I have been getting alot of experience with snakes the past 4 years. A lot of things i have never read out of the countless books ive read on snakes. Among them ive learned that my pueblan milk snake seemed to abhor his naturalistic glass tank. He has been doing a lot better and has been more active since keeping him in an appropriate size tub. (this may be species specific or the individual i dont know). I have also observed that my rosy boa loves to bask under a light and i like giving it too him to keep the humidity low so a naturalistic desert tank is attractive and suits him well. I have this 6 tub 28qt rack that i built and im not really into keeping anything past juvenile corns and my milk in it. I plan on getting another pueblan eventually. What are some good milks snakes to work with who stay small and breed easily and are hardy to keep. I think nelsons look cool. Hondurans get too big for my tubs. What milks (or other snakes even) seem to do best in tubs? Thanks in advance for reading this by the way!
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which snakes do best in tubs
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I think all the milk subspecies do well in tubs. From what I've kept, Garter Snakes and Water Snakes do best in a glass tank, preferably with a "semi-naturalistic" setup. I also kept the larger Rat Snake types in 29 gallon or 55 gallon aquariums - most like to climb and don't mind hanging out in the open.
I've tried keeping Corns, Kings and Pine Snakes in semi-natural setups, but they mainly stay hidden, which indicates to me that they do just fine in tubs. Most wild Kings and Milks spend the majority of their time underground, for this reason I think they are well suited for tubs.
Tim
A pair of my Santa Cruz Garters in a "naturalistic" setup having babies last year:
I keep all of my snakes in tubs in snake racks.
Milk snakes... Kingsnakes... Garter snakes... Mussuranas... I'll keep all of those in tubs from birth till death.
Used to keep everything in rubbermaid containers, had too many escapes.
Bought a 20 gallon tank with a slide in locking lid, and an albino ringneck snake still managed to get out of it.
Snake racks are the way to go.
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Mike
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i keep all mine in tubs (racks)
