Sharing your house....

[Tigs]

Im wondering how other members cope with sharing their houses with their zoos. I used to have a zoo room but ended up spending all my time in there so have now set up the tanks in the lounge - So i can have my creature comforts and see them aswell.

Some things iv got to make life more liveable is a fly zapper - Like the ones that you get in Kebab shops. There is something incredibly satisfying hearing the little buggers being electrocuted. ;D

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(dont get the £5 lantern ones as they are a waste of time


Next on the list is an Ioniser/air purifier (Waiting to Snipe an Ebay auction as im typing this)

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This is to make life nicer as iv found keeping the tanks too clean has an adverse affect on the snails etc - But not an absolute tip if that makes sense.

These combined with HYPOASPIS Mites, Earth worms and woodlice means that the tanks are a nice ecological balance and hardly ever need deep cleaning.

Here is a link for cheap Mites
www.biowise-biocontrol.co.uk/soil.html

I havent ordered from them so cant comment on the company or mites. I have bought from other companies but they are a lot more expensive.

Whoops this is going on a bit.

So what do you do?

Tigs ;D

[AlienSnail]

Right well first of all those are some very useful links, and when I get around to it, or f you would like to Tigs they would do well in the Adverts/Notice Board or Links section.

I've just bought some tank ornaments for my snails so I'll be taking photos when I get chance, but I am also considering getting some woodlice and worms for mine too.

I use Coir which has always worked well for my snails, and like you I don't keep them scrupulously clean as the bacteria are improtant for the snails' guts for the digestion of their food.

I also have water dishes.

Putting cuttlefish on a dry dish also makes them last longer and say fresher. Mine used to go brown within a couple of days due to soaking up moisture, and the snails were not so keen on them once this happened, so now I place mine on flattsih dishes.

I agree with the dedicated room situation. I spend most of the time when I'm at home in the living room or kitchen with my family, and therefore we all enjoy being able to look at the critters in these two rooms.

[Tigs]

Cant wait to see the photos ;D

I remember a post that Em did on PS with the cuttlefish hanging on a bulldog clip - This not touching the substrate, or at least not much of it.

Iv never tried it but iv had an idea to drimmel a hole onto the cuttle and hang it that way.

Will update once iv tried it

Tigs ;D

[AlienSnail]

What a good idea Tiggsy ;D

[Tigs]

Sometimes i surprise myself ;D

[Charisma Love]

Well, when I had snails, a snake, triops and three rats all in my little bedroom it wasn't exactly quiet at night. Ear plugs were a great help though haha

Tap-a-Drop was an AWESOME air freshener too. Just one drop on tissue purifies the air of a whole room for 12 hours.

[Tigs]

Where do you get your Tap-a-drop? I had a look online and the only supplier is out of stock

www.ratwarehouse.com/shop_view.php?cat=5

Tigs ;D

[lisajane8482]

Have you tried these??

acrorats.homestead.com/health.html

It's £4.00 per bottle plus £3.00 p&p