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08-Oct-06, 07:46 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: Central Victoria Age/Gender: 31  | | |
After only 24hrs as a member of APS I have talked my wife into getting a snake!!!! All the info I have found in the posts has helped alot!!! Had a look around my local herp shop (Pail for Scales) today and have a question....
Do I need a big enclosure at start for a hatchy or yearling? Or is it advisable to start with a small one until I require something bigger?? Some of the prices of the big ones scared her a little but after reading a few posts about encloures I think that the general thought is to start small, I am correct??
I'm sure the type of snake will make a difference so we were thinking of either a Diamond, Childrens, MD or Mackay - .....not tooooo sure yet.
Any help would be great, love this site, my pleading for 2 years has gone unheeded but all the great info on APS has turned the tide of NO NO NO.
Will be applying for my licence tomorrow.
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08-Oct-06, 07:51 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-05 Location: Goulburn Valley Gender: | | | |
If you are getting a Hatchy then go for a small container, I'm sure Pails staff should lead you in the right direction.
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08-Oct-06, 07:56 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Apr-06 Location: In A Realm Of My Own | | |
congratulations on finally being allowed to get one 
personally id go with a diamond or a MD only because i prefer there patterns
and also from the experiance i have had diamonds are geat and extremely placid
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08-Oct-06, 08:03 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-04 Location: The far and bewildered mountainside of the strange region of Carpathia Age/Gender: 34 | | | |
Hsut77, as hatchlings they can easily be kept in small tubs with a heat mat placed under half of the tub, regardless of what species you choose.
If you choose a low wattage heat mat(25watt or under) you can get away with using a thermostat or dimmer switch as the mat wont get too high. Having the mat under half the container gives them a warm and cool end. I suggest you also give them a branch so they can get off the floor completely.
I dont ever give them hiding boxes etc. Instead i just put layers of paper towel on the tub floor and they seem much happier going under this.
supposing you already had a large enclosure set up, you can still keep the snake in it's tub but instead of using a heat mat you can just place the tub within the large enclosure and have it positioned somewhere in the centre of the enclosure where the tub will receive a warm end of about 28-29'c, and heat the little guy this way.
If prices of large enclosures concern you than i suggest you get one made or make it yourself. You'll save on money.
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08-Oct-06, 08:15 PM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: Central Victoria Age/Gender: 31 | | |  Thank you
Thanks for the quick responce.
serpenttongue - My original thought was to build the enclosure (because of the $$$), and have it wired by a elec mate of mine. Still looks like the plan as I can get away with something small for a start.
thanks again!!
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10-Oct-06, 11:00 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-06 Location: Sydney Age: 25 | | | |
I thought having pails as your local would be all you'd need for the getting right info for whatever snake you wish to buy.
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10-Oct-06, 11:04 AM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: Wish it was in bed. | | | |
id go for a water python.
Inquisitive, palcid (unless you get the demonspawn variety), very pretty and good feeders.
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10-Oct-06, 11:17 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Aug-06 Location: Townsville Age: 23 | | | |
go the MD!!! it must be confussing getting told to get different snakes cause they are more placid... get something you like the looks of that feeds well.... if your getting a hatchie it cant hurt you anyway so it will have time to settle and get used to being handled before it get bigger...
good luck and have fun
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