Blitz in his new home..

Gungirl · 08-29-12, 11:51 AM

Long over due to give an up-date on Blitz... My husband and I built him a new viv. 3ft tall 3ft wide and 2 ft deep, It has a top door that swings open like a fridge and a bottom door that folds down for easy water changes and clean up. It came out awesome! We still want to get some up graded perches and more vines as well as a better sub-straight but for now it is done. I think Blitz will be very happy in it. So here are a few pics of the set up and my snakey.

I am heating this with a Pro products radiant heat panel, I have encased rope lighting for when I want to show him off at night. If you have any questions ask away.

alessia55 · 08-29-12, 12:13 PM

He is GORGEOUS. And the new setup looks amazing! Well done Kat!

shaunyboy · 08-29-12, 12:15 PM

very nice Kat

as usual i must have missed something.....

as i had no idea you had a GTP

both snake and tank are great looking pal

cheers shaun

Gungirl · 08-29-12, 12:18 PM

I have had him for roughly a 1.5 yrs.. I don't tend to mess with him or take pics often. He is very much a look and don't touch snake. He wants to eat my face off.. lol

shaunyboy · 08-29-12, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Gungirl

I have had him for roughly a 1.5 yrs.. I don't tend to mess with him or take pics often. He is very much a look and don't touch snake. He wants to eat my face off.. lol

cool i love fiesty snakes,but just the odd 1 or 2

anymore than that becomes a bit of a handful

cheers shaun

BarelyBreathing · 08-29-12, 12:27 PM

It looks great! Good job.

CK SandBoas · 08-29-12, 12:34 PM

That looks fantastic Kat!!! And Blitz is looking pretty sharp himself

Toronto1977 · 08-29-12, 01:19 PM

Awesome viv and photos! Blitz is a good looking snake

Gungirl · 08-29-12, 01:28 PM

Thanks everyone! I can't wait to get the rest of the stuff for in it. It will look amazing then. I will take a picture tonight to show you guys the lights that we installed. The viv sits on my dresser right at the foot of my bed so I will get to watch him at night if I wake up...lol Although I won't have his light on at night only in the late evening for a little bit.

MoreliAddict · 08-29-12, 01:32 PM

Awesome setup!

Everyone seems to have better luck than me with those fake plants. I once put some in Spot's cage and I started to smell burning/hot plastic after a couple days...

Gungirl · 08-29-12, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by MoreliAddict

Awesome setup!

Everyone seems to have better luck than me with those fake plants. I once put some in Spot's cage and I started to smell burning/hot plastic after a couple days...

I don't have the plastic go near the heat source.. I don't see how it would cause a smell

As long as you use a thermostat and a radiant heat panel. I can only see it causing a smell if you use a ceramic heat emitter or light bulb for heat. The pro products radiant heat panels feel cool to the touch but do a GREAT job.

Donnie · 08-29-12, 01:38 PM

Great work on the viv it is impressive

MoreliAddict · 08-29-12, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Gungirl

I don't have the plastic go near the heat source.. I don't see how it would cause a smell

As long as you use a thermostat and a radiant heat panel. I can only see it causing a smell if you use a ceramic heat emitter or light bulb for heat. The pro products radiant heat panels feel cool to the touch but do a GREAT job.

I was using a radiant heat panel and a thermostat. The plant was maybe 8 inches from the heat panel. The weird plastic smell subsided as soon as I removed the plant.

Somewhat nervous to ever try it again...

Gungirl · 08-29-12, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by MoreliAddict

I was using a radiant heat panel and a thermostat. The plant was maybe 8 inches from the heat panel. The weird plastic smell subsided as soon as I removed the plant.

Somewhat nervous to ever try it again...

That is VERY odd.. I would set up an empty viv and then try a silk plant. I just went and looked at mine and the 2 top ones in the viv are silk not plastic. The only plastic one is the one that sits on the bottom of the viv. I simply put that one on the bottom because it was heavier. Maybe that is why?

MoreliAddict · 08-29-12, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Gungirl

That is VERY odd.. I would set up an empty viv and then try a silk plant. I just went and looked at mine and the 2 top ones in the viv are silk not plastic. The only plastic one is the one that sits on the bottom of the viv. I simply put that one on the bottom because it was heavier. Maybe that is why?

Well I got it at Petco, and I'm pretty sure it was made by Exo-Terra. I just checked on Exo-Terra's site, and a plant that looks similar to the one I used and had bad luck with is listed as silk.

Exo Terra : Hanging Rainforest Plants
^looked similar to "Abuliton"...