Porch Enclosure

I need to get my kitty (well actually she’s a full grown cat-3 years & 3 months) a collar and I don’t know whether I should get a sturdy metal buckle (I realize this is dog collar just showing what kind of buckle we’re dealing with http://www.gotags.com/pet_tags_by_id/35) that won’t come off no matter what she does or is it better to get a plastic snap (the snaps like this http://www.gotags.com/catcollars.php) that would be easier to get out of in the even she is stuck somewhere-keyword easier to come off I don’t know if that’s good or bad-is it better to have a collar that comes of easily? Even if she gets lost? Thank you!!
I’m definitely going to get a breakaway safe collar but they come in either plastic snaps or buckles-which to get?!

If she’s indoors you run the risk of her strangling herself when she catches herself on something. Get her MICROCHIPPED and skip the collar.

I need to get my kitty (well actually she’s a full grown cat-3 years & 3 months) a collar and I don’t know whether I should get a sturdy metal buckle (I realize this is dog collar just showing what kind of buckle we’re dealing with http://www.gotags.com/pet_tags_by_id/35) that won’t come off no matter what she does or is it better to get a plastic snap (the snaps like this http://www.gotags.com/catcollars.php) that would be easier to get out of in the even she is stuck somewhere-keyword easier to come off I don’t know if that’s good or bad-is it better to have a collar that comes of easily? Even if she gets lost? Thank you!!
I’m definitely going to get a breakaway safe collar but they come in either plastic snaps or buckles-which to get?!

If she’s indoors you run the risk of her strangling herself when she catches herself on something. Get her MICROCHIPPED and skip the collar.

I recently own 5 snakes and i keep them in plastic storage bins due to the fact that they are much more convenient than aquariums in that they are light weight, easily cleaned, stackable, contain heat well and are over all a better environment for the snake, the bins i use have semi clear "fogged" walls, which makes a snake feel more secure seeing as how most snakes are easily stressed with all clear walls such as what an aquarium has, my question is whether or not a hide is needed in this type of enclosure, i have seen many snake breeders that keep their snakes in snake racks which are basically bins in racks and many times if not most of the time, the snakes are not given a hide, i dont know if this is because to give so many snakes their own hide would be inconvenient or if it is really not all that needed? So it it completely necessary to provide each one of my snakes with a hide?

I wouldn’t say that its necessary to have a hide for every snake. We have over 100 snakes and not all of ours have hides, but majority do. I’ll tell ya something I use that my snakes love, (mainly for the baby colubrids, juve corns, hogs, and garters) is empty paper towel and toilet paper rolls! I’ve even put in empty spaghetti boxes lol. They like anything like that. So you don’t have to get all fancy and buy them expensive hides, especially since you don’t have yours out on display. All of mine are in racks except our dusky pygmy rattler. He is set up in our living room and his tank is a little more decorated. Hope this helps!

I currently have my ball python and dumerils boa in plastic sweater bins, they work great, very easy to clean, light weight for moving, retains heat and humidity very well, they are both growing and i need to upgrade to a permanent enclosure, i want to use the same type of enclosure but i cannot find a plastic bin big enough, im looking for one about 4 feet long and 2 feet wide mine are currently 3 feet long and 18 inches wide, i went to walmart and target and couldnt find one any bigger, any idea where i could get one? a store or online? This is a pic of what a plastic bin looks like

http://www.rubbermaid.com/Assets/images/Product/3q32-clmcb-xlarge.jpg

mine are not as tall and height isnt really a factor.
thanks

Yeah V175. I picked a few fro $25 each this last Christmas from Walmart. These are the Christmas tree storage. ReptileTubs.com carries then year round, but at a higher price plus shipping. My juvenile boas are in Sterilite 34-Qt ( lime green latches), many would say this is fine for a BP. Your 3ft x 18in will be good for the BP. Sterlite 105-QT(lime green latches) would be good to. Neodesha Plastics makes great cages. These are the only commercial cages I have used, since my parents used to work there, and my wife and some of my family does now. I will recommend Boaphile Plastics too. Though I haven’t bought cages from there I have gotten boas from Jeff, any that have done business with him will tell that customer service is above none.

and if you own one can you post pics of it and i’s enclosure?

Mines a female, around 6-7inches long. I have her in a tote right now (wasn’t planning on getting it, neighbor was going to chuck her outside). I want to get a bigger tote to put her in but I’m not sure how big I should get. Do they get much larger?
I’m going to get a tote big enough for her, many people house them safely in totes…

The usual bare minimum is 10 gallons per inch of shell. However, you can "cheat" a bit if you have a very low, broad tank, like a wading pool. They’re cheap, too. Anything over 4′ diameter should do for now but get the largest one you have room for to avoid having to replace it.

i am planning on having about 3 of them and they need to be inside for the most part i found some good 20 dollar plastic containers but nobody sells them anymore because they are "seasonal items"does anybody have some of those or any other good sizes plastic containers

Hello. Russian Tortoises are very interesting to keep and breed, but plastic containers are not suitable and will cause a variety of health problems in time. Please see this excellent Tortoise Trust article on constructing a Table Top Tortoise Habitat for details on an easy-to-build enclosure: http://www.tortoisetrust.org/articles/Tortoisetable.htm. For more on keeping Russian Tortoises, please see my article at http://blogs.thatpetplace.com/thatreptileblog/2009/06/26/the-russian-or-horsefield%e2%80%99s-tortoise-an-ideal-%e2%80%9cfirst-tortoise%e2%80%9d/.
Good luck and enjoy!

I have seen a lot of laptops that have aluminum shells but the bottom is still plastic, i would like to know other laptops that have a full aluminum enclosure. Not this half aluminum half plastic stuff. Thanks in Advance.

Dell

I saw one today which is sort of like a sponge filter, you put it underwater and attatch an air pump to it. The diagram showed it attatches the same way but it was in japanese and it’s like a little plastic enclosure with some sort of replacable filter media inside it, which probably works the same way as the sponge does. I just need to know what they are called so i can look them up on the net and find out more about them…
heres what i saw

http://www.kotobuki-kogei.co.jp/product/index.php?CID=59
heres what i saw

http://www.kotobuki-kogei.co.jp/product/index.php?CID=59
Oh… Are they more effective than sponge filters of the same size?

It’s just like the old box filters driven by an air pump. This one simply has a more contemporary shape & is meant for small tanks. There’s a small internal airstone that’ll create bubbles that rise from the funnel on top. As you can see from the replacement media, the outside is filter wool with probably an inner carbon sponge.

In a plastic chinese container. It has a rock, wet green leaves and some food. But the container is tiny!
I told him that if he wont get a proper enclosure for it he should let it go, but he wont let it go and he believes that the frog has a perfect enclousure when clearly it doesn’t.
We had a fight about it, so, should I just stop pestering him?

Wow! Like the kind soup comes in…that’s way too small. I agree with the other answers. Maybe the guy is just cheap. Go and buy a proper enclosure and he might give in and use it. Poor little frog.

I’ve been latley thinking about getting a coastal carpet python. I would prefer to raise one from a hatchling or yearling, but i dont really know what size terrarium/vivarium is best for one so small. Ive read people keep them in a shoe box sized plastic box for the first 12 months, until its feeding well, then move to a small aquarium then a large one. What sizes are best??

You can start a fast growing baby in a 20 gallon long that has structures in it to climb and perch. Adults will require a standard room closet sized enclosure.