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MattJaeger44

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Hello ive had my snake for about 3 months now and shes about 4 months old. and when i first got her i read that when they are hatchlings you should keep them in a smaller tank then as they get bigger you put them in a bigger tank. well i was wondering when should i move her to a bigger tank? right now i have her in a 10 gallon tank and shes 4 months about when can i buy her a bigger tank??
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matt
 
If you want you can purchase a larger tank at anytime, the only thing you have to remember about a larger tank is that you need to provide many more places for her to hide, and fake plants over the open areas will help her to feel more secure moving around. The down side to a larger tank is that it's harder to find a small snake in the tank.
 
I think a 10 gallon for a yearling sounds small. I got my snake as a little over a year old, and put him into a tank that is aprox 50 gallons :confused:. I would say move to a bigger tank when you want, but do what sbourget said. Just make sure she is not swamped in the big tank.
 
A 10 gal is fine for a year, use what you have and have room for. If you only have one snake you can get a huge tank, I have 14 all in tanks of one size or another.
 
Wow, Green_Snake. A 50-gal is a generous size for an adult. It's HUGE for a yearling. A viv that size would be stressful for a juvenile unless there are a lot of hides. One rule of thumb given for tank size is that the linear measurement of lenght+width should be 1.5 times the length of the snake. Bigger is better, but only if there are many hiding places; they don't like wide open spaces. That said, I love big vivs with lots of rocks, plants, and wood!
 
Caryl said:
Wow, Green_Snake. A 50-gal is a generous size for an adult. It's HUGE for a yearling. A viv that size would be stressful for a juvenile unless there are a lot of hides. One rule of thumb given for tank size is that the linear measurement of lenght+width should be 1.5 times the length of the snake. Bigger is better, but only if there are many hiding places; they don't like wide open spaces. That said, I love big vivs with lots of rocks, plants, and wood!
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My adult is in a 55gal that was bought for a bearded dragon that we never got.... I don't find it that generous for him at all. Of course, he is 5.5 feet long, so he's not one of the smaller adults.

Personally, I've left my yearlings in their 10gals. Just depends on how large they are. I do have an 06 that needs moved up to a bigger tank, but since he doesn't do much cruising, I've not been in a rush to move him into something bigger. It is laying on its side, which does gives him more floor space than if it was sitting upright. The other 06s have been moved up in size.
 
Weebonnilass, (sorry, but for some reason I can't quote your message) I didn't mean generous as in "too big." I meant "a welcome, sometimes unexpected quantity." :) As stated, I'm all for well-set-up big vivs! To Green_Snake, if you have the space and provide lots of hides, your big tank will be great. As someone said, the downside is that it's sometimes hard to find a small snake in a big tank. If your is used to being handled, that won't be as much of a problem. If it tends to bolt off and hide when you try to handle it, you may have more of an issue. Good luck!
 
A 10 gallon is small, but think of all the space not being used by the snake...all the air space which it cant get use. So you could use a small tank and make much more surface area by adding wall hides, hanging hides, fake plants all over the place. and all of a sudden your snake has much more room to hide and explore. Plus a tank with wall and hanging hides look cool.
 
This is how I set up 10 gallons. I have one snake that doesn't even use a hide unless he's blue- he just curls up in his vine.

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