large cages

Examples of LARGE-SIZED HABITATS for Reptiles

Here you see an example of a "lean-in" large reptile habitat. The top glass panel swings open. This was home-made, out of old doors and sheets of particle board. It's held together with angle-irons and screws such that it can be taken apart when needed to transport to a new location.

Inside, it has the same features as seen in the small and medium environments (branches to climb on, sand substrate with heating coils underneath, boxes for the critters to hide in, tubs of water to drink from and climb into, day and night lights, thermometer inside easily viewed from outside without opening door, etc.)

On the top is a large tapestry-blanket that can fold down and cover the glass at night, if needed, for when the weather gets cold during the winter time. The cage is about ten feet long, four feet wide, and seven feet high.

In the back of the cage, half-way up, is a platform with sand on it to---again---give greater volume and enhanced dimensionality for the reptiles.

Inside, you see that the bottom part of the habitat is divided by a wall. To the right of the wall live several tortoises.

They have a couple boxes that are opened on the bottoms and sit on the underlying sand, such that they can crawl into them when they want seclusion. A low-lipped, wide glass pan holds salad plus water. They will chomp on the salad, and at times crawl into it to sit in the water.

The sand is heated to gentle warmth by underlying heating coils.

On the left half, you see several plastic containers with holes on one side that two anacondas use for caves (with nice soft towels inside on their floors, which are washed weekly). Plus there is a large tub of water.

Soaking in the water is one of the anacondas, Cleopatra. If the snakes want, they can climb up on the middle back level, or over into the tortoise section.

The anacondas don't bother the tortoises and the tortoises don't seem to mind having the snakes as neighbors.

Even larger environments can be made by making use of existing house space. Here, a walk-in closet has been converted to a large python habitat.

It has the same features of the small, medium, and large examples already given: thermometer on wall, locks and latches, branches, cave, tub of water, gently heated sand substrate, day and night lights, and soft sheets down on the sand in places.

Versus the "lean-in" cage where the top swings open---this is a "walk-in" habitat where both doors open naturally.

With the doors open, you can see "Thor" coming to investigate (a 12-foot Burmese python). Unseen in the corner is his friend, "Socrates."

Thor is leaning on a chained, plastic garbage can that is about 1/5th filled with water (leaving plenty of room so it can't run over even if both large pythons decide to get in and soak at the same time; chained so it won't fall over and soak the sand). Behind Thor is a large "cave"---which is actually a prefabricated dog house with a door on the left side. It has a folded, old sheet on the bottom inside to make it nice and comfy for them to crawl into.

You can see a yellow sheet covering the front of the sand down beneath Thor. The sheets are regularly washed so they stay clean and soft.

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