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May have to rehome some snakes..

J

joann42

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Well, this really sucks.My snake room is gone.Ive had to stuff them all over the house...I cant really complain, my son is moving back in and due to unforseen circumstances there really isnt any other choice..



Right now the corns are mostly babies so I can bin them in my room.but as they get bigger there will be no place for bigger cages.I cant bin them forever..So I can only keep maybe 5 corns total if I keep them in 20 gallon tanks and that is almost too small for an adult to have enough room to stretch so Im pushing it..
The gopher, black milksnake and Carpet python are staying.Im rehoming the hognose though.The hondo I gave to my 10yos so he can keep that in his room.
These are the corns I have
1 hypo motley, 2 anery, 1 amel, 1 butter,1.1 Abbotts, 1.1 classic....The two anerys can go(one is a biter so I wont miss him much).The butter stays.The new amel stays. But I cant decide between the abbotts and classics.I love the male classic, he is super friendly and loves to hang out on his branches.But I really wanted to keep that Abbotts pair(they are in bins right now so I havent gotten to know them as well yet)..Any chance I can double them up in cages :awcrap:
 
Joann, cant find the other topic on cage sizes back ... but as you mention stretching...
A snake does not need a "h" "l" or "d" of his enclosure of the full length of the snake, does it?

I'm not there yet ...but getting there

(I was actually going to go for chiropracting : Grab him by the tail and twirl him around for 10 minutes in the back garden before rolling him back up and sticking him in my lunchbox)

No seriously I built my own enclosure... does one of the dimensions have to be equal to or bigger than its length
 
Sorry about your circumstances, but only contributing members can post "sale ads."

And please don't double them up in their cages!
 
I undeleted this. I think we need to look for creative solutions for more condensed housing.
 
I didnt not make this post as a for sale thing.I will not sell any of my snakes online etc, so please dont ask,Sorry if it sounded like that but I dont know how to ship and live out in the country so it would end up a pain anyway......But I do need to figure out which ones I should keep and which ones I cant.How can I house them but at the same time not keep them in bins or buy expensive stuff..My problem is heating mostly.I had the snake room heated but the rest of my house is drafty(old farmhouse) and can get cold..I have several ten gallons with lids but again heating those is a pain.I would have to use overhead lightbulb type heat...IDK this is just frustrating me.
 
I didn't think I would like racks at all but now I love the 66 quart racks I have a thousand times more than glass.
 
I understand why breeders use bins but I feel bad keeping them like that especially when they get big. I mean the corns are mostly in bins now but they are so small..When they get bigger and more active I dont think I can keep them that way and feel good about it.
 
Do you have a Petco near you?
If so, they get their ferrets in these bins that are almost perfect for adult corns. In fact, I have an adult Sonoran Gopher Snake in one. In fact I have to revamp my snake rack to fit them because they are shallow. But all they need is the corner cups removed and then everything works out great. They are actually pretty cool, though for baby snakes you will want to patch a couple places in the tops, unless of course your rack sits flush with the top of the bottom portion and you don't need to use the actual lid of the container.
 
joann42 said:
I understand why breeders use bins but I feel bad keeping them like that especially when they get big. I mean the corns are mostly in bins now but they are so small..When they get bigger and more active I dont think I can keep them that way and feel good about it.
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I am sorry and do not mean any disrespect. But I really don't think the corns care if viv or bin as long as they aren't cramped up. I think a lot in this people tend to put human emotions and needs into things. The vivs do look nice and all but to me the racks and bins are more secure, better sheds, easier to clean and from what I have seen out of the adults here
they don't mind them at all. The only real big difference in this as in anything is the human element. You know what you can do and is up to you to decide if you keep them or rehome what will not fit into tanks later on. Best of luck with it all.
 
I was like Nanci and didn't like bins either but looking at a 20 gal and the 66 quart tubs they actually have as much if not more room in a 66q tub than in a 20 gal tank. Plus they are easier to clean.
 
I kept my adult corns in large rubbermaid bins that were easily as large as 20 gl tanks. Most adult corns are not so large they don't fit in one very nicely. I stacked them on each other with a heat mat in between with the thermostat controlling them. I put the heat mats on a piece of glass so that if and when I moved the bins, or opened them to clean etc, They wouldn't be damaged. Worked fine. The snakes don't really seem to care and in fact probably feel more secure. You can't observe them as easily though which does take some of the pleasure out for you, but it's perfectly acceptable. I'm assuming that your son will eventually go out on his own again, so this would be temporary.
 
I'm sorry about your situation. I know bins aren't your first choice. However if utilizing bins allows you to keep your snakes, then at least you can still control how much "out" time they get. You can also still ensure that they have stimulation by using different environmental enrichment and switching out "furniture".
 
Shelving units like this wire one: http://www.walmart.com/ip/4-Tier-Wire-Rack/16880640 might be helpful. I have one of the linked shelf, and each shelf comfortably fits a 20 Long or similarly-sized tote (i.e. Sterilite 105 qt).

If you're handy, you can make a nice little rack or, if you're really handy, some nice, stacking vivariums...

Good luck. I hope you're able to work out a good caging solution and keep your babies!
 
If you have limited space you can do a few things. You can split the cages with dividers, you can also use rack systems, although initially costly, you will save a huge amount of space and money using them. You can buy cage dividers, and split tubs.
 
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