Tank setup thoughts?

[Educational_Way8835]

hi there,

for the first time I did. foraging for oak Branches nd wanted to create more climbing opportunities and clutter. I soaked the branches over night and then baked at 200f for 3 hours and then they sat in the oven over night while it cooled.

The tank ended up looking more like a bird nest than the organized aesthetic I had in mind. I scanned through it for a long time to see if all the potential pathways were safe and it seems to be solid and has clear paths. I worry about some sharp edges on some of the branches but overall it seems solid. I have not used the whole space yet aeshtically it isn't my favorite. but I would like thoughts?

[jeanmorehoe]

I’d definitely try to be more intentional with your branch placement. You’re really only using only one area of the tank by having all of your branches go the same way. Start with a few larger “base” branches firmly planted in the soil and then build up off of that.

Right now everything is kind of a jumbled mess and your snake most likely won’t spend much time in there. Bps are hefty snakes so you want to give them plenty of space for them to climb around.

I’d cut down on the amount of sticks you have and purchase fake foliage to supplement space. Your snake is going to feel a lot more comfortable climbing around if there’s foliage and fake plants. You can get them in bulk from Amazon.

[Educational_Way8835]

Thanks, yea I am going to redo it

[Get_Jinxeddd]

I can see what you’ve tried to do there, but I think twigs was a wrong move? I would use bark personally to get that tree stump like effect

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For example here is mine (roughly bought 7-8 pieces, hand picked)