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- From: aad@siemens.com (Anthony Datri)
- Subject: Re: The Makeup of A Snake's Housing...
- Message-ID: <1993Jan1.023453.18349@siemens.com>
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- Organization: Siemens Corporate Research, Princeton (Plainsboro), NJ
- References: <mpease.06n1@dream.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca> <119310028@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM>
- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 02:34:53 GMT
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- >Agreed. For anything that fits in a 55 gallon or smaller tank, an aquarium
- >is the easiest solution (and possibly the cheapest if you include your time
- >in building your own cage). For animals needing space larger than a 55
- >gallon tank, it probably is best to custom build a wood cage. As mentioned
- >by others, big tanks tend to be too skinny (front to back) and too high
- >They are also hard to maintain decent air tempuratures at night.
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- I guess it's time to start buying woodworking tools -- I'm taking the Burmese
- off the hands of the guy who posted a couple of weeks ago. He's supposed to
- be ~7ft now, living in a 55g.
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- >Unless you're a good wood worker, a glass aqaurium problably makes a
- >better looking display setup.
-
- There's an old console-type stereo in the attic where I'm living. If I can
- verify that it's abandoned, I plan to convert it into a home for the Burmese
- mentioned above. Since it's stained wood, what concerns should I have? Should
- I sand off all the finish?
-
- >A dozen aquariums, a bunch of cages, and a lot of mouths to feed....
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- Any advice on finding a rodent breeder? I can't find anything in the local YP.
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