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<blockquote data-quote="sunset" data-source="post: 211159" data-attributes="member: 37682"><p>You don't have to go conventional enclosure wise. I as well as many T owners use a variety of enclosures from rubber made tubs, old food/storage jars, acrilic, plexy glass, the sky is the limit. What you really need to focus on is not how it looks so much but what the T NEEDS to be happy. Glass/ plastic, real plants/fake plants all are for our enjoyment but the main focus is that the T has what it needs to live. </p><p>I bought an arborial T, P. Cambridge , common the Trinidad Chevron, my local pet shop didn't have an enclosure the right size that I needed. So I took out a bunch different sized jars I had laying around the house and came up with this: it's a jar that I got a bunch of christians cookie cutters in. I washed it out, melted holes in it so it has plenty of cross ventilation. I made sure that she has a cork hide placed upright, some substrate , and a plant and some moss, leaves so she dosnt feel exposed/ help with temp and humidity regulation as that's what her species needs. Usually she's in her cork tube hide. But the point is the basic needs that she requires to thrive are met. The beauty of the enclosure is for us. T's don't care what's inside, and they don't know the difference between the set ups but they do need certain things to live. And husbandry can be a BIG factor as to how well your T survives and in some cases could be life or death. I don't mean to sound harsh but husbandry is a big deal when it comes to the health and welfare of your T. Don't let the idea of having to have the perfect set up get in the way of the basic husbandry needs. Needs always out way the benefit of the "perfect" set up if the set up isn't what the T NEEDS. I hope this is helpful and makes sense.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sunset, post: 211159, member: 37682"] You don't have to go conventional enclosure wise. I as well as many T owners use a variety of enclosures from rubber made tubs, old food/storage jars, acrilic, plexy glass, the sky is the limit. What you really need to focus on is not how it looks so much but what the T NEEDS to be happy. Glass/ plastic, real plants/fake plants all are for our enjoyment but the main focus is that the T has what it needs to live. I bought an arborial T, P. Cambridge , common the Trinidad Chevron, my local pet shop didn't have an enclosure the right size that I needed. So I took out a bunch different sized jars I had laying around the house and came up with this: it's a jar that I got a bunch of christians cookie cutters in. I washed it out, melted holes in it so it has plenty of cross ventilation. I made sure that she has a cork hide placed upright, some substrate , and a plant and some moss, leaves so she dosnt feel exposed/ help with temp and humidity regulation as that's what her species needs. Usually she's in her cork tube hide. But the point is the basic needs that she requires to thrive are met. The beauty of the enclosure is for us. T's don't care what's inside, and they don't know the difference between the set ups but they do need certain things to live. And husbandry can be a BIG factor as to how well your T survives and in some cases could be life or death. I don't mean to sound harsh but husbandry is a big deal when it comes to the health and welfare of your T. Don't let the idea of having to have the perfect set up get in the way of the basic husbandry needs. Needs always out way the benefit of the "perfect" set up if the set up isn't what the T NEEDS. I hope this is helpful and makes sense. [/QUOTE]
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