outdoor snake enclosure

[hornet]

i want a hatchling carpet but my dad wont let me keep it inside, can i build an outdoor cage for hatchlings or do they have 2 b kept indoors.

John

 

[cwarren72]

in the wild they live outdoors (although sometimes they are know to come inside ) just make sure you have an enclosed section with a heat lamp and it should be ok. The only problem you might have is making an enclosure escape proof for a little one.

 

[Jason]

hi hornet, firstly where are you located, cause not all carpets will be able to live out side in your area!! personaly i would not be keeping outside unless you have to! and not until it is several years old. if you are going to do it, you will have to pick the right snake and you should get an adult, you will also need a heat source in the enclosure and stuff. personally just make your dad let you keep it inside!!!

 

[hornet]

i dont think he will let me keep it inside. I was thinkinb of converting a fridge into an enclosure for it as that would be well insulated. I live in central qld.

John

 

[Jason]

since you live up there you should be fine then, i was just meaning if you lived in sydney or melbourne. a fridge would probably make a good enclosure but you would have to talk to people that live up there cause im not to sure what the fluxuating temps are like up there. good luck and i think it will be fine with the right set up

 

[ether]

Maybe buy an adult snake or and least a large yearling and keep it in an avery or an alumacore enclosure?

It would be far more manageable than a tiny hatchy outside and look good!

Cheers Alex

 

[Jason]

or you could buy an old above ground pool and get a scrubby

 

[hornet]

how much would a yearling carpet set my back or even an adult??

John

 

[ether]

Here are some adds to give you an idea of different prices, if you think about it an adult python may be more expensive but it would mean you only have to buy one enclosure to suit it for the rest of it's life.....plus it would look much better basking in the sun...

http://www.reptilesdownunder.com/ahc/search.php

 

[peterjohnson64]

Hi Hornet,

I have kept my diamond outside for many years and she is now 9 years old. I am informed that this is a good innings for a diamond and she still has a lot left in her. She is in an aviary that is 3m x 2m x 3m (pic attached)high. The main issue with outdoor keeping for you would be letting them escape from the heat. If you use a fridge make sure the front doesnt face north and is in the sun. You would have to keep it undercover and provide UV another way.

As the guys have said, build an aviary. Make sure they have access to 8 hours of sunlight but also an ability to escape the heat. You shouldn't need any heat source as these snakes occur locally anyway.

Any yes, buy a big one. Keep looking, you will get one cheap.

Oh, btw, they tend to lose their tame when they are outside as well.

Cheers

Pete

 

[serpenttongue]

If you're going to keep it in a small cage outdoors then your biggest problem is sun/shade. Such a small cage will overheat in the sun unless your there to keep turning it as the sun moves, making sure half the cage has shade. Even then a small cage will still get too hot and kill a hatchling. Either get a sub-adult or adult and keep it in an avairy or battle it out with your father and win!!

 

[hornet]

i'll try to battle it out with me dad, its my step mum that dont like them but i will try, c if i can keep it in my room. I really want 1, i wil c if he will let me keep it in a padlocked enclosure, then it wont escape.

John

 

[hornet]

nope, i dont think i will win, but wat bout an old fridge if i do use a fridge it will b in the shade so wuld that b ok??

John

 

[Koula]

Thought you were getting beardies instead? I dunno... I'd strongly reccommend housing the little fella indoors before shoving him outside. I keep Locke in my bedroom, and he's a total angel. Tell ya dad that I sez baby pythons are a-ok in the house.

 

[Slateman]

Hornet you speek Slateman's english so well that I can't understand my own language.
MY GOT

 

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Hornet,
You could look into the mesh style enclosures, they are cheap and good for hatchies - easy to move inside or out. Herpariums or something they are called, most reptile specialists carry them.
Selecting an outside area will still be hard to achieve a good blend of sun/shade.
Cheers
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[peterjohnson64]

Hornet, if something goes wrong with the fridge and it overheats its goodbye snakey. If you have a wire front then it shouldn't overheat in the shade but a wire front will wreak havoc on the snakes nose. I have seen some adds on here in the last day for some spectacular outdoor enclosures that would be perfect. You only need a 900x900x1800 high enclosure.

 

[hornet]

thoe mesh cages, would they b ok to kerep out side perminatly or would they have 2 b brought inside at night??
John

 

[peterjohnson64]

They would ahve to be in the shade and kept dry. You would thenh need to give your snake some sunshine and prob a heat source as well. There may be other keepers in your area to give you some help. But hey, in the end hornet, you are really making some big compromises here in order to get a hatchling. If there is a local herp group get along to their meetings and talk to some people. I am certain there will be locals who have done what you want to do. Iam sure they will be very helpful especially as it is giving them another local herper.

 

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Hornet,
It could be left outside permanently, it will weather but they still look ok.
Look for a location that will give some morning sunlight and some dappled afternoon sunlight and shade throughout the heat of the day. You can hang him up like you would a budgie cage.
CQ night temps should be ok, depending how far inland you are depends on what you could do over winter.
I don't see any compromises here, I would definitely not recommend a metal enclosure like a fridge esp in CQ.
Cheers
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