Everyone's tank setup.

[chris-uk]

Back on topic, rather than re-post my recent photos, I'll link to the thread :
http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/encl...terariums.html

[angrygamer]

Sorry for the ugly pic, it's an old 2 megapixel camera.

This is what I've got going right now, but it's going to change a bit. Now, before you say anything about the light, it's only got a 60 watt bulb. Also, the front is covered with a screen. It gets warm but it's not as warm as you'd think. There isn't anywhere on it that you can't put your hand on that feels hot. There's no way I'd put Glyph in there with a hot lamp. The reason it's like that is because of the fact that it's a tall tank and when I put the light over the lid the distance to the floor is very far and the temps don't get up to where I'd like. This isn't a permanent solution either, I am still working on a few other things for it (read: $$$) but I really don't want to use a heat pad unless I have to.

The middle is cordoned off as a feeding area without aspen because I've heard so many impaction stories, and if you go to youtube sometimes you see people feeding their garters and substrate sticks to their food...kind of scary.

Also, I've got a homemade reptifogger that I am going to put in, some time this week I imagine.

[EasternGirl]

I like the idea of the middle being sectioned off to protect from the substrate...very nice. If you could get some close-up pics of that, I'd love to see it in more detail.

[GarterGuy17]

I wouldn't be able to do that anyway because jade picks her food up and runs a way. I have to get a substrate that isnt loose like aspen.

[angrygamer]

I like the idea of the middle being sectioned off to protect from the substrate...very nice. If you could get some close-up pics of that, I'd love to see it in more detail.

I'll do that this week when I put the fogger in...I'll proly wind up taking screen caps from my video camera, which shoots in 720p. I have no idea what that is in megapixels.

Or even better, tomorrow is feeding time, I'll post some then.

[angrygamer]

I wouldn't be able to do that anyway because jade picks her food up and runs a way. I have to get a substrate that isnt loose like aspen.

I used part of a windshield visor...easy to clean up. Newspaper works just as well. I was wondering what you've got going on there, what you laid down and if you are just going to go with that or if you are going to add some loose substrate.

I'm not entirely sure about the aspen, I might look at reptibark...I know that stuff is expensive though.

[GarterGuy17]

I have paper towels , she seems to like it and it works very well for monitoring poop. That's one of the main reasons why I took out my aspen.

[angrygamer]

I have paper towels , she seems to like it and it works very well for monitoring poop. That's one of the main reasons why I took out my aspen.

Oh, yeah, I remember that now.

[GarterGuy17]

I want to switch though since im trying to give my tank more of an earthy look , the paper towels don't help at all.

[EasternGirl]

As I have said before, the best thing to do in situations like yours John...is to use a feed tank. Go to the dollar store and get a small plastic storage container and poke some holes in the top and put some paper towels in the bottom and a hide and a fake plant in it and then just move Jade to that when you want to feed her. Then it doesn't matter what type of substrate you use in your tank.