My first snake viv. hints and comments please.

[Morph]

ok so im a week away from getting my first garter snake. I have just put the finishing touches to my viv and i wanted to get some oppinions from people with experience.
The viv is 36"x16"x18". I covered the floor with laminate flooring so that its easier to wipe up any mess and also protects the wood of the viv from moisture/spillages/urine. I screwed a branch to the back of the viv for a bit of interest and something for the snake to play with. I have a large pebble roughly half a foot wide for another bit of interest. The temperatures from the heat lamp alone are 24C-29C from 1 end to the other.
The things i need which are being delivered with the snake are substrate (reptile wood chips) a water dish and hide in 1 and a normal ceramic hide and a cage to go around the basking lamp.

i removed the glass from the viv so that the photo's could be taken.



comments please

[Sid]

Very nice setup. Looks great.

Sid

[Thamnophis]

Nice background.
But I would change the red bulb for a normal bulb.

[Morph]

Nice background.
But I would change the red bulb for a normal bulb.

is there any particular reason for changing the colour of the bulb or is it just personal preferance?

[abcat1993]

Yeah, just aesthetics. The red bulb would be for heating things at night, or that don't like bright light.

[Stefan-A]

Looks good.

[Todd6494]

looks great.

[adamanteus]

Nice looking set-up Dan. Look forward to seeing it occupied!

[Morph]

Nice looking set-up Dan. Look forward to seeing it occupied!

i look forward to it too :P. the only reason i have to wait another week is because im skint until then. i'm trying to sell my fish tanks to raise the cash early but noone seems to be interested. never mind... i'm sure the wait will just make it that bit more exciting.

[drache]

i look forward to it too :P. the only reason i have to wait another week is because im skint until then. i'm trying to sell my fish tanks to raise the cash early but noone seems to be interested. never mind... i'm sure the wait will just make it that bit more exciting.

don't sell your fishtanks yet - they'll be great for more snakes. I once had seven fishtanks - and I still do. Only one of them has fish in it though. And then I had to go get more enclosures and in a few weeks I'm getting still more . . .
I swear if you sell those tanks, you'll be sorry some day.
unless you're much better at restraint than I am
very nice looking viv
and good luck raising money