Reptile room pics

[boidaddic]

Just some random pics of the reptile room.
Eric

 

[boidaddic]

Gotta have the tarantula corner
Eric

 

[edesign]

nice pics, i like the cubby-hole idea. In your tarantula corner pic, is that a scorpion in the container without a lid? I would recommend you cover it even though it can't climb the sides. I left the lid off of one of my B. jacksoni's once, thought the container was tall enough it could not escape from it...when I came home from work the next day it was gone. Found it three hours later luckily, apparently it used it's tail to jack itself up high enough to get some legs over the top and from there it fell about four feet to the ground and wound up across the room, in a closet, under a pile of clothes. So, just a word of advice...

 

[Bearo]

Do you have pictures of the terrarium for the crocodile?

 

[Mattyb]

very nice pics. :clap:


-Matty

 

[boidaddic]

Thank you for the compliments, and yes i have a very secure lid on the scorpion container, not one to risk escapees and i'll get a pic of the caiman set up i basically just have it in a 25 gallon long with a sand bank.
Eric

 

[boidaddic]

As you wish...

 

[boidaddic]

whoops, forgot to post the pic

 

[Bigboy]

Someday... someday... until then, I envy you.

 

[Sequin]

How bigs your caiman? he/shes wicked. man, i want one. Is that an albino ball? Very pretty as well... If only i was payed alittle more then minimum wage Wonderful collection!
~Meagan~

 

[Bearo]

So you basicly just put in som sand and some water and thougt that would be enough?

 

[boidaddic]

Its actually an albino burmese python, "So you basicly just put in som sand and some water and thougt that would be enough?" I dont know what your intentions were by stating this but this is an adequate environment for him, considering its an EXTREMELY high stress species he does very well, although i do have to clean the cage constantly since i havent bought a pump yet, all i have is an aerator (sp?), and im working on upgrading his terrarium to a 40 gallon. And if you think im doing something wrong since you are obviously trying to flame me about it atleast have the courtesy to let me know what i'm doing wrong, and btw theirs generally some cork bark floating around for him to hide under i took it out though so you could see him in the pic. And for the person who asked how big he is he's about 14 inches long.
Eric

 

[Bearo]

Yes, I ment that for exampel you dont eaven have a pump, nor a good habitat for him to live in or much space.. and thers alge(sp?) growing on his back and a kind of oily residu on the water..
Did you just wake up one day and thought "Hey, I'm gonna go and buy a caiman today "
I could set up a tank like that in less than 5 minutes.. What are you doing to this animal? Why do you have it?

I'm not gonna bother to look back in this thread i guess.. Send a PM if you feel like you have to continue som kind of discution... But please, make shore to come with some good arguments

 

[boidaddic]

if it makes you feel better i cleaned his cage yesterday and do you honestly think that in the wild they dont grow algae? Ya know sloths grow algae and fungus on thier backs. ya im sure its really hurting him And you make this sound so horrible that i dont have a "naturalistic habitat" most of the people on these boards dont have fancy tarantula habitats. Since you obviously know so much about this species, what species of caiman is this? and what are its care requirements, what behavior does this species have that makes it different from other caiman species? And didnt i say earlier in this post that im moving him up to a 40 gallon aquarium? I'd also like to know have you even kept crocodilians before? And why not post on this topic im sure everyone else would like to here your take on this, i dont feel like this is a matter that needs to be discussed in private.
Eric

 

[Farom]

Ummm...sloths and tarantulas are completely different than crocodilians...

You may want to check this out: http://www.crocodilian.com/crocfaq/faq-4.html

Thanks,
Andrew

 

[boidaddic]

I read that before i aquired the caiman, but i appreciate the link.
Eric

 

[RVS]

I really want a dwarf caiman, but I really don't have the time, room, or money to care for such an animal. Eventually...

 

[Bearo]

boidaddic sends me the same message as he wrote here basicly and wants me to make a public discution or something.. I dont want that, I dont really care about seeing those pics anymore so I will have the discution in private.

Just one question and one awnser, the specie is Paleosuchus palpebrosus from what I can see in the pics.. And, would you drink the water?
Bye..

 

[Thrasher]

do not just say the setup is wrong, please point out what's wrong about them. And try to help him setup it up better. This is not doing the animal any good...and no i wouldn't drink the water. But i don't think you would drink the water in the wild where the cros are either.


Harry.

 

[DDFISHMAN]

What are the dimensions of the 40 that you plan to upgrade to? I personally think that a caiman of 14" should at least be in an aquarium/habitat of at least 120 gallon size tank say with a base of 48*24*24. you say he's in a 30/35 long or so base 48*12*12 sure the length is ok right now but the width is not so good for it. There is an lfs by me that has dwarf caiman on display they are around 18" or so and are kept in a cage measuring 72*34*18 those guys seem kinda crowded in there. but thats my opinion. and before im asked yes i have kept crocodilians before. I had a black caimen kept him in a pen in my basement that was about 18 sq feet with a small pool in there for him and all that good stuff, a hollowed out log for him to bask atop of and rest below. Fed it chickens rabbits fish and he especially loved shell fish crabs snails crawdads. but good luck with this guy.