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Im currently in the process of building wooden vivariums for my corn snakes one is almost done and the other has been in service for about 2 months today I was dusting the top of the completed viv and getting ready to place the second wooden enclosure ontop of the first when I noticed that the...

Hay guys any reason I can't use loctite power grab in a corn snake enclosure? I was doing research on DiY backgrounds and I found a tutorial that used loctite power grab all purpose to adhere peices of Styrofoam together. I started the project but found a thread saying not to use it for frogs...

Not all heroes wear capes This is a maxim many are taught as children, and we learn to see the beat cop walking the street or the firefighters as the unsung heroes of our communities. Generally, by adulthood we have lost this star eyed, rose tinted glasses, view of the world, in favor of a...

so i was at a store today and noticed a few sad looking snakes that had "just come in" i asked where they got their stock and was told they wish they could do local like they did with all other animals but they were only allowed to buy reptiles from "certified breeders." i looked on the internet...

Hi all, so two weeks ago I was reunited with two of my snakes. thank God for good friends. :cheers: Any why according to my friend my female was a very picky eater for him, and he had to very her diet a bit to get her to eat. Not a problem I'm willing to alternate their food so its not the same...

hello every one. I ws thinking about building light weight wood cages and wanted to get some ideas. I was thinking of using 1/4inch plywood around a 1x2 or 1x4 frame for stability and support. ideas or is this way to light?

Hay all i recently acquired a sand boa, since i have decided to move out of my mothers home and be on my own. the problem is the little one is refusing to eat. he is under 6 months and has simply decided in the last 3 months that he will not eat. i have gotten 3 pinkies into him since i got him...

Do all blood reds lose their pattern and if so by what age?

Hello all, I find myself wondering just what is snake abuse? my mother seems to be of the opinion that I should just rehome everyone because housing them in cages is cruel and the fact that my snakes are in 40 gal enclosures is apparently horrid. also I have had to find them all alternate...

Hello All The worst has happened and I am being forced to rehome my beloved snakes :crying: because the new HOA has a thousand dollar per reptile fine :awcrap: and are convinced that and I quote "that all snakes are evil" :headbang: and are "going to escape and murder someone's child"...

Hi I have a three tier rack from reptile basics my thermostat is on the heat tape in the middle rack and I have probe thermometers in all three cages the top two are only a degree or two different but the bottom one is reading 113* while the top 2 are at 80*. Is this normal? Do I need new heat...

Hello, i have an odd question for all of you. i was at the store and noticed that Carefresh pet bedding has a snake depicted in the animals the product is suited for list, which makes me wonder has anyone tried this product? also what about Kaytee's Clean and fresh? which claimes to be a soft...

so here's a potentially stupid question. i was at my local reptile store and they mentioned that because of how dark the inside of a reptile basic iris CB-70 rack is i dont need hides. is that true?

So here's the story i was on craigslist the other day and found a free Iris CB-70 rack by Reptile Basics. (great company and the product would have come to the craigslist person reassembled, so i inquired turns out the person was getting rid of it because a friend had made them display cases...

I have flexwatt, and a thermostat regulating the temperature in the three bins on my rack, but i've noticed that the temperatures varies by anything from 1 to 10 degrees between levels :confused: and it's not even a consistent difference :confused: is this normal? is it more likely my...

Seriously why is it so hard to find a nice guy who doesn't panic when you say "pet snake"? :shrugs: sheesh anyone else have this problem?

so here's a silly question, i have mostly male snakes and wish to eventually start a breeding project of my own. my question is should i look for adult females or should i buy a few hatching females and raise them? i don't intend to start breeding anyone for at least another year or two so how...

Hypothetically if i wanted to start a breeding project that had two selective breeding components and a dominant gene. do i start by breeding a diffrent males with the dominant gene to each female from the two different selective breeding lines then breed the best of the offspring from the two...

odd question:my female is acting very flighty of late she doesn't seem to want to stay in her tub and seems to be searching for something, she refused food yesterday even though she has been acting like she does if i'm a few days late feeding her. she was accidently breed a the year before last...

Ghost Okeetee? or Hypo Okeetee isn't Hypo the reduction of black pigment and Okeetee a type breeding for bold black saddles? if so could the Above snakes exist or is something funny going on here? additionally is it possible to have an Anery Okeetee?