I agree with PHLadyPayne. Either would work. I'd probably go with the snake cage and try putting it on its end with lots of branches and hollow cork tubes for it to crawl in. It can survive without UVB for a month until you get a better set-up.

There is a Corucia forum at corucia.myfreeforum.org

You can ask all kinds of questions to people who have kept Corucia for years. All questions are welcomed.
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Lisa Rakestraw
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My skinks:
1.1 Corucia zebrata
2.3 Egernia striolata
1.0 Eugongylus albofasciata
2.2 Eumeces schneideri

Hubby's snakes of the Southwest:
0.1 Lichanura orcutti
0.1 Lampropeltis pyromelana
0.1 Pituophis catenifer
0.0.2 Bogertophis subocularis
0.1 Lampropeltis alterna