UPGRADING MY MEXICAN BLACK KINGSNAKE INTO BIG TERRARIUM + Exo Terra Moisture Retaining Ceramic Caves
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- Опубліковано 22 лип 2024
- In today's video, I am moving Ciara, my Mexican black Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula nigrita), into a large terrarium! I will also review the Exo Terra Corner Ceramic Caves and the Exo Terra Big Rock Ceramic Caves to show how they can help your pet reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates live happier and healthier lives! Thank you to Exo Terra for sponsoring today's video! Hope you enjoy it!
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Thank you for watching everybody! What do you think of my Mexican black Kingsnake terrarium?! I purposely left one area on the left a bit open for a future "terrarium upgrade" video! Remember to answer today's Q of the D, and special thanks to Exo Terra for sponsoring today's video! For more information on how to can unlock fun perks, chat with me directly and support this channel, checkout: www.patreon.com/Reptiliatus
You should make a video on how your cobalt dart frog enclosure is growing in. Just a thought
@@quixkTV I should! It's grown in so much!
@@Reptiliatusexactly how long will Kira grow I dont think a 36 long will last long
I have such a soft spot in my heart for MBKs! The first snake I ever handled was an MBK, such a sweetheart, and inspired my obsession with reptiles. I ended up deciding a ball python was a better choice for me, but I will always love MBKs for introducing me to snakes! Kira is a lovely girl.
I actually really, really love the revamped idea of a humid hide that ExoTerra has made. I don't have any reptiles any longer (for now), but given how much I've struggled int he past with humid hides this will be one of the first go-to purchases for nearly every reptile I own in the future.
I'm going to look into the moisture-retaining ceramic caves for my ball python right now!
It's awesome to see how much Ciara loves her new enclosure!
Awesome! They are actually pretty sweet, honestly!
Wow man I love the set up and I’m not just saying that. It’s not only beautiful but so “efficient “ and cozy for you KS.
Absolutely beautiful terrarium and snake 😮
Thank you so much!
I will use it for my corn snake
Awesome! You can add more soil and less sand and lots of leave litter! They’ll love it!
Those corner caves look awesome, it's always tricky trying to get the right humidity. I am a North American rat snake enthusiast, I have several.
Looking forward to hearing how your new substrate mix goes! It looks really promising!
That time-lapse is neat to see her explore :)
That is amazing 💖 You did a phenomenal job. I think this is so beautiful.💖
Awesome 🤩 good luck 👍🏼
Omg. Kira is sooo cute! A MBK is my dream snake. Love the vid🖤🤍
This is perfect timing! I will be ordering two of the large rock caves for my Ball Pythons! Thank you Dyyan and Exo Terra. These are going to be a really cool addition to the new PVC 4x2x2 enclosures I’m setting up for them right now. 🐍❤️🐍
Really enjoyed watching you build Ciara's new enclosure!
She's going to love living in there, it's absolutely beautiful!
Qoftheday, I would get the large humid hide with the removable lid for my beardie but wouldn't use the water reservoir because beardie's don't like too much humidity but it would make an awesome hiding spot.
Awesome build, enjoyed seeing it come together. Thank you for showing the new caves. I so need a few for my Black African Housesnakes. they always have terrible sheds but refuse to go into their moist hides. Maybe the "rocks" will work for them.
amazing enclosure design! It was fun to watch all the work you put into it!
I really like those caves, I would use one for my cornsnake, as he often makes a mess of his water dish, with those caves it would be so nice to have an elevated water source as well as a place for him to shed! a cool design! :D
I absolutely love MBK's, and kingsnakes in general! I was terrified of snakes 6 years ago. I had rented a room at a buddy's house, who went to an expo planning on getting a tarantula (which I'm even more terrified of), but he then came home with this little black noodle, that he named King. And because of his work, he only was home on weekends, so I was left alone all week with this tiny little dude, and it didn't take long for me to be fairly comfortable with him and then held him for the first time, which wasn't that bad and a few months later I was in love! And as your Kira, he is such a sweetheart, never bitten or musked and just loves to chill. 🤩
And almost 2 years ago, I bought my own snake, a California kingsnake, who I named Duke. 😂
He was the complete opposite of King, I have no idea how many times he's bitten me or musked on me. 🤭🤣
But he also have turned into an absolute sweetheart that just loves to hangout with you, he really has been worth all the clean up. 😆😂
Sadly though, almost all of the Lampropeltis Getula species have become illegal in the EU, so even though I'd love to get another Cali King, I'm not sure if it will ever be possible. 😪
The enclosure looks great! I definitely want to try the clay trick you used to add stability to some structures; what a cool idea! I already have some great humid hides, but these would work well for my MBK and leopard gecko.
