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Housing Questions

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luxxman

Creature of the Night
Hey all, after lurking a bit I figure it's about time I start asking some questions as well as siting back and reading. I just picked up my lil corn about a week ago and at this point he is about 16 to 18 inches and around 3 months old. This is my first snake although I do have a bearded dragon so I know some of the basics for care.

Here is my problem/question about his housing. At the moment he is in a 10 gallon tank and had planned on moving him into a 20 gallon long (which the dragon is in now) once I upgrade my dragons tank soon. But after doing some reading around here it seems that many of you think it is better to keep a corn in a rubbermaid type container for better ventilation and what not. I already have the 20 long so I don't have to invest anything there but I would rather spend the tiny amount more on a container if it would make that much of a difference.

So would it be better for the snake to look further into a rubbermaid, or just go with the 20 long?

I would say that sometime in the next 6 months or so I will end up building a custom home for him anyway but I'd like to make sure he is comfortable as possible while I plan and build.

Thanks in advance for any opinions and I'm sure this is only the first of many questions lol. Tim
 
The rubber maid containers are fine but are used more by breeder or someone who own lots of snakes. The ventilation has nothing to do with it cause you have to drill holes in the rubbermaid containers yourself. Use what you have now, and upgrade to the 20l when you can.

Good luck. :cheers:
 
Thanks for the quick reply. I kinda figured it would be ok to go with the set up I have but wanted to check just to be sure.
 
i have one of my corns in a "regular" glass viv. it likes it. i have the other corn in a rubbermaid viv. it likes it. as long as you have shelter, water, and something for it to shed against it seems to be happy. i use regular side of the road rocks, cleaned of course. just make sure you wash either often, duh! i also like to put a "ground" in my rubbermaid as well as my "regular" viv. i dunno why, but i think the snake would prefer that. i use a certain type of cubbard backing i got at wallmart. i have to use the right one though, 'cause when i got type "B" over type "A" they wouldn't go near it. hard to describe. but anyway, just make sure it has somewhere to hide and lots of ventilation without being able to escape. that's all it asks for. oh, and food, don't forget to feed it. ;)

customes homes are fun :cheers:
 
Lennycorn said:
The rubber maid containers are fine but are used more by breeder or someone who own lots of snakes. The ventilation has nothing to do with it cause you have to drill holes in the rubbermaid containers yourself. Use what you have now, and upgrade to the 20l when you can.

Good luck. :cheers:
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I don't all together agree with this statement. Yes the ventilation can have something to do with it. Many herpers who are against aquariums feel that it doesn't really allow for proper air flow just due to the way air tends to move. I think even more importantly people who aren't nuts about aquariums don't like the way the heat and humidity are allowed to rise and just escape. There can tend to be a lot more problems with incomplete sheds, and crazy heat variances in aquariums :)

That being said, I use both tanks and tubs. :) I like the tanks decorative aspect and I deal with the humidity factor by having moist hides available at ALL times. I also have the thermostats going so I HOPE that is reducing on those crazy heat variances. I know that my snakes in the tanks are probably happier though due to the fact they get a bit more opportunity to climb.

I think if you want to you should just stick with your original plan of using the aquarium you've got, just make sure you keep track of the conditions in there and your snake will likely be "as happy as a clam"!

Rebecca
 
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