Enclosures

When we do educational shows, tanks are decorated to make for an interesting display. Here are some of our corns at "Reptile Awareness Day" at Petco.

This is Koko's tank. Astroturf or newspaper make excellent substrates. Balls do enjoy a climbing stick ~ a hidebox is essential.

This is our Tarantula's house. Cypress mulch holds humidity (essential to this species). This is a fresh set-up ~ she now has a thick tunnel web with 2 entrances.

This is our Anole tank. They need to climb, hide and bask. They are very happy in this set-up.

This is our homemade rack system for our Colubrids. These become an essential housing method with any fair size collection. Each snake is provide a hidebox, something to climb on and a water bowl. We use newspaper to line the boxes.

This is our set-up for mouse breeding colonies. These provide them lots of floor space and are easier to clean than heavy, glass tanks. They are doing very well in this set-up.

This is our male Leopard Gecko's house. They can be kept much more simply. These are just some enclosure ideas that we use.

Many young or nervous snakes feel safer feeding from the shelter of a hidebox. This is our Leucistic Texas Rat just finishing dinner!

Our Ball Python "Scooter" lives in here ~ his own private jungle! Newspaper isn't overly attractive but it so easy to keep them clean.

This enclosure is shared by 1 male & 2 female adult Leopard Geckos. There are 3 moist hideboxes/lay boxes, and a log hide ~ they are feeding & mating happily in this set-up!

These are just some ideas. As long as you are meeting all of your animals needs, the set-up is really up to your imagination and monetary capabilities. Remember, the more complex the enclosure & furnishings are ~ the more difficult it is to clean. The set-ups we've shown on this page are ones we've used with success and excellent animal health. If your reptile fails to thrive, is anxious, unduly restless, nose rubs etcetera, it could be the husbandry and/or enclosure are "not" meeting it's needs.