Another great video Dayyan!
Glad you liked it! Thank you!
Very nice!
For a second there I thought I was watching a serpa design episode. Your scapes have really been leveling up lately!
Beautiful animal, Dayyan!
I love mixing stone desert with other substrates too! i like to mix it with eco ear or a bioactive mix for the bottom and for backgrounds I LOVE how it looks mized with crushed walnut shells! it was a bit too heavy as a background substrate on its own but that goes to show how solid it is after it hardens!
I love your Ciara, and her new upgraded home! She looks very happy! I currently use a gecko laying box in which I stash sphagnum moss in side it and that's where my juvenile corn snake goes to prepare for shedding. I do have to mist it quite frequently because I live in the desert and we struggle with humidity levels. I think this was definitely enough to convince me that when I upgrade my boys tank in a couple of months...he has to have an exo-terra humid hide with the water up top! He loves his water and that will be so much easier than stressing over misting the moss all of the time! Thank you for sharing this video with us and I hope Ciara loves every inch of her special piece of Mexico! 🖤🖤🖤
I have a question please! I am a newbie snake mom so I'm just learning a lot of things. Will be upgrading that enclosure soon and I was wondering where you got that cork you put on the back wall? Cork bark tiles have gotten to be pretty expensive. Also, is the cork thick enough that I could somehow hang a couple of shelves and it not just completely crumble? I've got several ideas, but I really like the cork and want to give him a couple of basking shelves! Thank you!
I always get really happy when you upload Dayyan. Your videos are positive and relaxing and I love seeing what you create for your animals 😊❤
Thank you so much! I’m so happy you enjoy my content!
@@ReptiliatusI wish I knew bout these humidity hides when I had my temper albino mack snow eclipse leopard gecko lost him a while ago after paying $500+ out of pocket and still lost Pheonix
Great video!! Awesome enclosure upgrade!! I really like those new humid hides. QOTD: I would use them for my smaller geckos (vipers, stenos) and also for my elderly leopard gecko who has a real hard time shedding at 21 yrs old 😕. I'll look into them! Thanks 😊
Hello great video information and rehousing Dayyan
These roam wild in southeastern Arizona where I live. I think I'm a 2 hour drive from Mexico. We find these in our backyards in Tucson on a regular basis. Yours is a cutie and will be very happy.
That is awesome! Thank you for sharing!
Im in Az also. Not quite south enough for their range.
Nice tank for cute black snake
Only have outdoors tortoises 5 in all. lol they have their cave they have dug out after we made it. They are getting ready for hibernation. lol them one succulents look like what we called in Arizona burro tails. Grew like weeds there, as well as grew huge. lol tfs
It's beautiful 😻
Thank you! 😊
I hope your echeveria has proper drainage. Succulents like that don't require a ton of water, but when you do water them, you need to water the well draining soil thoroughly. You can water them frequently as long as the soil dries completely between waterings. Excellent video, as always. I hope I can get a snake one day. I'm obsessed.
Well done! I never heard about the stone desert substrate (or maybe I've seen it but didn't know you could turn it into clay, really cool!) However, I would really like to know what kind of heating solution you are using? Will a 100w lamp for a terrarium this size suffice? Please let me know! Thanks and all the best to you and your beautiful snake!
*QOTD:* Leopard gecko for sure, I'm actually going to be bringing home a boy that was brought into my work really skinny. My coworker's done a wonderful job rehabbing him and his tail is nice and plump now. He's currently using the big rock cave for a humid hide and I intend to get the same thing for him when I bring him home tomorrow. For the first month or so he'll be on paper towel, but your video gave me a ton of inspiration for when we're ready to go bioactive.
I do not have any reptiles or such but I think that Big Rock humid hide would be amazing in my rescued rats cage! I have three BIG boys that have outgrown the big Igloo shaped hide they have in their cage now, but still like to squish into. Since you don't have to fill the top with water, I think it would double as a second food bowl. for them. I will look into getting one for my boys.
