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eawndl

eawndl

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Ok so I have a question. You know how there is space between the tank hood and the tank itself? Well Ichiro likes to get in there and crawl all around the tank right in that spot. Well today he has fallen twice from there. Now my question is, is there anything I can do to put up there to prevent him from going there? IUt really worries me when he falls from up there, I mean the last time he hit the water dish. Any ideas?
 
How many crawly hidey things do you have in his viv ?Maybe if you give him more productive options like those bendable vines he wont climb where he shouldn't
 
I've got 4 things of plats, 2 on each side of of the tank, a cave on the arm side, and a fake plastic tree branch log thing. He has lots of hiding spots and some even up high, you know the branchs? Oh and the branches are hanging off the sides of the tank..
 
There are several people here that have no idea.

I for one would not worry about it. Snakes fall down all the time, you vivarium isn't tall enough for him to fall and be hurt. If you really feel you need to do something how about stuffing some foam rubber in there so the snake cannot get there in the first place.
 
I couldn't imagine him REALLY REALLY hurting himself with that much stuff to break his fall but if he is still a tiny little thing then maybe just take whatever it is he is using to get to the top of the viv away. If he is still a baby he wont be able to reach the top of the tank all by himself. So that would mean just leave his rock hide and whatever other "ground hugging" toys in his tank Throw a paper towel roll and some extra substrate in there for him he should be good.
 
covato78 said:
I couldn't imagine him REALLY REALLY hurting himself with that much stuff to break his fall but if he is still a tiny little thing then maybe just take whatever it is he is using to get to the top of the viv away. If he is still a baby he wont be able to reach the top of the tank all by himself. So that would mean just leave his rock hide and whatever other "ground hugging" toys in his tank Throw a paper towel roll and some extra substrate in there for him he should be good.
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I disagree. Snakes are resourceful little things and you never really appreciate just how long they are until they're carefully, calculatingly stretching themselves to the top of your glass-sided viv.

Em, it's nothing to worry about except maybe keep an eye out for him when you go to open it. Neither 10 nor 20 gal vivs are high enough for them to really damage themselves when falling, and corns are semi-arboreal anyways... something built for climbing is also built for falling.
 
I put a Jungle Carpet Python in the shower for a shed problem. The snake was 6' long, the shower was 7' tall. The snake got out.
 
wade said:
I put a Jungle Carpet Python in the shower for a shed problem. The snake was 6' long, the shower was 7' tall. The snake got out.
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"Wade..I'm gonna hop in the shower.."

"Alright, dear!" *twiddles thumbs*

"WAAAAAADEEE!!!"

"Whoops. Son, go see what your mother needs. I'm going to Walgreens for some...thing?"
 
They really love that ridge!

Falling doesn't USUALLY hurt them. But I always wonder if they like that secure feeling so well that they will neglect to get needed heat in their warm hide.

I would remove the snake from the cage for a couple of days. Then get some silicone seal such as used to construct aquariums. I would run a fairly thick bead of it around the ledge, and then "smush" it a little as you would when caulking (I suppose caulk would work as well). Let dry, and air out for a couple of days. If there is still too much room, you might have to run another bead, and dry.

I should mention that I have never actually done this because I don't use aquariums. I have suggested it to a couple of customers, but never heard back whether they actually did it, and whether it worked. But I THINK it should. If you decide to try it, be sure to report back so we can tell others if it works.

It is a problem that will eventually solve itself as the baby grows and can no longer fit on the ledge.

Good luck!
 
"...if he is still a tiny little thing then maybe just take whatever it is he is using to get to the top of the viv away..."

Believe it or not, the really little guys can stick to the glass if they get wet! I have seen them crawl out of the water bowl, and shimmy right up the glass to the top. Once they get too heavy, they can no longer do that, though.
 
kathylove said:
Believe it or not, the really little guys can stick to the glass if they get wet! I have seen them crawl out of the water bowl, and shimmy right up the glass to the top. Once they get too heavy, they can no longer do that, though.
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That is awesome. Almost makes me want to put alice in a glass viv.

as to the original question. My smaller snow, felix, would do the same thing when I used to keep him in a glass viv. He would get up there pretty regularly (I would say a couple times a week or so) and he definitely fell a few times. The viv had the same floorspace as a 20 long but was taller. I did worry about him being injured, but he was always fine. After a while I changed his hides with new ones that were a bit smaller (and I guess they must have been a bit more cosy) and I rarely saw him up in the top of his viv after that. I think kathylove's idea of using silicone or caulking as a filler would work pretty well though if you were really worried about it. If it is a small snake and you are using aspen as bedding though I doubt the snake would be injured.
 
Alright cool thank you guys bery much for the ideas. I will have to look into doing the silicone thing or just stop fretting :) lol thanks again
 
FinFang use to do that, I just bought some dowling at a craft store, tied 4 pieces together to make a rectangle and put that in the space he kept getting into. It worked fine.
 
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