geordie_aaron Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 'THE REPTILE HOTEL' on that reptileforum is round the corner to me :-D seems like one of the top advisors on there? think i'll pay him a visit - but i HATE paying for stuff like vivariums/fish tanks. can't find a sellers subforum on there? just shops wants £60+ for a little 2ft one!!! 2 ft?!.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EscortNreg Posted March 1, 2010 Author Share Posted March 1, 2010 'THE REPTILE HOTEL' on that reptileforum is round the corner to me :-D seems like one of the top advisors on there? think i'll pay him a visit - but i HATE paying for stuff like vivariums/fish tanks. can't find a sellers subforum on there? just shops wants £60+ for a little 2ft one!!! 2 ft?!.... Keep an eye out man on ebay and preloved.. there are always LOADS on there, i picked up one viv with thermostat, heat mat, thermometre, lighting etc etc for £50 but it wernt the right colour so i had to find a beech one.. I got the viv, heat mat, digi thermometre AND a snake for £30... Then sold the other viv and the snake that came with my new viv for £50 So really, i got a thermostat, 2 heat mats, did thermometre and all the bits for £30!!! Bonus! Also, if you wanna avoid buying the starter kit (anything from £20 - £40) get a 1 yr+ old corn snake so it can go straight in a viv... i was gonna do it but i want my son to see the snake grow etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNITERIDER Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 If your interested I can get top quality ones built at low low prices il get a link tomorrow think it's faces vivariums he lives closeish to me but he can post or I can bring it up fo you to a meet, I paid 55 for my 3foot by 2foot by 18" I think mind is brand new 55quid he can make any style in most colours to match decor he makes them small and huge to house one or ten or whatever you want he is a top guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie_aaron Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 starter kit? i know i need to do some readin before i go buy.... but what can/cant i do with the snake when i first get it - IE why cant i put it in a big cage straight away etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNITERIDER Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Depends what you want froma snake size etc. Different snakes react different to sizes corn rat and milksnakes for instance prefer a slightly smaller viv than a boa constricor or a python.Starter kits arnt always great better sorcing parts yourself. If you want to keep it really cheap corns can be kept in plastic boxs (different sizes can be got fromstaples and the like) with air holes drilled in good way to keep a snake cheaply and it's fine too. You will here the term RUB alot that's what these are "really usefull box's" any help you need just ask you can keep it fairly cheap if you go that route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie_aaron Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 nah i'll need a nice looking one -it's going in the sittingroom, something that grows to about 2/3ft? how big of a tank would i need for that? and could i not put it in a 2/3ft tank as a baby? i mean what would it do in the wild lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNITERIDER Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 If you want something that small snake wise you could get away with 3 or even maybe a 2foot viv, a few snakes that stay that small like dwarf boas male garter snakes get to about 4foot tree boas don't get to big. A corn will average 5foot but 3 foot tank will be fine and they are very placid and great for kids too. Go on the reptile forum and put a post up asking what snakes would suite your needs then you can research particular breeds as they require slightly different husbandry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie_aaron Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 on my way to be a noob forum user hahah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNITERIDER Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 U on the reptileforums website? There great on there never had anyone be an arse yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie_aaron Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 just joined up and put up a noob thread lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNITERIDER Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 and you already have a good few replies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EscortNreg Posted March 1, 2010 Author Share Posted March 1, 2010 Aaron, give it a couple of weeks and i will send you my starter kit (little plastic tank, heat mat, thermometre and water bowl.. If i can find a spare bit of wood i will chuck that in to... Your just need to get substrate... And get one of these.... Easter Corn Snake P.S. That snake dont exist, its a very good photoshop though! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNITERIDER Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Aaron, give it a couple of weeks and i will send you my starter kit (little plastic tank, heat mat, thermometre and water bowl.. If i can find a spare bit of wood i will chuck that in to... Your just need to get substrate... And get one of these.... Easter Corn Snake P.S. That snake dont exist, its a very good photoshop though! lol he will still need a thermostat, 2 hides and depending if he wants to do it and on the size of the tank another water bowl. ideally you need for a corn to start off: small viv (start with the smart plastic ones) heat mat that covers hlaf of the floor AND MOST IMPORTANTLY thermostat (heatmat UNDER the viv thermostat probe IN the viv touching the surface the heat mat is heating), 2 hides (one warm end one cool end) thermometer (try and get infered ones as for example the one i have (exoterra) are rather unreliable in there reading so i have found out so a digital reading one is better and there not expensive. at least one water bowl the snake cant get under or overturn but just big enough for the snake to get it if it wants to bath (not healthy to have have the waterbowls that double as a hide), substrate and some decor (not needed but looks nicer and makes snake feel more secure than being open at all sides) of course food. substrate can be aspen, wood chips, bark chips news paper, kitchen roll, astroturf, carpet off cuts or even sand. if you shop around it wont be to expensive and if you look on that site your on you can pick a baby corn up from £20-£40 depending what you want Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EscortNreg Posted March 2, 2010 Author Share Posted March 2, 2010 Aaron, give it a couple of weeks and i will send you my starter kit (little plastic tank, heat mat, thermometre and water bowl.. If i can find a spare bit of wood i will chuck that in to... Your just need to get substrate... And get one of these.... Easter Corn Snake P.S. That snake dont exist, its a very good photoshop though! lol he will still need a thermostat, 2 hides and depending if he wants to do it and on the size of the tank another water bowl. ideally you need for a corn to start off: small viv (start with the smart plastic ones) heat mat that covers hlaf of the floor AND MOST IMPORTANTLY thermostat (heatmat UNDER the viv thermostat probe IN the viv touching the surface the heat mat is heating), 2 hides (one warm end one cool end) thermometer (try and get infered ones as for example the one i have (exoterra) are rather unreliable in there reading so i have found out so a digital reading one is better and there not expensive. at least one water bowl the snake cant get under or overturn but just big enough for the snake to get it if it wants to bath (not healthy to have have the waterbowls that double as a hide), substrate and some decor (not needed but looks nicer and makes snake feel more secure than being open at all sides) of course food. substrate can be aspen, wood chips, bark chips news paper, kitchen roll, astroturf, carpet off cuts or even sand. if you shop around it wont be to expensive and if you look on that site your on you can pick a baby corn up from £20-£40 depending what you want You dont need a thermostat on a starter kit as the heat mat is outside the tank and the heat mat has to cover just over a third, not half, i always thought it was half but when i got this new snake i was told a third... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNITERIDER Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Aaron, give it a couple of weeks and i will send you my starter kit (little plastic tank, heat mat, thermometre and water bowl.. If i can find a spare bit of wood i will chuck that in to... Your just need to get substrate... And get one of these.... Easter Corn Snake P.S. That snake dont exist, its a very good photoshop though! lol he will still need a thermostat, 2 hides and depending if he wants to do it and on the size of the tank another water bowl. ideally you need for a corn to start off: small viv (start with the smart plastic ones) heat mat that covers hlaf of the floor AND MOST IMPORTANTLY thermostat (heatmat UNDER the viv thermostat probe IN the viv touching the surface the heat mat is heating), 2 hides (one warm end one cool end) thermometer (try and get infered ones as for example the one i have (exoterra) are rather unreliable in there reading so i have found out so a digital reading one is better and there not expensive. at least one water bowl the snake cant get under or overturn but just big enough for the snake to get it if it wants to bath (not healthy to have have the waterbowls that double as a hide), substrate and some decor (not needed but looks nicer and makes snake feel more secure than being open at all sides) of course food. substrate can be aspen, wood chips, bark chips news paper, kitchen roll, astroturf, carpet off cuts or even sand. if you shop around it wont be to expensive and if you look on that site your on you can pick a baby corn up from £20-£40 depending what you want You dont need a thermostat on a starter kit as the heat mat is outside the tank and the heat mat has to cover just over a third, not half, i always thought it was half but when i got this new snake i was told a third... escortNreg PLEASE read this its very important if you dont wanna harm your snake!!!!! http://www.reptileforums.co.uk/snakes/1741...thermostat.html you DO need a thermostat and any pet shop that told you that you didnt need SHOOTING! 1/3 upto 1/2 is fine depending on the viv mine covers one 3rd as my viv is a bit biger thana starter kit. http://www.reptileforums.co.uk/forums/snak...-didnt-use.html oh and something else to get you thinking seriously you NEED a stat with any heat mat, snakes dont react quickly enough when they get to hot and the heat a mat gives off to something with COLD blood is alot if not used on a stat. even if not visibly i can damage the snakes brain, reproduction organs and really do some damage. il get you a link to a stat in a min. cheapish stat: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mat-Thermostat-For-R...=item562d08eaaf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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