I just got a Hognose snake but I would love to get a species of king snake in the future I also love your videos
Those humid hides are awesome! I need to size up the humid hide for one of leopard geckos, and the Big Rock would be perfect. 😁👍🦎
My leopard gecko loves his!
That is a gorgeous snake holy crap.
Thank you! She’s gorgeous! 🐍✨
i would get one for my ball python and when i get my mexican black king snake they r definitely getting one
awesome!
The rock humid hide would be perfect for my dwarf caulker cay boa imperator!
Very cool!
Wow what an awesome tank u made!!! I Had no idea that that desert sand cud make that cement paste I gotta try that ....I wud use those very cool humid caves for my two lepard geckos I'm spraying their humid hide i made for them daily , it wud be cool to have two of them .. I love ur tank u did a great job !!!!❤ P.S is that as big as ur snake will get . How will she get??
Very nice! I think I have the only aquatic mbk out there. I have to provide a tub of water in a playpen (water dish just not big enough for her taste). I don't put her in the tub, just in the playpen, and she always finds her way into the water where she completely submerges herself, anchoring to a rock and just staying underwater (head too) for the longest time. Also, regarding the stone desert; if they ingest it and then drink water, will it compact?
I would use it for a leopardgecko male with enigma I have saved some Years ago. He's had something similar like it and really needs it because if his enigma he sheds less good than others .nice video I love Mexican black king snakes that was my first snake when I was 8 years old.
Looks like you found that wild type leopard gecko you were after! Very pretty animal.
What makes you think I own a leopard gecko 😉?
@@Reptiliatus My psychic abilities mostly.
Id probably get 2 for my crested geckos i dont have any desert species yet but i think my cresties would love em
Honestly, I'm doing pretty well maintaining a humid hide in my MBK's enclosure just by putting a bunch of sphagnum moss under the water bowl and dumping the water out there whenever I change it. I might use something like that hide for a ball python tho?
Qotd: one of the small ones would work perfect for my rough knob tail gecko. The small one would still be pretty large for him so I'd add moss to make it more cozy. His current hide is one of the black plastic rectangular hides and is only 5x3ish and the size fits him really well.
The large ones really are perfect for ball Pythons. I'm tempted to buy them. Exoterra has really been killing the game lately with their new products! The desert stone substrate is amazing.
3 seconds ago! Zoinks! I'm going to an expo soon and don't really know what I want to get. I'm currently making a list of all the animals I know how to care for, their size requirements, and price. I'm so exited!
Wahoo! Hope you love the video!
Yeah I thought about getting one of those
Beautiful masterpiece of an enclosure and practical for the snakes movements and tons of climbing opportunities! I am curious to see how the succulents do over time. Snakes tend to tranple plants and succulents are notoriously fragile. Keep us updated on insta?
Where did you get your cork tile background from? I’ve been trying to find them to carve and put into my corn snake enclosure.
Nice Video! Will you do one for a Ball Python!
Nice upgrade and to answer your question although I don't have any reptiles, it would be for a Leopard Gecko 🙂👍🐍
Thank you! Great choice!
I'll be picking up one of them hides for my trio of Peter's Banded Skinks!
Oh! those are pretty lizards. Are you trying to breed them?
@@yvainestelmack7196 Yes! I have two females and a male. Hard to breed tho.
Stick some damp sphagnum moss in the bottom of those two-part hides and they'll work like a charm :D
Sitting here watching old videos waiting on dayyan to post this isopod video 💀😂😂
It's posted!
My st Bernard would love the moisture cave
hahah
Where do you source your cork backgrounds from? I'd love to be able to upgrade all of my enclosures to have those!
I would use the humid hides for Mt crested geckos and my ball pythons. Love the ones with the lid.
Awesome choices! Me too!
Do you find MBK’s to be kinda slow growers? My one year old MBK isn’t much smaller than Kiera (he was a slow starter too) and I gave him a rocky outcrop 3ft x1.5ftx1.5ft and he uses all the space! I love watching him!
I have one of those big rock caves and wanted to use it for my hognose but its wayy too big. Ill probably end up using it for my skink
Hi! I'm hoping to create my own bioactive crested gecko enclosure. I bought a 40 breeder aquarium (it was 1/2 price!), with the "plan" of buying some clear plastic/plexiglass cut to size from Lowe's to make what will be the front panel/ door to the enclosure. I would use silicone/glue to attach, as well as some brackets. So if you haven't realized, my intention is to stand the aquarium up on it's short side so it's a vertical enclosure. Any suggestions or tips would be great!❤ My friend who gave me the crested gecko said to be careful and not to put her into too big of a enclosure?
