An update on Pat [Nosey Be] and his enclosure (making improvements)

[PorschaLei]

So i got some vines and will be on the way to the nursery today to find a small ficus since i bought the little dripper but i need bigger leaves for the dripper to be effective. My humidity is low and my mist bottle broke but other than that hes eating well drinking well and basking better now.

 

[Ferdy Timmerman]

I would add a lot more branches, fill up the open space a bit. You could also consider replacing the vines with live ones, in order to keep the humidity a bit higher. The more leaf surface, the more evaporation. Adding a Ficus also sounds like a good idea.

 

[PorschaLei]

Thanks i will get more pictures up after i get back from the nursery. How do i purchase live vine?

 

[tago]

Thanks i will get more pictures up after i get back from the nursery. How do i purchase live vine?

I was wondering the same think lol "live vines"

 

[maxttu]

Live vines could be supplied by a pothos. Excellent choice for a live plant with built in highways.

 

[PorschaLei]

So im back from the nursery i chose a corn plant instead of the ficus most of them were way to big to fit inside pats cage so this corn plant should grow nicely, i installed the dripper system though ive heard the little dripper has its issues with its slow drip. Its doing well so far my only issue is with it resting a top of the cage i dont want it to rip the screen. Anyways heres pictures

Hopefully Im off to a good start, Pat is drinking directly from the dripper its very cute. My humidity is still down to a 20 i misted twice today. My ambient is around 73 and basking at 85.

 

[PorschaLei]

Live vines could be supplied by a pothos. Excellent choice for a live plant with built in highways.

I must look into ponthos they look interesting but their vines dont look very strong

 

[maxttu]

I must look into ponthos they look interesting but their vines dont look very strong

Au contraire! They're very sturdy! Many a owner uses the pothos religiously.

 

[PorschaLei]

Au contraire! They're very sturdy! Many a owner uses the pothos religiously.

It will be on my list of plants to add then!

 

[carol5208]

Are you sure he is 100% Nosey Be?

 

[stephencartolano]

Are you sure he is 100% Nosey Be?

Was just about to ask that as well, he is awesome though, definitely needs some pothos

 

[PorschaLei]

@carl5208 & stephencartolano to be 100% i am not sure, he was an expo buy and what his breeder told me is ue was a Nosey Be (red bar/ blue bar cross) but Im pretty sure hea a cross if not something totally different. Either way hes a charm to have around

 

[PorschaLei]

Im starting to think hes a nosey amabaja cross if not a full ambaja

 

[carol5208]

yes, I don't think he is a full bred Nosey Be. They don't have red in them from what I have seen.

 

[PorschaLei]

Does anyone have any insight upon how long is leave the drip on. Does it stay on all day or certain times of the day?

 

[Sarahcwilson]

I just wanted to mention a solution for not resting the dripper on the cage's mesh ceiling. You had mentioned you were worried about the mesh ripping: I laid a cooling rack (for bread, cookies, etc.) across the top of my cage so the ends of the rack rest on the edges of the cage's frame. I then put my dripper on that. It's very sturdy. Just an idea!

 

[PorschaLei]

I just wanted to mention a solution for not resting the dripper on the cage's mesh ceiling. You had mentioned you were worried about the mesh ripping: I laid a cooling rack (for bread, cookies, etc.) across the top of my cage so the ends of the rack rest on the edges of the cage's frame. I then put my dripper on that. It's very sturdy. Just an idea!

Thank you! Will be trying that

 

[Ferdy Timmerman]

Live vines could be supplied by a pothos. Excellent choice for a live plant with built in highways.

Exactly. The scientific name (in case you need it) is Epipremnum or Scindapsus aureum/aureus.
I use them in some of my terraria as well (the right most has a lot of them):