Reptile & Amphibian Forums

I just recently adopted a 9'7" Burm and I built my own cage...The dementions are 10 foot long by 5 foot wide and 4 foot tall... I was wondering if this could be too big for him. When he is used to a Cage that is 2 foot wide by 6 foot long and 4 foot tall.

James

Bearded Dragon (3) (Draco, Bowen, Alexander)
Uro Mastyx (1) (Joey)
Burm (1) (Snoopy)
Tokay Gecko (1) (Lucifer)
Leopard Gecko (2) (Jake, Bunny)
House Gecko (1) (Swift)
White Spot Gecko (1) (Stubby)
Golden Gecko (1) (Gold Member)
Corn Sanke (1) (Betty)
Rose Haire Taranchula (1) (Nekoda)

I don't think the cage that you built is too big for your new snake. I try to give my snakes the biggest cage I can afford. Right now, my 11 foot male (my only big snake) is in what I call a snake condo -- it's big section of a 12x12 building framed and screened in with a walk-in door. He has all the room he needs. It's 12 feet long, 8 feet tall and 3 feet wide. He ate his first meal since being in the big cage Saturday, and I found him stretched out this morning under his night light. He could never do that in his previous enclosure.

I say give 'em as big a cage as you can afford and is practical for your living arrangements. Just make sure the snake has enough room. I've seen far too many big snakes kept in tiny enclosures.

I'm planning on posting some photos of the building and the cage and snake when I get home this afternoon.

RP

that burm is going to love you for giving it a nice cage.
-----
0.1 "Tremper" looking Albino Leopard gecko (Lex)
0.0.1 normal ball python (felix)
1.1 Feral cats that we adopted (Fuzzy, and Bear)

"There are six genes which determine the amount of melanism present in a person's skink"-meretseger

I agree with as much room but make sure he's got a place to get away and be alone and read or something.