capt_howdy
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does anyone here use one?
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Exo-terra Tanks
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djfreebase
wayne
I have two Exo-Terra vivs. They are very secure, never had a corn escape from one.
capt_howdy
New member
what sizes? and what kind of heating set up do you have going?
djfreebase
wayne
Huum. Not sure of the size of the top of my head. Iv got heat mats under the viv(half)
capt_howdy
New member
cool. what kind of mats do you use and are you using a thermostat?
djfreebase
wayne
Again i dont know the make of the heat matts. Yes i defiantly use a thermostat, and would highly recommend using one.
MerlinsPop
New member
One tank I have (I think) repti-temp UTHs and a 500R running them. I have a seperate quarentine/hospital 90qt Sterilite bin with a herpstat running an 11in flexwatt tape. And 4 12qt sterilites in a rack also with flexwatt and a herbstat.
djfreebase
wayne
Eh. sorry Bruce maybe its my I.Q. but that info went way over my head.:shrugs:
MerlinsPop
New member
The UTHs I have on the one tank are Zoo-med, who also makes the Repti-Therm 500R thermostat.
Their website:
http://www.zoomed.com/db/products/S...D=2&Heading=Terrarium&ProductCategory=Heating
A lot of people use plastic bins made by a company called Sterilite to keep snakes in, often in a shelving unit made such that the bottom of the shelf above acts as the lid to the bin on the shelf below it.
Sterilite's web site:
http://www.sterilite.com/Category.html?Section=Storage&ProductCategory=39
Flexwatt is a very thin heating mat, basically a big, flat resistor, that when electrical current runs through it, it gets hot. I think it was initially invented for industrial applications (like keeping pipes from freezing), but turns out to be great for providing heat for reptiles (particularly in a rack system).
I bought my flexwatt from a site called The Bean Farm. Here's a link to their page with the flexwatt. There are links at the bottom of the product discriptions with more information about them and about how to wire them up. I also got my Herpstat thermostats there, and there's a link on this page that will get you more information on them, too.
http://www.beanfarm.com/store/agora.cgi?cart_id=4666539.424&product=Heating
Hope all this helps!
Their website:
http://www.zoomed.com/db/products/S...D=2&Heading=Terrarium&ProductCategory=Heating
A lot of people use plastic bins made by a company called Sterilite to keep snakes in, often in a shelving unit made such that the bottom of the shelf above acts as the lid to the bin on the shelf below it.
Sterilite's web site:
http://www.sterilite.com/Category.html?Section=Storage&ProductCategory=39
Flexwatt is a very thin heating mat, basically a big, flat resistor, that when electrical current runs through it, it gets hot. I think it was initially invented for industrial applications (like keeping pipes from freezing), but turns out to be great for providing heat for reptiles (particularly in a rack system).
I bought my flexwatt from a site called The Bean Farm. Here's a link to their page with the flexwatt. There are links at the bottom of the product discriptions with more information about them and about how to wire them up. I also got my Herpstat thermostats there, and there's a link on this page that will get you more information on them, too.
http://www.beanfarm.com/store/agora.cgi?cart_id=4666539.424&product=Heating
Hope all this helps!
SquamishSerpents
Katia
the one i am getting is PT-2613. djfreebase, do you have ones exactly like this, with the locking, front opening doors? if so, one of my concerns was when my corn is an adult, will they be strong enough to pop open the doors at the top, since there is no lock up there? or are they secure enough for an adult corn?
hartsock
New member
I have two small exo-terra and a large one. One word of warning if you got a baby. They have accesory holes in the back that are meant to be able to run a probe or wires for a waterfall, or the like behind the fake background. MAKE SURE THESE HOLES ARE CLOSED IF YOU ARE NOT USING THEM!! I had a baby milksnake that managed to squeeze behind the fake rock, somehow squishing himself against the glass and the back of the wall climb up and escape out of one of those holes. He did it all within an hour and has never been found again. I had seen my rough scale sand boa do this before I got the milk, but he never went out one of those holes. I wouldn't have thought the milk could have gotten out that way, but there were no other ways it could have.
Other than that I love 'em. They make nice cages with the little front doors. Good luck!
Other than that I love 'em. They make nice cages with the little front doors. Good luck!
djfreebase
wayne
Nope. iv had adult and hachlings, and never once had an escape. dose that sound like tempting im fate:uhoh:
hartsock
New member
I forgot to add that there are little slides where you can close them off. I didn't discover that until after I had the escape!
djfreebase
wayne
I would also recommend takeing the fake backing out until your corn gets slightly bigger
capt_howdy
New member
yeah. i dont have the backing at all. gives a bit more room. and i made sure that those sliders were closed since i got it. a guy at the pet shop ( a real mom and pop kinda place) tells me that the zoo med ones are better. i kinda agree. the bar at the top on the zoo med ones are actually metal and not plastic and the only other difference is that instead of the 2 swinging doors there is only one.