New Enclosure

[joeyjoe9876]

Went and paid for this today, gonna be picking it up some time this week. It's a 6 foot split enclosure, so that leaves 3 feet on each side for my Thamnophis. males on one side, females on the other :D
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will get more pics when I go to pick it up

[guidofatherof5]

Looks good.
Just watch the space between the glass.

[-MARWOLAETH-]

I can tell those will look great when setup.

[Invisible Snake]

Kool! Where'd you buy it from?

[ProXimuS]

Awesome! Now you have to show pics when it setup:)

[joeyjoe9876]

Kool! Where'd you buy it from?

a local pet store called animal jungle. Been going in there for years and am actually pretty good friends with the manager. if anyone knows about Joe Ellis, that's who I'm talking about. He produced the Josie line in ball pythons.

[Invisible Snake]

Yes I've heard good things about him.

[joeyjoe9876]

picked it up today, gonna work on getting some more fake plants to put in there.

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[snake man]

Nice looking snakes they look happy, you probally know this but the bulb should not be in the cage with them for burning issues.

[guidofatherof5]

Looks good.
I see you're teaching your snake to clip coupons. Nice.:D

[joeyjoe9876]

If they save money, I save money ;)
The only big problem I'm seeing with this enclosure is the extra space. It's giving me this thought that I need another female eastern and a mate for my female red sided :rolleyes:

[twgrosmick]

Nice looking snakes they look happy, you probally know this but the bulb should not be in the cage with them for burning issues.

I have been keeping snakes in enclosures like this for a while. Mostly retics and other larger snakes. I have heard of the occasional issue but never have I had a snake try to actually wrap the bulb and burn itself. There is always the risk but with the size of the cage I see the risk being extremely low.

[kueluck]

Snakes are one thing, but GARTERS, well that's a whole other story. They are so active and curious I would also be concerned about the lights being inside the enclosure. And with all that space you can have lots of hides and things for them to climb over, under and around. This will make for happy and healthy garters. If you are open for ideas, here's the link to members enclosures.http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/enclosures/11314-show-your-tank-2.html
I have been keeping snakes in enclosures like this for a while. Mostly retics and other larger snakes. I have heard of the occasional issue but never have I had a snake try to actually wrap the bulb and burn itself. There is always the risk but with the size of the cage I see the risk being extremely low.