enclosure (or have someone build one for you) if you want to house two snakes in a style like the exoterras. As you get into larger enclosures, it becomes more cost effective to design and build your own, especially if you have a certain style in mind like in this case, where a ready-made solution isn't available.

But with the enclosure you're describing, you can have a system all set up for the right temps (and if you use a sprayer system, humidity as well), but you'll still have to do fecal and skin shed cleanup. If you have a water area like a lagoon, rather than a water dish, snakes sometimes make a toilet out of their water. You'd probably have to change water more often than once monthly (I don't know of a filter set up that can take care of large solid waste from a snake, nor would you want a snake to be drinking water that had any fecal solids or liquids in it). Arboreal snakes can be sensitive, and always need fresh water, which is why most people use water dishes, though a naturalistic enclosure would look awesome.

In my opinion, arboreal pythons are great for setting up a more decorated cage, because it seems like they don't "crush" cage plants like other pythons and boas can.

Good luck in finding or building a cage! Make sure to post when you find or make something.