Another Tiger sal and new tank setup

[ravenous]

got another tiger sal. decided not to quarantine for a few reasons, mostly being that there was little point as they came from same person 2 weeks apart. i called them crunchie and twix. crunchie has the straighter "bars" and twix has more random paterns.

i also changed the tank a little. i added a deeper pool and some cork bark. also made a little house with a viewing window that i cover but i can look when i want to. i also got some plants which i'm told would be found in and around a tiger sal's natural habitat but please dont ask me what they are because i havn't the foggiest.

 

[jennifer]

I really like the underground viewing window. How did you make that? How do they get in and out from under there? If you can take a slightly better photo showing the underground chamber, I would like to post it on CC.

 

[jeff]

Just guessing by the photo, but it looks like you used a piece of plastic to help construct the underground chamber?

 

[morrissey]

hehe....good tiger s keeper you are~!

 

[ryan]

very nice, that viewing window is a great

 

[ravenous]

yeah i made it from plastic and sylicone. I drilled the plastic loads with a 4mm drill bit so that it doesn't get stagnent or stale inside and it improves air circulation. It has a doorway at the front (pic below). Will get better photo's tonight and post them in the morning.

thanks for all the nice comments.

 

[ravenous]

a few more pics... i changed the tank round and added a shelter over the pool so that they feel more secure while taking a dip.

See through cave thingy

Cave entrance

Plastics used to make the cave

Another side view of the cave

Pool and cork bark shelter

Cave half of the tank

 

[christian]

Nice tigers and tank, how big is it?

 

[ravenous]

tank is 48x12x18 inches

 

[ravenous]

out of interest... how many tigers do you all think i could get in the tank without causing any problems?

 

[christian]

Well, I have 5 tigers in one tank, the tank is 100x40x40 cm, they still are doing very well and are all healthy.

Of course, the bigger the tank, the better it will be

 

[Jan]

A general rule of thumb is 12 linear inches per adult tiger. Using that vague rule... 4 adults in your tank.

 

[ravenous]

thanks to both of you

im not sure i would have 4 but i may concider 1 more.

my son is facinated with them and has named them twix and crunchie and keeps asking me where snickers is. lol

 

[jonathan]

very nice solution to the problem of not seeing the burrowed animals. Do they spend a lot of time together in the cave? I figured they wouldn't be willing to share.

 

[ravenous]

they spend almost all of their time in the cave. they dont seem to mind sharing. i am thinking of making a 2nd cave on top of that 1 with a ramp up to it.

 

[tony]

cool setup. really like the cave.

my marbleds seem to tolerate sharing hides as well... the other day i found all 4 in capped PVC elbow. had to separate them though they eat much better alone