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Hey everyone

I've been doing research on what size my king should be in order to move him into a bigger enclosure.
No article has a ballpark size as to when to upgrade enclosures.
He is currently in a 10G tank and is 2ft long give or take an inch.
I have a long 50G aquarium sitting in the garage that I would love to place him in. Is he still too small? or should I upgrade?

Thanks in advance for the responses

Go ahead and upgrade, just make sure all of the animals needs are met.

I'm not sure how this "don't put a snake in a big cage or it will get scared" rumor got started. If the snake has multiple hides to crawl under/ tuck into it will be fine.

I've had a few wc snakes get noticeably stressed and not eat if not provided a hide, no matter what size enclosure, but i've never had an animal go into a larger cage with hides and have an issue.

Plus with a larger cage you can provide more hide options like cool side dry, cool side humid, warm side dry, etc...

just my take on the subject, i'm sure others might think keeping it in the smallest box possible is best... 100s of ways to look at husbandry.

"I'm not sure how this "don't put a snake in a big cage or it will get scared" rumor got started. If the snake has multiple hides to crawl under/ tuck into it will be fine."

I've seen it happen a few times. Usually it seems to be because the new cage didn't have proper hides but I've also seen it when moving from a small opaque cage to a large clear one. And I've seen them go right back to feeding when put back into a small opaque cage.

Like Frank said putting some of the former cage furnishings in(unwashed) and even some of the substrate from the former cage can help.
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How large a cage is does not matter, Remember, outside, there is no walls. Just for kicks, last night we found the first hatchling of the year here. A tiny longnose snake, it was crossing a road about 30 meters wide.
The key is, make sure the lid on the take is covered or solid, and plenty of areas for the snake to hide. Also one trick is, put all the stuff that's in the snakes cage now, in the new tank, so it recognizes its scent. Best wishes

"Also one trick is, put all the stuff that's in the snakes cage now, in the new tank, so it recognizes its scent."

I agree.
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