Sk3d
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Hey everyone,
I bought a couple skunks a few months back, and this forum has made me rethink the arrangement of their terrarium. Whereas all their needs are being met, I think there's some renovations and additions that could potentially make them that much happier and I just would like some input on my ideas.
1. I'm thinking of adding some modified birdhouses as hides. I would remove the roofs of the houses and make the entry hole a bit larger. I would also place some moist substrate in all the houses and hang them from some horizontally placed bamboo. I was wondering if anybody had ever done anything like this before and also if there is any stain/finish/paint that I could use or is it better to leave it just natural with maybe just a natural hardened wax finished?
2. Placing two or three money trees in with them. I have two concerns; a) are they safe? (I found them on sale at a place selling live plants for vivs, but I know that my skunks get water from licking the leaves, and I'm not sure whether this plant is toxic at all.) and b) will the tight braids of some trees cause crickets to find a hiding spot and never come out, essentially starving my geckos.
Any input would be awesome, thanks!
Sk3d
I bought a couple skunks a few months back, and this forum has made me rethink the arrangement of their terrarium. Whereas all their needs are being met, I think there's some renovations and additions that could potentially make them that much happier and I just would like some input on my ideas.
1. I'm thinking of adding some modified birdhouses as hides. I would remove the roofs of the houses and make the entry hole a bit larger. I would also place some moist substrate in all the houses and hang them from some horizontally placed bamboo. I was wondering if anybody had ever done anything like this before and also if there is any stain/finish/paint that I could use or is it better to leave it just natural with maybe just a natural hardened wax finished?
2. Placing two or three money trees in with them. I have two concerns; a) are they safe? (I found them on sale at a place selling live plants for vivs, but I know that my skunks get water from licking the leaves, and I'm not sure whether this plant is toxic at all.) and b) will the tight braids of some trees cause crickets to find a hiding spot and never come out, essentially starving my geckos.
Any input would be awesome, thanks!
Sk3d
