Re: 30G

by **Vandraco aka Bronzecat** Sat 20 Mar 2010 - 22:14

Hi
Options for substrate are -
Laminate flooring tiles
Slate tiles/pieces
Lino
Repti-carpet

These are all easy to clean and you will be able to feed in the viv without worrying.

The areas they come from have fairly hardpacked surfaces. Wood bark is a no as it holds to much moisture and can be ingested.

by **kizno1** Sat 20 Mar 2010 - 22:16

ok thanks
theres 2 tanks on ebay withink 25miles that im going to watch and might put in a few bids
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=250600172581&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=015

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=250600390951&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=015

by **Vandraco aka Bronzecat** Sat 20 Mar 2010 - 22:33

Very nice vivs thumbup

Can I offer some bidding advice lol (giving away trade secrets now lol). Decide way before the item finishes what the maximum amount you want to spend is. You can guarentee that if you bid now, you'll be outbid quickly as they already have bids on. Once you know your max price.....wait....wait .....wait LOL Get set up and online well before it finishes, then at about 5 mins to go get your bid ready. You can click the first bid button, but then wait till like 10 seconds to go before you hit confirm.
Either of two things will happen lol You'll have the max bid and people wont have time to react, or someone will have either left a high bid or have done the same as you.
Ok, you may not win it, but at least you wont have time to be tempted to keep bidding and go way over your max price.

At present you can get that first viv, without stand, for around £59. And the second one without stand for £70 ish.
The stand/cabinet alone is around £50.

by **kizno1** Sat 20 Mar 2010 - 22:40

yh i always wait to the last few seconds to bid. the bit that i have a problem with is seting a amount lol i just go till i get it and then think cr** ive spent well to much and have ask my mum really nicely lol i need to save up alot before i get anythink though i have £40 atm but might be able to get a few £ out my mum but it will be a while before i can get anythink to go in there and thats only if my mum agrees first. thanks for the tips :]

by **Vandraco aka Bronzecat** Sat 20 Mar 2010 - 22:53

Have a look on preloved, there's always vivs on there.

Or here - Reptile classifieds

Or the classifieds on Reptile forums UK

by **kizno1** Sat 20 Mar 2010 - 22:59

theres nothink on the first one around here for this year. shame theres some lovely pythons on there but all from 2008. ill have a look on the reptile forum now.
:]

by **kizno1** Sat 20 Mar 2010 - 23:19

i had a look there is a few but they all seem to be to espensive or just to far away. i might post a wanted thread are you allowed to on there?

by **Vandraco aka Bronzecat** Sat 20 Mar 2010 - 23:30

Yep....just make sure you put your loaction from the drop down fields when you post.

by **kizno1** Sat 20 Mar 2010 - 23:31

ok will do one now
thanks

by **kizno1** Sun 21 Mar 2010 - 12:46

ive been doing a little reserch on corns and pythons and a few places say when there smallthey should be kept in small 10l tubs because they dont like big spaces but would a 3foot be ok if i put alot of aves and wood in the tank?

by **kizno1** Sun 21 Mar 2010 - 15:45

ive just spent agers looking through all the pics and its amazing how many diffrent morphs of corns and royals there are. i like all the albino and white ones
the last 5 in this thread are all amazing especially the gray one and the white one with a brown head.
http://www.reptileforums.co.uk/forums/snake-pictures/480929-some-special-royals-across-pond.htmlmy fav ones still have to be the carramel albinos though.

by **Vandraco aka Bronzecat** Sun 21 Mar 2010 - 18:47

The link isn't to a thread:(

Its pretty much the same for all reptiles when they are young. Hatchling corns and most others are best off in smaller enclosures to start with. Once they are feeding and growing well, they can be put in something bigger. This does give you time to get the final set-up sorted. Leos could probably go straight in the viv. Netty knows someone in Norwich who is selling a breeding colony of Pictus geckos. They're a bit like Leos but a wee bit smaller.

by **Jake15** Sun 21 Mar 2010 - 18:56

You can divide off the viv to make the area smaller instead of using tubs Wink

by **kizno1** Sun 21 Mar 2010 - 18:59

oh i cant remember what page it was on i went throught 25 lol and im not doing it agian :]. ive seen alot of people using storage tubs before the tank so ill just get a lil 50l one and grow them up untill they go in the tank. them geckos are nice i think i like them more than the leos. do you care for them in the same way? do you know how much they are selling them for?

by **kizno1** Sun 21 Mar 2010 - 19:00

Jake15 wrote:You can divide off the viv to make the area smaller instead of using tubs

thats a good idear but wouldnt it make it more of a pain to heat?

by **Vandraco aka Bronzecat** Sun 21 Mar 2010 - 19:04

Yep, we kept all our young ones in RUBs from staples. I would go for the 17L one first for a small corn.

The colony of Pictus is 1 male and 2 gravid females, so babies soon:) He's selling them for £150 but is open to offers. They are kept just like Leos.

by **Vandraco aka Bronzecat** Sun 21 Mar 2010 - 19:05

kizno1 wrote:
Jake15 wrote:You can divide off the viv to make the area smaller instead of using tubs
thats a good idear but wouldnt it make it more of a pain to heat?

You could put the smaller tub inside the viv thumbup

by **Jake15** Sun 21 Mar 2010 - 19:09

Oh stop being a smart arse! lol!

by **kizno1** Sun 21 Mar 2010 - 19:10

Vandraco aka Bronzecat wrote:Yep, we kept all our young ones in RUBs from staples. I would go for the 17L one first for a small corn.

The colony of Pictus is 1 male and 2 gravid females, so babies soon:) He's selling them for £150 but is open to offers. They are kept just like Leos.

what each? thats going to be a little to much.

Vandraco aka Bronzecat wrote:
kizno1 wrote:
Jake15 wrote:You can divide off the viv to make the area smaller instead of using tubs
thats a good idear but wouldnt it make it more of a pain to heat?

You could put the smaller tub inside the viv

yh bt i think it would be easyer to have the tub seperatly.

by **Jake15** Sun 21 Mar 2010 - 19:13

If you want something less common, look at African Fat Tail geckos, literally the same as leos xd.

by **Netty** Sun 21 Mar 2010 - 19:13

Have just popped the ad for the pictus geckos in the sales section. Price is for the whole group of 3.

by **kizno1** Sun 21 Mar 2010 - 19:18

i dont think ill be able to get them i only have £50 atm and i would still need to get the viv out of that aswell.

by **Netty** Sun 21 Mar 2010 - 19:27

I think he might agree to payments if you were interested.

by **Vandraco aka Bronzecat** Sun 21 Mar 2010 - 19:28

For a baby snake like a corn, one of these is sufficient - RUB

For Leos, straight in the viv thumbup

by **kizno1** Sun 21 Mar 2010 - 19:34

Netty wrote:I think he might agree to payments if you were interested.

duno ill have to see if i can get a viv for a good price first.

Vandraco aka Bronzecat wrote:For a baby snake like a corn, one of these is sufficient - RUB

For Leos, straight in the viv

that looks tiny. i have a bigger one that it could go into after that one but before the viv its about 2 foot by 1 foot by 8"

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