As a recently new owner of snakes, i've found these forums to be like a bible of suggestions to everyones problems. But, i've come across a few of my own...



I have a Jungle Python (morelia spilota cheynei - who is about 2'6" and a Brisbane Carpet Python (morelia spilota mcdowelli - who is considerably smaller framed and comming in at 2')



I have a 4'x2'x2' malamine front opening enclosure, with a paper substrate, and a 250Watt Zoo-Med Ceramic Heat Emitter. I have also purchased a 3' UVB light to soon be fitted inside (i figure that as an owner of such an animal i'm obliged to mimic its natural environment as far as lighting and heating as much as possible... and besides, it can't hurt).



My first concern ... the heat emitter is only heating one end of the tank adequately (32 (90F) degrees hot side, 22 (73F) degrees cool side). Is 73 degrees too cool for a young snake? (I know it is recommended that smaller snakes stay in smaller enclosures, but my guy is a feeding machine, so i've had no problems getting him to eat, and he has plenty of hiding places. I have placed a thermostatically controlled heat rock at the cool end.



My second concern ... i currently let my jungle have free reign of the tank, whilst the carpet is in a smaller click-clack case (a well ventilated 16"x7"x7" case). Provided the snakes are fed separately, have adequate hiding spaces, access to heat and water, could they both live together in the full tank without attacking each other? I'm too scared to even introduce them because i don't know whether snakes of different sizing/species will fight, attack, etc.



Finally, one i've just thought of now, do i need to cover the uvb globe with some wire sheet to prevent the snakes wrapping around it, possibly shattering it with weight?



Any help is greatly appreciated

Cheers!



1 Jungle Python - morelia spilota cheynei

1 Coastal Carpet Python - morelia spilota mcdowelli

1 Bearded Dragon - pogona vitticeps

1 Central Netted Dragon - Ctenophorus nuchalis

3 Northern Blue-tongued skinks - Tiliqua scincoides intermedia

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• Housing a Jungle and a Coastal - McDowelliCheynei, Thu Mar 31 04:49:58 2005
• RE: Housing a Jungle and a Coastal - blackpine, Sat Apr 2 15:50:43 2005