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Krisy&Casper

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ok i have got my corn snake on saturday evening, he came with a plastic tank (11inches {28cm} long X 6 inches {15cm} high X 8 Inches {20cm) Deep)

He has shed his skin the next day i measured it and it is 50cm (20inches) long.

The question is i brought a 45cmX45cm45cm VIV before i brought the snake.
How much longer should i wait before i can put him in it??
i dont really wanna purchase another plastic tank for him, wud he be too frightened if i did put him in to the VIV.
 
The shed will stretch as it comes off and will be about one-third longer than the actual snake.

The guideline is that you need to increase the tank size when they can stretch along the length and one side at once.

So with a shed of 50cm, you have a snake of about 33cm long.

The length + depth of your current tank is 28+20 = 48cm.

So your snake can grow about a third longer than he is now before he needs an upgrade. How long that takes will depend on what he eats, how much, how often and whether he comes from fast, slow or normally-growing bloodlines.

Bear in mind that all of the above calculations are very much guesstimates and approximations based on guidelines rather than absolute rules!
 
45cm is not that huge of a cage. If you would like to use that one now I don't think it would be a problem. Wild snakes are not afraid of big spaces, I don't think captive snakes are either.
 
Bitsy is right that you don't have to increase right now but I also agree with Leew. I have hatchlings in tanks that are bigger than the one that you bought before you got him. Just make sure that you have lots of things that your baby can hide in and he should be fine.
 
ok kewl,
I have been trying to find the correct heat mat that would be the ideal size for the tank
i had find a heat mat-strip that is 17" X 6" so its the lentgh of the side of the tank and roughly a third across the front of the tank.
So wud that be an ideal size heat mat for the cage???
 
i were also thinking of finding little bits and bobs to find to put in the tank for casper to hide in
i want a really good steady log thingy to add some height so he can climp, if i could some how create, as it were a wee treehouse he could hide in think that wud also be kewl.

i also need to think about substrate, i were thinking of using shredded paper for him?

i just want him to be really happy and content

so i think ill wait 2-4 weeks before rehousing just sooo he gets used to me and my handling of him.

ive held him twice today.
he is abit skittish when i take the lid of and pul back the kitchen-towel-paper but once i pick him up he seems happy, think he likes my hot hands against his cool skin.

I also find it really amazing how they move and you can actually feel his muscles contracting and expanding it is just sooo unique init lol
anyhow sorry for blabering on.

im just really excited to go through all this and learning all the time
 
I have been trying to find the correct heat mat that would be the ideal size for the tank
i had find a heat mat-strip that is 17" X 6" so its the lentgh of the side of the tank and roughly a third across the front of the tank.
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If I understand you, that's about the right size for the current tank. A heat mat needs to cover one-third of the floor area of the tank, at one end. This give a warm end, a cool end and a middle zone so that the snake can thermoregulate properly.

i were also thinking of finding little bits and bobs to find to put in the tank for casper to hide in
i want a really good steady log thingy to add some height so he can climp, if i could some how create, as it were a wee treehouse he could hide in think that wud also be kewl.
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Good idea - I always put as many hides in with them as I can. Doesn't have to be anything flash - you can use old toilet roll and kitchen roll tubes cut in half lengthwise, or small cardboard boxes. Cork bark looks good and makes great hides as well if you want to buy something. You can also get specially-made snake hides if you want to spend the cash.

Something else they like is loose ground cover. Plastic foliage can be fiddly to keep clean but looks great.

You can bring in wood from outside, but avoid soft resinous woods like pine or cedar as the sap can give off fumes that are dangerous for them. Hard woods like oak and elm are fine, as is wood from fruit trees. You'll have to give it a good clean before using it, as it can harbour creepy-crawlies.

i also need to think about substrate, i were thinking of using shredded paper for him?
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You could certainly give that a try. I use bark chips, but then I have a local reptile shop and can buy them easily. Folks in the US more often use aspen but this isn't as readily available in the UK. You could buy it online from UK suppliers and have it delivered if there's nowhere local for you.
 
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