That is sick
Thanks!
How do you get her out to handle her now that she has such extensive hides? I’m thinking of getting a MBK and this is one of my concerns, as I want them to be happy in their home but also be able to regularly handle them.
My 13 year old leopard gecko would benefit massively from those hides wow 🤩
Yes! 🦎
Awesome enclosure! I have a Pueblan Milk snake that I am planning on setting up something very similiar for. Just curious how old is your King Snake in this video?
Thanks so much! She’s about 3 years old!
I would use it for hognose. Great video as always
Good choice! Thank you, friend!
I would probably use them for desert animals that also need humidity like a baby Savannah monitor a leopard gecko or ball pythons.
My Leopard gecko could use one for sure.
i would use the enclosure for a ball python
Have you thought about adding pothos to the enclosure?
Have you thought about all the 🧟♂️ in Guelph last night?
Coincidentally, I upgraded my Florida Kingsnake to a larger tub recently. His final enclosure is under construction and will be the same dimensions as yours. I am not going to include plants inside, because they need more care and he doesn’t really need them. Probably I will use wood to create something like roots of a tree that he can go under.
Awesome! How exciting!
Hi, I think this is a great terrarium set up,I know it's a stupid question but is the new exo terr humidity rock cave placed on the warm end or cool end im new to all this...
You can put it on either but generally people will place it on the cooler end so the water doesn’t evaporate too quickly from it and so that the humid gradient is also cooler.
Great video but snakes still freak me out lol
Odd question but where did you get that baker's rack from that is shown early in the video? or what brand is it? it looks nice and tall!
Thanks! Funny enough, Costco!
What size is that tank ?
How large will this pretty little noodle get?
Tlilcóatl, su nombre en náhuatl, que significa "serpiente negra". Actualmente se le dice "Tilcuate".
Where did you get that trunk root!?
Collected outside!
Don’t own any reptiles yet so don’t get mad, but is it fine if she’s swallowing substrate with the pinky?
That’s a fair question! You’re always welcome to ask anything! It’s totally fine as this breaks down to minuscule particles within the stomach so long as she is hydrated.
So that will be her forever enclosure? I will get those humidity hides for my ball pythons
For some time, yes. She might get another upgrade depending how large she gets but she’ll be fine in here for some time! Awesome!
Ok cool, how big would be a forever home for a Mexican black king snake?
can i order In INDIA ?
Will that hardened clay melt if it gets wet?
It can soften but if you just spray it for moisture it won’t be damaged!
That's pretty cool! I see why it's only for drier setups, though.
Do Mexican black king snakes need the whole terrarium to be humid or just a small portion such as the little hide/water bowl?
More just a portion :).
@@Reptiliatus I appreciate the fast response! I ordered everything I need now I just need a trusted breeder for an MBK as I don’t want to buy from a pet store, if you could please help that would be greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance regardless if you can provide me with one, your videos have been so helpful!
@@Reptiliatus is Morph Market a good option to get my mbk from?
The shark has been jumped.
Was going between ball python or mbk. I think I’m going mbk now haha
Good choice, but I’m biased 😉!
@@Reptiliatus haha they are definitely special snakes! Love your channel!
@@gavin_almeidaVery lovely, in my opinion! Great for handling, too! Haha, thank you so much! I'm happy to hear that!
@@Reptiliatus your video changed my mind. I’ve always wanted an mbk but some people say they are bitey. I’m gonna just handle mine a lot and go with an mbk over ball python now because of you! Thank you! Im excited! Going to get the exact same enclosure but set it up a little different! Thanks again! Best UA-camr!!
@@Reptiliatus I want to get to the point where I can study or watch a movie with my mbk like you are able to do! Thanks again!
How old is she
I love the enclosure. Just my opinion but the hide throws off the natural look. I really dont like the look of them..
Never bit you really? 😂
First
Wahoo!
Peat moss is not a sustainable option, and harvesting it is bad for the environment.
Love this video so much! What size enclosure do you recommend for an adult king snake? Same size as this one or slightly bigger? 🫶🏼