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Size
- Thread starter ernie55
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Sarah1228
New member
Yes it's best not to house them together. Depending how big they get, I started with a 10 gallon that I used for about 6 months and then was given a 40 gallon breeder which he is currently housed in now. He's been using it for over a year and loves it. I do assume though at the rate he is growing I will probably purchase any where from a 75 gallon or bigger. I do want to give him room to move around. If they are babies and you do get something big, make sure to offer them plenty of hides. Too much room with out that many places to hide may stress them out. Good luck!!
Naagas
Deserae :)
20 gallon longs are big enough for all but the longest corns.
There is always the chance that your corn will get really big (5 or 6 feet long), but not a big chance. (My biggest, who I think is a monster, is only 4.5 feet.)
Also, you may want more space for your corn. I don't know if your corn will necessarily care either way, but you might.
I would go with the 20 gallons.
There is always the chance that your corn will get really big (5 or 6 feet long), but not a big chance. (My biggest, who I think is a monster, is only 4.5 feet.)
Also, you may want more space for your corn. I don't know if your corn will necessarily care either way, but you might.
I would go with the 20 gallons.
Nanci
Alien Lover
A 20L should be fine for an adult, and fine for babies (separately) if you provide lots of vines and hides and aspen for burrowing. They like vines suction-cupped to the walls and back, especially. I have three adult snakes in 20Ls, one Cali king and two corns. The corns basically do nothing but sit in their hides and stare out. When they are feeling hungry, they might come out and hope to be fed. They certainly aren't pacing around the viv wishing they had more room. The kingsnake is active and would probably make use of a larger viv, although she isn't a large snake, just in the 400g range.
ashlee_kitten
New member
I have my baby in a 20 gallon, and my 2 adults in a 30 gallon. I'm up-sizing at the moment because my female is now 4ft and my male is about 5.5ft I have many hides and obstacles (I have pics posted in my albums) But definitely keep the babies separate.
Naagas
Deserae :)
Naagas
Deserae :)
ashlee_kitten
New member
LoL He is my Creamsicle. I have a couple in my albums, but none that show his size well. When I have him back I will post pics. My friend is breeding him to her's right now haha I was surprised to see my female was 4ft! I thought she was about 3ft! And so I checked him, I'm going to re-measure his shed next time which is coming soon.
rexracer
Addict in the making
Is that how you're getting the lengths for your snakes, by measuring the sheds?
ashlee_kitten
New member
Not Usually but it worked well on my RO cuz I measured him and his skin and they were the same. I just dont have a ruler long enough to measure my Creamsicle right now hahaha My Coral Snow was easy cuz she was up against the glass and took up 2 sides of my tank (3ft + 1ft gave me her size haha)
ashlee_kitten
New member
I haven't measured the skins of my big ones, I usually let them stretch along something and I measure it
Jdog3131
(Not a) Senior Member
What I do to measure my snakes is I get a board or a wall and have the snakes stretch on that and take 2 markers so when that are all stretched out I take the markers put where the 2 ends of the snakes are and then measure where the markers are and that is really close to their real size.
I hope I helped
I hope I helped
rexracer
Addict in the making
The best way I've found to measure my snake is this program. http://www.serpwidgets.com/Apps/measure.html
You just take a picture of your snake from directly overhead (it helps if you have a helper!) and make sure you have something of a known length in the picture. Bring the pic into the program and click on both ends of the known length item (I usually use a large tape or a 2' level) then you click multiple points along the centerline of your snake, and using the scale you set, the program gives you a measurement. Using multiple pictures and repeating the process, I've come to the conclusion that, with a good pic I'll be within 1/4" of actual length.
You just take a picture of your snake from directly overhead (it helps if you have a helper!) and make sure you have something of a known length in the picture. Bring the pic into the program and click on both ends of the known length item (I usually use a large tape or a 2' level) then you click multiple points along the centerline of your snake, and using the scale you set, the program gives you a measurement. Using multiple pictures and repeating the process, I've come to the conclusion that, with a good pic I'll be within 1/4" of actual length.