Forum: Advanced Husbandry

has anyone out there noticed their hets being more aggressive than the normals they have. I have two het albinos a het pied and 3 het clowns all of which are more aggressive than the normals that I have. the het clowns especially so. my thought is that maybe hets for certain traits tend to be...

What do you use for an all-purpose cleaner for your tanks? I need to clean our 20 gallon for our new baby (it had rats in it) so we can move it over soon.

Has anyone ever used these plastic containers to keep there snakes? they look secure all around. http://www.irisusainc.com/p-694-sd-xl.aspx

How can you tell if to types of snake are compatabil for hybradising. For example a blood python with a ball will give you a superball.

I'm new at this and could use some helpful advice. I'm planning on building a stack of 4 snake cages from barrister's bookcases. My main question is on heating these. I like the idea of radiant heat panels, but they're too expensive for me. I'm thinking of heat mats on the cage floors, but...

OK so basically I want to open a Exotic pets shop and would save money if I could build custom tanks out of Plexiglas. Any thoughts as to where to start on buying sheets of Plexiglas cheap. Looking to make at least 10 tanks out of one sheet and would like to know how big of a sheet would I need to...

I'm in the process of building a new enclosure for one of my reptiles. I was thinking with the location of it, to mount the UTH on the side of the tank. My question is, I use the polystyrene backgrounds for both ambiance and to make my guys feel more secure (only one visible way), will the UTH...

How do most of you vent tubswhen you are keeping rosy boas or corns or kings in them? The rH is perfect for my BP with a set of holes on either side of the tub, but curious how many holes you all put in yours. Also, I'd like to see a few setups showing how you set up temp and humidity gauges in...

ok so every body is apparently using tubs...i am not so cool. can somebody please explain the set up of a tub. im not talking about the water goes here, and the hide goes here. my bp loves climbing and basically does back flips off of his hide(the tree stump, not a half log) and idk how a tub can...

I have some questions... Regarding my Python... 1. Which type of light bulb to use? Florescent? Incandescent? UVA? 2. Handling, how much should the snake be handled in one day? Also, is taking the snake out of his cage 4+ times in a day bad? 3. Feeding, Should I wait two to three days...

so i have the new pair of solomon island ground boas (that name is too long and from here on out im going to call them SIB like hyperjoe) and im planning on getting some pythons this weekend. the SIBs are in QT in the garage (its florida, its not too cold in there and they of course have a heater...

Me and my girlfriend are planning a move from New Jersey to North Carolina. We are getting a much larger house. This new house will allow me to have a "snake Room" a room that i can have total controll of the tempature and humidity so that i can get rid of these heat lamps and only use UTH's ...

first off he hasn't eaten in more than three weeks, wehich i am aware is nothing in itself to be afraid of, but he usually eats every 2 weeks no problem....secondly i noticed a dry flaky spot on his head about 1.5 months ago that i had assumed came from him rubbing on the screen top to his cage and...

Is it possible to handle a ball python too much? I am new to snake ownership. I do know I like putting him on my belly while I am working on the laptop or watching tv. He curls up and falls asleep or lays outstretched sleeping. I let him crawl around my neck or in my hair. He doesn't seem...

This gos out to every uvb needing reptile owner. This is why you NEVER want compact bulbs. My new tortoise has pkc and I just got him today, so im starting the healing process. I see more and more people buying these compact bulbs as they become more popular. I think this would be a great sticky in...

Hi, I was browsing a cornsnake forum earlier and came across a thread that seemed really novel and a good fit for discussion in here. The original thread is here. I wondered if anyone had opinions on this or had ever tried anything similar in the past? dr del

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