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I just got this old but very sturdy wooden pet carier that is 1' 4"X 1'7"X 1'4". I know its small but I though I might be able to keep somthing in it. Please note that I'm still a little new to herps so I couldn't keep anything to hard. Thanks for any advice.

Can this carrier be turned on it's side so the height becomes the length, or does the door or ventilation prevent this?

Also, what is the ventilation like and are you willing to modify it?

The latter question may determine what can be housed in the cage safely and whether or not the prey items can escape.

How escape proof the cage is is something you will probably need to determine for yourself, however.

Its pretty much escape proof and I was going to instal air vents in it. And yes it can be moved on its side.

A floor area of 16" x 19" is more than a Rubbermaid Sweaterbox (floor area of about 20" x 14" and those have probably been used more than any other enclosure to breed the most commonly available herps on the trade.

You really have a lot of choices, so it depends on what you want to do.

I'm not sure if you'll have to seal the interior or not, but that will be a consideration if you want to keep something with higher humidity requirements or that will scratch.

How you set the cage up will be determined by what you decide to keep. And with that size you have a lot of choices assuming you can adjust the interior finish and ventilation.

Thank you so much. It really smells so I'm going to soak it for a long time. What exactly could I keep in it? I have corn snakes, a bearded dragon, and Im getting leopard geckos and a ball python this summer. What kinds of snake could I keep in it? Thanks again.

Provided you can supply the appropriate amount of venitlation, you could keeping anything from a cornsnake or smaller in there. I personally would keep a cornsnake in a larger cage but keep in mind that most of the thousands of cornsnakes produced in this country every year were produced by adults kept in sweater boxes.

For a North American species I really like the Bairds Ratsnake. There are also a lot of Eurasian species that are dropping in price, are small, and make good pets.

Trinket Snakes, Diones Ratsnake, Twin-Spotted Ratsnakes, etc. to name a few.