10ft coastal python to be mine soon
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striker321
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nice one, would love to see some pics when it arrives!
mysnakesau
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You should already have the enclosure prepared and heat turned on before bringing it home. They probably prefer a taller enclosure but if that is a problem, minimum 4ft x 2ft x 2ft would work.
You're a glutten for punishment, starting off with fully grown coastal. Your feeding bill will be a good one. BUT, still be a beautiful snake nonetheless.
You're a glutten for punishment, starting off with fully grown coastal. Your feeding bill will be a good one. BUT, still be a beautiful snake nonetheless.
longqi
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4x2x2 is ridiculously small for a 10 ft snake of any species
Reptiles that have room to stretch out will do so
Mostly they move around at night because they ate mainly nocturnal hunters
So we think they are very sedentary and require little area
Reptiles that have room to stretch out will do so
Mostly they move around at night because they ate mainly nocturnal hunters
So we think they are very sedentary and require little area
spyder6052
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my girl is about that length and my enclosure is 1150x1150x550, i never leave the front of the cage on so if she wants to have a stretch she can (although she has learnt that she can just hang her bum out the cage and pee on the floor as i found out last night)
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solar 17
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My boy would be that big and he,s in a floor to ceiling enclosure and uses it all, that 4x2x2 that was mentioned earlier is bordering on cruelty imo if anyone has seen a coastal that big they will soon realize it would be way too small....solar 17 (Baden)
For a 10 foot long coastal or any snake that likes to climb 4x4x2 is a good size because when not climbing there usually curled up asleep so dont require as much rrom as most would think but iy is good to have everything set up and the temps correct then as soon as you get your coastal put him in his new encloser straight away and everyones happy
Still to small imo, a 10ft coastal is a MASSIVE snake!!!
Wow I can't belive some people would keep a 10 foot snake in a 4x4x2 enclosure.
So when the snake wants to move aroud at night what dose it do?
That to me is just WAY to small.
I keep my 2.2m Bredli in a 2m H X 900 W X 900 D plenty of room to move and self regulate heat.
So when the snake wants to move aroud at night what dose it do?
That to me is just WAY to small.
I keep my 2.2m Bredli in a 2m H X 900 W X 900 D plenty of room to move and self regulate heat.
onthillside
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If it's a true 10 foot it's a bloody big coastal. I had a 10 footer years ago and had it in a room 4 meters X 3 meters X 2.5 meters. You may not need something that big, but he did use all of the space. He also ate full grown rabbits so you might need a new freezer lol one of the best pythons I have ever kept, you will love it. T
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junglepython2
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Most "10ft" coastals are only really around 8ft, have you seen the snake yourself yet?
Scleropages
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lol. I have a female scrubby ( around 10 foot) using a 4x2x2 as a nest box atm to lay eggs in.
What size enclosure have you got for the 10 footer?
Edit: sorry I keep a pr of 10-11 foot scrubbys in a 8.5x3x2 but they are soon to be upgraded.
What size enclosure have you got for the 10 footer?
Edit: sorry I keep a pr of 10-11 foot scrubbys in a 8.5x3x2 but they are soon to be upgraded.
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You will get a lot of people saying they need a double bedroom and nothing less and others who will happily put them in a draw.
If you have the room, then by all means build/buy whatever size you want; if not, then build/buy something adequate enough.
I had all my snakes in large enclosures, and have noticed absolutely no difference since moving them to smaller set ups. They still eat, shed, defecate and breed just as well as they did when they were in their larger enclosures.
It all comes down to preference... I chose smaller set ups so I would have more room to be able to add more species to my collection + it is easier to maintain.
If you have the room, then by all means build/buy whatever size you want; if not, then build/buy something adequate enough.
I had all my snakes in large enclosures, and have noticed absolutely no difference since moving them to smaller set ups. They still eat, shed, defecate and breed just as well as they did when they were in their larger enclosures.
It all comes down to preference... I chose smaller set ups so I would have more room to be able to add more species to my collection + it is easier to maintain.
alrightknight
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Ive always been told that the min an adult snake enclosure should be is half its size in width/height (depending if its arboreal or not). A 10 foot coastal by that logic should not be kept in a 4x2x2. although I reckon being told its 10foot, isnt there exact measurement more of a rough estimate haha.
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