Good Caves for an ABK?

[joel.uejio]

I have an African Brown Knife about 4" long. Right now, he seems to spend a lot of his day time under an inverted flower pot. It's not a very big pot though, so I think I need to upgrade his housing situation.

What do other people use for their knives? I've seen mention of PVC pipes -- are those ok? Anything else that might be good?

Thanks for any tips!
Joel

 

[benzjamin13]

PVC pipes, bigger pot, driftwood, stacked rocks, or you can buy "caves" from a pet store.

 

[CTU2fan]

I find mine would rather hide in plants than any rock cave type things I offer him. I have a couple of fake plants, I think they're lace plants, and my knife slides right in between the leaves of it and hangs out. Lately he never hides anyway though, he's always out cruising for chow. I heard they were shy, mine is not.

 

[Catfish Keeper]

I find mine would rather hide in plants than any rock cave type things I offer him. I have a couple of fake plants, I think they're lace plants, and my knife slides right in between the leaves of it and hangs out. Lately he never hides anyway though, he's always out cruising for chow. I heard they were shy, mine is not.

Mine isn't either, but I am going to get him a nice hiding place soon, just for kicks.

 

[joel.uejio]

Thanks for sharing the info, all. I'm trying to build up my plant supply and along the way do some more aquascaping. He seems happy so far though.