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What size tank can hold a corn snake for its whole life?

darkmorning1

darkmorning1

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what size tank can hold a corn its whole life. peek a boo use to be a foot long so she was in a 10 gall. now she 28 inch's and she in a 15 gall. but what can hold a corn for its whole life? allot of people told me 20 gall would surly do well. but then others said that its really a 30 gall that would keep it happy.


How large are your corns snake(s) and what kind/size do you keep your corn snakes in? thank you.
 
heres a photo of my tanks. And my security for the snakes. my cat. lol

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darkmorning1 said:
what size tank can hold a corn its whole life. peek a boo use to be a foot long so she was in a 10 gall. now she 28 inch's and she in a 15 gall. but what can hold a corn for its whole life? allot of people told me 20 gall would surly do well. but then others said that its really a 30 gall that would keep it happy.


How large are your corns snake(s) and what kind/size do you keep your corn snakes in? thank you.
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I have my corn snake in a 3 ft long by two foot broad and 1 and a half foot deep tank I bought it when it was fully grown and thats the tank the shop gave me for it...
 
The size you usually hear as adequate for an adult corn is 20L- 20 long, not 20 liters. A 30 or 40 gallon would be much more spacious, if you have the room. I think it depends on the habits of your snake, too. If you have a snake that is always out and roaming and climbing, like Choco, a 20L seems small to me even at 2 years of age. But OTOH, if you have a snake that prefers to hide, or coil in a plant, then 20L seems like plenty of room.

Nanci
 
I know what your getting at..(what size tank is required etc etc) but I find that as these things live for over 20 years, and nearer 50 years in the case of some pythons,the vivs get changed as we decorate or new trends come in. can you imagine a 50 year old viv, that would be an antique.

MIKE
 
Well I agree with what Nanci said it depends on your snake.
I also believe it depends on the size (duh right?) obviously some corns will get bigger than others, and if they're gonna use that size 20L will just be waaay too crampt IMO. I've got my king snake in a 20L but only because he's not a big out snake.
Nagini on the other hand will come out and explore, so she's going into a 55 gallon tank in september.
 
As already said, a 20 long can last the corn it's whole life but if peek a poo is an active snake then as time goes you may want to upgrade. It's all up to you and what you feel will be best for her.
 
I have Connor in a 40-gallon breeder.

Personally I try not to judge space required by how active the snake seems to be. Connor tends to move around when I'm not there and just not looking; looking in the tank during the day you'd think it was an empty box. But I know he moves around at night because I find not only poop but also very intricate tunnels and so forth through the aspen. Just because he is inactive when I'm there doesn't mean he is always an inactive snake.

A 20 gallon long is probably sufficient for a corn, but personally I prefer to provide a little more. ;)
 
Well I'm up at night a lot of the times when Nagini is up and exploring, that's why I judge it by her activity levels.
 
It doesn't matter if I'm up at 2 in the morning; if I'm up, Connor is not. He goes back in to hiding the moment I appear. I guess it's an individual snake thing. But I was really just making the point for snakes like him, that you simply don't see moving around regardless what time of day or night it is.
 
I would toss out those regular tanks and get your self Critter cages. They seal better for you. I read your post on your rat snake and your problems. Best thing to do is get some guppies for these tanks and buy a 20 gallon critter cage. :)
 
suggested cage size

Well, THE book (Kathy Love's) suggests a minimum of 30" x 12" x 12". I just ordered a Boaphile that is 36" x 24" x 18". I think an overly large cage would stress a hatchling and perhaps a juvie; however, for a full grown, bigger is better. You could get by with smaller, but why? Not much difference in price. After all you are only going to buy one. Yeah, sure!
 
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