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Just want to get some suggestions and ideas/tips for building a enclosure for Dispholidus typus (pair). I want to build one that would be suitable for my babies until adulthood. What size would I look at? (I was thinking of 120 L X 80 D x 120H - will this be sufficient?)
What kind of decor and substrate would I use and how do I handle the lighting aspect - seeing that the guys are arboreal and can burn themselves on exposed lighting.
Thanx
Dispholidus typus enclosure
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Dispholidus typus enclosure
by Dispholidus » Wed Sep 14, 2011 10:40 am
Snakes caring for me:
0.1 Boaedon capensis (Brown house snake)
1.0 Lycodonomorphus inornatus (Olive ground snake)
1.0 Pseudaspis cana (Mole snake)
1.1 Dispholidus typus (Boomslang)
0.1 Naja annulifera (Snouted cobra)
0.1 Boaedon capensis (Brown house snake)
1.0 Lycodonomorphus inornatus (Olive ground snake)
1.0 Pseudaspis cana (Mole snake)
1.1 Dispholidus typus (Boomslang)
0.1 Naja annulifera (Snouted cobra)
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Re: Dispholidus typus enclosure
by Bushviper » Wed Sep 14, 2011 11:32 am
Boomslang are not difficult to keep. Babies do well just in a small exoterra cage with some branches to climb. Adults would need a long cage with numerous twigs and branches. They require less height than what you would expect but like to stretch out on a branch so the cage needs to be about 1.8 metres in length.
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Re: Dispholidus typus enclosure
by Dispholidus » Wed Sep 14, 2011 11:39 am
Thanx Bushviper
Snakes caring for me:
0.1 Boaedon capensis (Brown house snake)
1.0 Lycodonomorphus inornatus (Olive ground snake)
1.0 Pseudaspis cana (Mole snake)
1.1 Dispholidus typus (Boomslang)
0.1 Naja annulifera (Snouted cobra)
0.1 Boaedon capensis (Brown house snake)
1.0 Lycodonomorphus inornatus (Olive ground snake)
1.0 Pseudaspis cana (Mole snake)
1.1 Dispholidus typus (Boomslang)
0.1 Naja annulifera (Snouted cobra)
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Re: Dispholidus typus enclosure
by it_bit_me » Wed Sep 14, 2011 11:49 am
If they reach the 1-2 meter mark the cage will have to be 1.5 m for the first snake and an extra 0,75 m² for every extra snake. Height is a minimum of 70 cm and width should be the size of a door frame( 75 cm ).
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Re: Dispholidus typus enclosure
by snake kid » Fri Sep 16, 2011 2:51 pm
I may have gone a bit overboard but I like to give my snake allot of roaming space here is my cage 1.8H 1.8L 75D. I've only got a male at the moment but still looking for a female for him. I've also got my puff adders in the bottom of the cage.
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3.1. BCI
1.0. Burmese python
1.0. Taiwanese ratsnake
2.0. Cornsnake 1 normal 1 Butter
1.2. Brown house snake
1.1. Olive house snake
1.0. Mole snake
1.1. Rhombic egg eater
1.0. Coral snake
1.1. Red lipped herald
0.1. Cape cobra
1.1. Night adder
1.1. Puff adder
1.0. boomslang
1.0. Burmese python
1.0. Taiwanese ratsnake
2.0. Cornsnake 1 normal 1 Butter
1.2. Brown house snake
1.1. Olive house snake
1.0. Mole snake
1.1. Rhombic egg eater
1.0. Coral snake
1.1. Red lipped herald
0.1. Cape cobra
1.1. Night adder
1.1. Puff adder
1.0. boomslang
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Re: Dispholidus typus enclosure
by F1refly » Fri Sep 16, 2011 5:11 pm
Are the Puffys in the Same Cage? Meaning are they dwelling at the bottom without anything separating them from the Boomslang?
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Re: Dispholidus typus enclosure
by snake kid » Fri Sep 16, 2011 7:13 pm
Yes, they are, and I know there has been some cases where the boomslang have eaten other snakes but my puffies are to big for the boomslang to eat and they have been living happily together for some time now.
3.1. BCI
1.0. Burmese python
1.0. Taiwanese ratsnake
2.0. Cornsnake 1 normal 1 Butter
1.2. Brown house snake
1.1. Olive house snake
1.0. Mole snake
1.1. Rhombic egg eater
1.0. Coral snake
1.1. Red lipped herald
0.1. Cape cobra
1.1. Night adder
1.1. Puff adder
1.0. boomslang
1.0. Burmese python
1.0. Taiwanese ratsnake
2.0. Cornsnake 1 normal 1 Butter
1.2. Brown house snake
1.1. Olive house snake
1.0. Mole snake
1.1. Rhombic egg eater
1.0. Coral snake
1.1. Red lipped herald
0.1. Cape cobra
1.1. Night adder
1.1. Puff adder
1.0. boomslang
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Re: Dispholidus typus enclosure
by Dispholidus » Mon Sep 19, 2011 10:16 am
Cleaning time must be a b*tch with Boomslangs and Puffies co-habitating :O
Snakes caring for me:
0.1 Boaedon capensis (Brown house snake)
1.0 Lycodonomorphus inornatus (Olive ground snake)
1.0 Pseudaspis cana (Mole snake)
1.1 Dispholidus typus (Boomslang)
0.1 Naja annulifera (Snouted cobra)
0.1 Boaedon capensis (Brown house snake)
1.0 Lycodonomorphus inornatus (Olive ground snake)
1.0 Pseudaspis cana (Mole snake)
1.1 Dispholidus typus (Boomslang)
0.1 Naja annulifera (Snouted cobra)
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Re: Dispholidus typus enclosure
by Smeegle » Mon Sep 19, 2011 10:44 am
Dispholidus wrote:Cleaning time must be a b*tch with Boomslangs and Puffies co-habitating :O
Not to mention feeding time!
Very nice cage though
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