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#219271

Djm4life666
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RUBBER MAID CAGES& tank sizes

is a 10 gallon to small for a 7 month python i need to know i will return it if it is. WHat are theese rubber maid cages?

01/11/05 7:04pm

#219328

Anole_keeper
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Message To: Djm4life666 In reference to Message Id: 219271

RUBBER MAID CAGES& tank sizes

well i can answer the rubbermaid part. rubbermaids r basically plastic tubs that some people use instead of glass tanks. i used one for my mali uro...this is the biggest rubber maid i think they make?

that is 48x20x18H

01/11/05 7:39pm

#219353

Djm4life666
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Message To: Anole_keeper In reference to Message Id: 219328

RUBBER MAID CAGES& tank sizes

o ok i would not use 1 my house is to cold and it would not get enough heat thanks for showing me though

01/11/05 8:13pm

#219363

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Message To: Djm4life666 In reference to Message Id: 219353

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no problem! in my opinion u r very right because they dont hold heat very well w/o a top at all!....LOL

01/11/05 8:20pm

#219438

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Message To: Anole_keeper In reference to Message Id: 219363

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yup how hot is it in that room that its in?

01/11/05 9:20pm

#219467

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Message To: Djm4life666 In reference to Message Id: 219353

RUBBER MAID CAGES& tank sizes

lol....duh, generally you’d have a cage top. How else are you going to keep the snake in? They hold heat very well. Many people use rubbermaid or sterilite containers. If it didn’t hold heat and humidity well, why would I recommend them?
The biggest rubbermaid storage container I’ve seen is a 4 foot by 2 foot underbed storage container.

And you can’t ask us if a 10 gallon is too small for your snake. It’s YOUR snake. You can tell us yourself. Just look in the tank. Is there enough floor space? Or is it crowded? If your snake is 7 months old, I’d assume it probably is a bit crowded in there. My 7 month old is crowded in a 20 gallon, so a 10 gallon would be like stuffing her in a shoebox, lol.

01/11/05 10:01pm

#219496

Anole_keeper
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Message To: Djm4life666 In reference to Message Id: 219438

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well the room its in is kept at about 80� or so and obviously it keeps heat and better and u’d obviously need a top on if u had snakes in it..."duh"?..LOL!

01/11/05 10:32pm

#219504

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Message To: Anole_keeper In reference to Message Id: 219496

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74 Wt underbed sterilite:

01/11/05 10:40pm

#219747

N2t
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Message To: BoaBabe448 In reference to Message Id: 219504

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biggest I have seen is 52" x 22’’x 11.5"....wanted one for a blood or dumerile...but how in the bloody heck would u keep the top secure with such a powerfull snake?????????

01/12/05 7:29am

#219748

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Message To: N2t In reference to Message Id: 219747

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Bungees. I use bungees on everything but be sure to sue enough and that they are the right size.

01/12/05 7:32am

#219766

N2t
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Message To: SCSnakeman In reference to Message Id: 219748

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I had thought about those, maybe zipties on the back like a hinge, drill four holes on each side (2 in lid, 2 in container) and maybe eight in the front (4 in lid 4 in container) all just far enough apart to put some decent tension on the bungees...but wouldn’t a strong snake get his head worked under the lip and get out? or do u just wrap them around? honestly if it’s going to be wrapped up in bungees, I think I’ll just build or order a 4’x2’x11.5" boaphiles or vision for 199 shipped. Heat would be installed for another what 15 directly from the factory?

01/12/05 8:07am

#219779

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Message To: N2t In reference to Message Id: 219766

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My tank cost me 0$ to set up. I made the hides, had the waterbowls and fake leaves, and just put papertowels, had the heating pad. I put a belt on the middle. Because it secures it so they cant get out, but the underbed ones like I have have folding lids, so you can open the cage on whatever side they are on, without takng the belt off.

01/12/05 8:51am

#219791

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Message To: BoaBabe448 In reference to Message Id: 219779

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aswem.

01/12/05 9:23am

#219796

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Message To: Djm4life666 In reference to Message Id: 219791

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thanks

01/12/05 9:27am

#219799

N2t
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Message To: BoaBabe448 In reference to Message Id: 219796

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yeah that is cool, but I’m still worried the a good sized dum would escape, great for bp’s and corns, but I think I’ll go with a boaphiles or visions.

01/12/05 9:31am

#219802

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Message To: BoaBabe448 In reference to Message Id: 219796

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hey could you tell me how you added a UTH to that with out melting the sterilite because i was gonna do something similar to that but i thought you would burn the carpet and melt the sterilite...

01/12/05 9:37am

#219804

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Message To: Roxmysox99 In reference to Message Id: 219802

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No, you just get a human heating pad set on low.

And n2t, I can not even unbuckle the belt it is so tight, but you can geet in from the sides, but they cant open the latches on the sides. I think your dumerils would be fine. I plan on putting carpet pythons in there, and I do no think they will get out. Its almost impossible to undue the belt, or life the lid off.

01/12/05 9:39am

#219824

N2t
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Message To: BoaBabe448 In reference to Message Id: 219804

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ty, but the only box with the right measurements is an xmas tree box at wallmart, and I don’t know that it’s as strong..the sides seem flexable, and rather thin...I will give it one more good look though..most likely it’s a boaphiles 422 though.

01/12/05 10:18am

#219849

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Message To: Roxmysox99 In reference to Message Id: 219802

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I use an under the tank heat pad on all of my Rubbermaids and there has never been a problem. Do you realize how much heat would have to be generated to melt plastic? You’re safe with a UTH under a Rubbermaid.

Just an additional comment on Rubbermaids...They are easy to clean, retain heat and humidity very well, provide a safe haven for the snakes, who will live stress-free in the nice, cozy Rubbermaid. Their sheds will be good, they’ll eat better and it’s so light and easy to move around.

01/12/05 11:49am

#219877

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Message To: Hammer In reference to Message Id: 219849

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Do you just cellotape(sp) the heat pad to the underneath of the rubermaid???
Scott15,

01/12/05 12:37pm

#219886

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Message To: Scott14 In reference to Message Id: 219877

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You just put the heat pad under the rubbermaid.

01/12/05 12:56pm

#219901

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Message To: Scott14 In reference to Message Id: 219877

RUBBER MAID CAGES& tank sizes

You can get the kind that is self-adhesive or the kind that just sits under the tank. You’re supposed to allow an air space between the table and bottom of the enclosure, but to be honest with you, I don’t. If it were a heavy aquarium I would, but a lightweight Rubbermaid seems less of a problem. But to be safe, don’t do what I do and allow some air underneath.

01/12/05 1:11pm