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I have a jouvie IJCP and am looking into housing for its adulthood. I know I want it to be a simple aquarium. But I keep getting different answers as to size.

If anyone could give me absoloute minimum dimensions for an adult
IJ cage, it would be very much appreciated.

-Ross

If you really must use an aquarium, I would go no smaller than about 50 gallons. I kept my pair of IJs in 29 gallons for the first few years, and by the time they were near adulthood they were to cramped. In my opinion, there are many much better options than an aquarium. Feel free to contact me if you would to discuss some options or post some questions here. Take care!

P.S. -I've got a housing section in my care sheet on my web site. feel free to check it out.
Joe Pociask Pythons

...they need about 4 sq.ft. of floor space minimum especially if you are kind enough to give them a waterdish large enough for them to soak in. I'd recommend 6 sq. ft. especially if they end up on the larger side (if you keep them for many years, they very easily could).
But just for reference, a 55 gallon aquarium, while not the ideal choice for a reptile cage, provides exactly 4 sq.ft.
I'd go with large rubbermaids or plastic cages made by various companies. Height is another one of those "amenities". They don't exactly NEED it, but they will readily climb and perch if given the added height.

On a side note, be careful that he snake is a very stronf feeder before you move it to a larger cage. Sometimes if youngsters are given too much cage space, they can go off feed and generally stress out. Juvies seem to thrive in more cramped quarters until they are well started little machines.

Reasearch as much as possible before you make your decision.
Good luck.
-Yasser

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Thank you for the size sudgestions.

I am farmiliar with carpets and their needs and stress levels. I just was a little fuzzy on exact cage size for IJs.

Thank you for clearing it up though.

-RE

>>If you really must use an aquarium, I would go no smaller than about 50 gallons. I kept my pair of IJs in 29 gallons for the first few years, and by the time they were near adulthood they were to cramped. In my opinion, there are many much better options than an aquarium. Feel free to contact me if you would to discuss some options or post some questions here. Take care!

I agree...Great rule of thumb for snake caging: The miminum cage lenth should be no less than half the lenth of the snake. IJ max out a 4-6ft as adults. As such your tank needs a minimum 2-3ft lenth. But of course the more room you can afford the better. A 50 gal would be ideal.

A side note, you will need to monitor your humidty with an open-top aquarium depending on the average air humidity were you live. Just keep that in mind

Hope this helps,
Darci
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Takes all kinds to make a World...

Thank you but I am very much aware of IJ sizes and humidity requirements and how to correct them.
I just wanted an outside opinion to make sure I wasn't going too small.

I did not mean to sound like I knew nothing in my first post.

But once again, thank you for confirming my thoughts.

-RE