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02-Feb-08, 11:21 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-08 Location: sydney Gender:  | | |
i am just checking and making sure that say u got a snake say a Diamond python that is smaller than 45cm and u put it in a cage that is about 2 m long and 50cm high will it harm the snake
or is it better to have a smaller cage for a smaller snake
thnx 
p.s i dont have a snake yet i just want to no for later reasons |
03-Feb-08, 02:07 AM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Nov-07 Location: sydney Gender: | | |  size dose mater {so she says}
if the snake can lay out flat the enclosures big enuf if not its to small 
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03-Feb-08, 03:02 AM
| | | it"s better to keep young pythons in quite small tanks ( cages, enclosures). they feel more secure, & they don't stress out as much, as they do if kept in too large of a tank. minium tank size for adult pythons ,( which they feel happy in ) is 1/2 the length of the python = length of tank 1/4 length of the python = width & height of tank. eg. an 8 foot python, the tank size would measure 4 foot long, 2 foot wide, & 2 foot high. if your python likes to climb, then you can increase the height if you want to . remember this is the minium size for an adult python,i hope this has help you a bit deano. |
03-Feb-08, 08:02 AM
|  | Mr Knee Subscriber | Join Date: Apr-06 Location: Wollongong Age/Gender: 36 | | | | A diamond python,,, which are arboreal pyhtons would be better to have a cage that was taller rather than longer ....
But it is common for smaller snakes to be kept in smaller cages / tubs until they get to around adult size ....
But i have my yearling diamonds in 1200x800x600 cages and they are fine ..... |
03-Feb-08, 08:43 AM
| | Sponsor | Join Date: Jan-06 Location: Newcastle | | | | A large cage is fine as long as there are small hides ( caves) in both the heated area (around 30 C) and the cooler area of the cage, although it may be more difficult to monitor the snake. I am not aware of any reaserch measuring the snakes "happiness" in relation to cage size nor height of the cage, but it does seem a bit of a waste of space. |
03-Feb-08, 09:50 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-08 Location: sydney Gender: | | | thankyou all so much
u guys really helped me and i will take all of your usefull information on bored when buying a tank for my diamond python | |
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