Why Click Clacks?

[s_ricardo]

G'day Guys in the next 2 months I will be getting my first snake (Stimson Python) and I hear alot of talk about setting up a Click Clack, I understand how to setup a click clack but my question is do you need to? or can the baby go straight into it's enclosure with a good hide spot, heat, uv etc....?

[crush the turtle]

if thiers lots of hides, then they should be ok in enclosure,, but the click clack just help with thier temperment..

[ace#74]

best to keep them in smaller enclosures and upgrade them to larger ones as they grow because little snakes will stress if keep in to larger environment in captivity jmo

[crush the turtle]

i had my jungle in a click clack,, he use to bite all the time,, then i moved him into a 4ft enc (while he was 7mnths old ) and he stoped biteing,, last week, i put him back into a click clack, and he started biting again..

[whiterabbit]

i would suggest keeping a baby in a click/clack as it is easier to provide adequate heating and less cold spots. I keep my adult stimson in a large tub for the moment as i haven't finished building his enclosure (but it will be complete soon ) and he has no problems. they don't really move much. also in a smaller click/clack they will probably feel more secure and won't stress as much, making him a happier snake that wont get feeding problems.

[dezza09]

I had it described to me once as standing in the middle of a field compared to standing in your backyard

[slimebo]

some young pythons get very nervous in a large cage and calm down again once put back in a smaller click clack.one of my bredlis was bad for this.on the other hand i also had a snappy darwin in a click clack and once i upgraded him to a bigger cage he calmed right down.but in general ,they seem to feel more secure in a click clack while going through their younger years learning about the world.but remember they all have their own personality.

[GraftonChic]

There is also another point that I was told and its that they arnt born into small spaces, but a very large world

[s_ricardo]

Thanks Guys, that means I have more time to find a great bargain for an enclosure! and I will go with the Click Clack setup first.(Just worried about heat mats catching on fire erhhh!)

[jessb]

Originally Posted by GraftonChic

There is also another point that I was told and its that they arnt born into small spaces, but a very large world

Although I had someone point out to me recently - how often do you come across a hatchling snake in the wild? You don't - because hatchies spend the first year of their life hiding in as small a space as possible until they stop being seen as food for everything that crosses their path.

It isn't until they start to feel like more of a predator, and less as prey (strangely enough) that they stop being snappy and defensive and start to feel more calm in larger, open spaces.

[serenaphoenix]

Definately click clack.

Get heat cords then - rather than heat matts - i used a 15watt when mine were hatchies and there was no risk of fire... especially if you get a real click clack where there's a bit of ventilation underneath.

I just doubt you'd fine a full-sized enclosure that didn't have gaps that the hatchy could escape through. They can get through the 5mm gaps in the sliding glass doors - i watched my 6mnth MD do that... i imagine a hatchy stimsons could do it in the blink of an eye.