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RE: enclosure size effect snake size??

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Posted by: LarryF at Tue Jun 6 03:22:02 2006   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by LarryF ]  
   

>>I have heard that captive snakes grow only to what the enclosure will let them grow to. I was wondering how true this is.



A myth, used by pet and aquarium shop employees to make a sale to someone who can't really offord a proper enclosure for the animal they want.



>>I just aquired a 3 foot gopher snake and want him to grow as big as he can. I need to know what size of enclosure would be adequate for the snake to reach its potential full grown size.



The enclosure size won't effect his growth except possibly indirectly by making him too stressed to eat if it's too small (or in some cases too big). I'd think something around 4 feet long. Height won't matter much. Temps and humidity will be more important, and I don't have that much expeience with gophers, so others can probably give you better info.

   

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