Shakira's Enclosure Upgrade

Описание: Shakira’s Enclosure Upgrade | Building a Natural Desert Habitat for a Gray Banded Kingsnake

Today we’re giving Shakira, our Gray Banded Kingsnake, a major enclosure upgrade! 🐍 Instead of her simple “bare necessities” setup, we’re building a naturalistic desert-style habitat inspired by the rocky environments these beautiful snakes come from in the wild.

Using Zoo Med Excavator Clay, slate, natural wood, and desert décor, I try to recreate a rocky desert ledge like the picture of a gray banded kingsnake that stuck in my head from a book when I was a kid. The goal: build a background and terrain that looks natural while giving Shakira plenty of enrichment to explore.

But… things didn’t exactly go perfectly. 😅

During the build we ran into cracking in the excavator clay background, supply delays, and a few unexpected lessons along the way. In this video I’ll show you:

• How I built the rocky desert background
• What materials I used for the enclosure
• The problems I ran into with Excavator Clay
• A trick for sealing cracks using Drylok and sand
• What I would do differently next time
• Shakira exploring her new enclosure for the first time

If you’re thinking about making a DIY reptile enclosure background, this video might save you some time, money, and frustration.

Also remember: when the channel hits 500 subscribers, YOU get to vote on what reptile goes into the big enclosure build! Drop your suggestions in the comments.

Thanks for watching, reptile lovers! 🦎🐍

Materials used in this build

Zoo Med Excavator Clay

Slate rock

Natural wood branch

Drylok sealer

Sand for texture and color

Desert plants & moss

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