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2.5 gal?

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how long can a corn live in a 2.5 gal from a baby? i heard that they can live happily in a 2.5 gal till they are about 1.5 years.
 
Two and a half gallon? I think they start getting cramped in a TEN gallon viv after a year and a half.
 
It depends on the snake's growth rate.

An average corn could theoretically do just fine in 2.5 gallon for about 8-10 months. After that they will require a larger enclosure. (The problem with a little 2.5 tank is the reduced floor space.)
 
You can't make the container any bigger, so the answer is no. Rat snakes in general don't need height as much as length and width. This necessitates that you have a bigger enclosure than a tiny 2.5 gallon tank.

It is also impossible to create the proper warm and cool end of the temperature gradient in such a small area. IMO, 10 gallons is as small as you attempt should go in an aquarium type enclosure.
 
What about when winter arrives and the roon temps drops 5-10 degrees?

While the 2.5 gallon is fine for a 12" hatchling, it won't be for a 24-30" yearling.
 
2.5 gallon does sound awfully small.
I tend to use the vague approximation that once the snake is longer than one width plus one length of its enclosure then it is time to move up to the next size of enclosure. Hence a 10 gallon is 10" x 20" and so it can house up to a 30" corn for me.
I keep my adults in 36" x 28" cages.
 
I have a 30Lx12Wx18H snug-fit critter cage with a sliding screentop from All-Glass. It's 29 Gallons, would this hold an adult corn snake? I also have a small 10G with screenlid for the first period of my future snake's life ;)
 
My baby was in a ten gallon for six months and then I got a twenty gallon. I don't think a 2.5 gallon is a good idea at all unless you need to quarantine an ill snake for a few days.
 
I keep adults in 20L tanks...and I have some in 40gal breeders divided in half with an acrylic divider. They all seem happy as long as they have good hides, fresh water, and temp gradient.
I wouldn't keep them in a ten gallon for much more than a year...much less a 2.5 (thats pretty small)
 
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