ArvadaLanee
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Hello, all! As some of you may already know, my boyfriend has recently decided that he would like to get a corn snake. Yay! As it turns out, he has some very specific ideas about the kind of corn snake he wants, one of them being that he wants a young snake. This means, he may have to wait for new hatchlings to arrive. I don't want him to get discouraged, as it took me a long time to get him interested in snakes, so I thought it would be a good idea to focus, for now, on creating his ideal viv. I have ordered up all the required stuff, like uth, thermostat, etc. So now we can focus on the fun part, decorating! I asked him what he had it mind, he says he wants to make it feel like a beautiful Wisconsin forest. I love it! What a sweet idea. I have been looking online to try to find decorations, but I keep wondering if we could do better than what I'm finding. Mostly, it's the trees I can't figure out. You can't have a forest with out trees! I use a peice of driftwood with plastic vines in my viv, when it's a 10 gallon tank for babies, it would be hard to fit more than one in there. I can find palm trees, or desert trees, made for pets, but none that look foresty. I have even been looking at fairy garden accessories, and plastic bonsai trees, but it's like they are all way too big, or way too little. I'm wondering if anyone has any thoughts on where to find better sizes, or maybe making some with out spending too much money.
Another thing I was thinking, is that maybe I should let him use my leftover jungle mix substrate I bought for another pet. It would look more forest like than the aspen I use, but are there any issues with using it for corns? I wouldn't think so, but I thought I'd ask, just in case.
Any ideas to help me help him create a super cool forest viv would be greatly appreciated. I understand how frustrating it can be to get excited about something, and then realize you have to wait. I am really excited that he is taking such an interest in something I really love, and I want to make it as fun and exciting as possible. It's always great to share the things you love, with the people you love. Plus, I love creative decorating for all my pets. I am always building something. Thanks so much for your help everyone! You were all right. One snake just wasn't enough. Lol
Another thing I was thinking, is that maybe I should let him use my leftover jungle mix substrate I bought for another pet. It would look more forest like than the aspen I use, but are there any issues with using it for corns? I wouldn't think so, but I thought I'd ask, just in case.
Any ideas to help me help him create a super cool forest viv would be greatly appreciated. I understand how frustrating it can be to get excited about something, and then realize you have to wait. I am really excited that he is taking such an interest in something I really love, and I want to make it as fun and exciting as possible. It's always great to share the things you love, with the people you love. Plus, I love creative decorating for all my pets. I am always building something. Thanks so much for your help everyone! You were all right. One snake just wasn't enough. Lol