Venomous cage build

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i am thinking about doing a small water fixture in here aswell, any ideas on how to do that?
 
Looks like you're making a more naturalistic set up, which is nice. What arboreal viper are you looking at keeping?

Tequila;3521577; said:
And while your at it, you may wanna make sure that you don't have any allergic reaction to the antivenom :nilly: because if you do, it won't matter if they have it in stock or not, it won't be doing you any good.
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How can you go about finding this out? I've heard that if you have a bad reaction to something like a wasp or bee sting that it is an indication that you may have a reaction to a bite... I've "fortunately" not been stung/bitten by anything so would be interested to know how to tell. Is it something they need to do a blood test for?
 
davo;3525137; said:
Looks like you're making a more naturalistic set up, which is nice. What arboreal viper are you looking at keeping?
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I have not decided on which one to get but it will either be an atheris or a bothriechis (sp?) depending on how I am feeling during the day of the show and what I can get a deal on. I am more than prepared to keep either of them so it is up in the air right now. I cannot wait to get one in a nice display cage. It is going to be the center piece of my living room (going into the entertainment center in place of the TV).
 
Very nice setup so far. Looks like you've definitely taken the right steps to make the move into the hot side of herps. Good luck to you, and I can't wait to see pics of the vipers.
 
snakeguy101;3521341; said:
in order to keep venomous in FL, I had to go through 1000hours of hands on training, have 3 letters of recommendation written by other licensed keepers and have all facilities inspected by an FWC agent. I have been working with venomous for the last 3 years, they are my true passion, more than turtles and lizards. I have plenty of hooks and have contacted the local Shands hospital here to let them know that I will be keeping exotic venomous here and may need antivenin from Miami-Dade's Venom One.
I am ready and I can't wait to get my first hot herp, they can be so much more beautiful than other snakes....
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i know what u had to go through i dont work hot reptiles anymore but good luck it looks like a great setup. also try checking into milking ur snakes for donating would help u and other ppl alot.
 
youngbuckfl;3525725; said:
i know what u had to go through i dont work hot reptiles anymore but good luck it looks like a great setup. also try checking into milking ur snakes for donating would help u and other ppl alot.
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I have thought about that but it is too risky and I do not have the facilities to do that. A friend of mine owns a venom lab not far from me and he produces TONS of venom for research. I would also need a freeze drier that is $$$ and many more snakes to produce any consequential amount of venom and furthermore, I don't know of anyone that needs venom that does not already have a supplier.

Where in FL are you, I go field herping a lot and am always looking for people to go with me. If I am in your area, would you like to meet up to catch some stuff? I know where tons of good spots are.
 
here are the three snakes that I am debating getting for the cage:

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