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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sdaji" data-source="post: 2536056" data-attributes="member: 688">1) About 2 hours, unless you bring it home in the morning or earlier afternoon, in which case feed around an hour or two after sunset.2) Don't overthink it. They're fine on paper etc, or you can give them a shallow layer of substrate to play in. It's not critical.3) Pretty much. 60x45cm floor space is plenty. You can go a bit larger if you want. Most important is security. In a large enclosure they feel less safe and need more cover, and a tight hide box becomes more important. In a small enclosure with opaque sides they don't even care if they don't have a hide at all. Personally I start Antaresia in small tubs around 10cm long. If I'm growing one up to an adult I'll give it one intermediate enclosure (around 30cm long) for a few months when it's around 40-60cm long then into an adult cage when it's near adult size at around 10-12 months old. If I'm planning to grow one up from the time I get it, I'll probably put it straight into a 20-30cm tub and keep it there until it's ready for its adult enclosure. I will probably never use a tank or any glass enclosure for an Antaresia and would never recommend it to anyone. Glass has no benefits to the snake and plenty of problems. It looks pretty but I'd prefer to have a happy snake in an ugly enclosure than have a lovely view of a less happy animal.</blockquote>

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