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RE: caging accessories and feeding (pics)

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Posted by: ratsnakehaven at Sat Dec 16 15:40:56 2006  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by ratsnakehaven ]  
   

That container is a kitty litter container that I cut some holes in on the top and stuffed with newspaper and paper towels to make the fit inside tighter. I also use smaller plastic containers for hides for smaller snakes and at times use small moist hides. They sometimes go inside the hides and sometimes underneath or alongside the hides. They seem to like the tactile feeling of being pressed in. They also like to get closer to the undertank heat at times, and some species like to bask a lot.

I agree that snakes over 4 ft., unless very thin, probably would benefit from a larger than 10 gal. tank. Almost all of my snakes are in the 3 to 4 ft. range. If I were going larger, I think I would switch to Sterilite or Rubbermaid, also, unless I found a pro cage design I liked. We'll see what happens in retirement, haha!

One reason I don't use smaller hides much is because of the two water jugs I use. They take up a bunch of room and the snakes also use them a lot for soaking. I can turn that gallon jug into a moist hide pretty easily too. Maybe I'll try some different sizes in the future to see how that works.

Later...TC


   

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