Pics of enclosures

[Reno]

haha nice cages everyone ive got some ideas for what to do now i just need a bit more money to get some fake plants which i know aint much lol but im broke haha...

[Loren]

Speaking of fake plants- where do you guys/gals buy most of yours, and what type seem to work best (what are they made of)?
Seems like a cheap easy way to spruce up my cages.

[Snaky]

Pictures of some temporary enclosures:



Pictures of some of my real enclosures:



And a temporary on a real in this last pic:


I get all my plastic plants at the animal shop or at a reptile show. They can be plastic, of some sort of fabric. Plastic works the easiest in my opinion.

[drache]

Speaking of fake plants- where do you guys/gals buy most of yours, and what type seem to work best (what are they made of)?
Seems like a cheap easy way to spruce up my cages.

I like the silk plants best and I do get them from a reptile supply place that has decent prices
I always keep my eyes open at craft and discount stores, but so far I haven't found anything I thought would work
I used to think the silk plants were more fragile than the plastic ones, but they seem to be holding up just fine, even through bleach and hot water rinses

[Lori P]

Loren, I get my plants from the dollar store or the craft store. And when they get icky, I just throw them in the dishwasher.

[anji1971]

Same as Lori -- Dollarama!!
They've held up remarkably well, even through scrubbing and boiling water soaks! I get an ivy garland that covers two climbing branches with enough left over to glue to hides, rocks etc.

[dashnu]

My Living room

[Loren]

Same as Lori -- Dollarama!!
They've held up remarkably well, even through scrubbing and boiling water soaks! I get an ivy garland that covers two climbing branches with enough left over to glue to hides, rocks etc.

Thanks Rhea, Anji and Lori. I'll have to start looking into that. This year has been a slow but steady process of getting many cages upgraded to bigger sizes, and I am also trying to make them look nicer. I have a long term goal for my reptile room all(well, mostly) mapped out in my head, and am heading towards it. Specializing in native snakes, and phasing out of many,but not all of the other animals.
I even replaced some of my bud light hide boxes with upside down black plastic bowls.

I am debating about bedding choices too. I have used orchid (fir tree) bark for years now, but it seems like its dustier everytime I buy it, and I am concerned about it becoming a health problem. I'm just not into carefresh. I like aspen for the most part, but like a bedding that looks natural and packs well- so it stays in place. I just dont really like the way they shread the bulk aspen that I buy around here- too big and fluffy.
Might try to get aspen chips instead of shavings. I think with nicer hides and a fake plants, it might look ok.

[Loren]

My Living room

Looks cool- reptiles, but still clean and classy.

[Loren]

I am debating about bedding choices too. I have used orchid (fir tree) bark for years now, but it seems like its dustier everytime I buy it, and I am concerned about it becoming a health problem. .

Well I found a cure for my own problem- I slowly poured the bedding from one container into another, outside, in front of a big fan turned on high. Blew most of the dust right out of the bark and into my eyes!