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Hello, I've got wild caught, 2 Ringnecks and a Brown in a 10 gallon tank. I maintain the temp in my apt. at 80 F., I live in Ft. Lauderdale Fl. I have a plastic panel on top to maintain humidity with a 2" space on either side for fresh air with a screen top. The snakes have hides all over the cage and have been found climbing up and laying between the panel and screen top.
The cage has 3" of dirt, moss and mulch with live aloe plants. The Ringnecks are quite happy and very active but the Brown has regurgated the last 2 worms (I hand feed them). All 3 are 13" long and the Brown has shed several times. I've had the Brown for 10 months and the Ringnecks for 6 mo. and 3 weeks. Thanks for your help.......

80 shouldn't be a problem -- I like having a hotspot at one end so there is a gradient from 85 at one end to about 65 on the other. I looked after a Red-bellied Snake that would sometimes regurgitate worms but ate slugs just fine. She was eventually moved off of slugs but for some reason she just seemed to handle them better... If all else fails and your snake still isn't keeping worms down, you might see if it will eat a slug. We would have just kept the Red-belly on slugs but up here during the winter it would become a challenge...