Much obliged, sir. Yes, he is a good looking snake, that's one of the things that made me get him. Guy said they don't often have the stripe that he does.

As far as I can deduce, moving him to the 10 gal would be preferable. I keep the one he's in pretty secure, I usually put a weighted object on top of the clear lid for added security.

I don't have a lid for my 10 gal right now, so it'll be a few days before I'm able to go out to get all the things you mentioned, if I do decided to make the switch. Are you sure it's not too big for him at this point? I'm really nervous about scaring him, I want to be successful with raising him.

However, in addition to my original posted questions, can you or someone tell me what to do about heating/hides if I were to keep him in the critter keeper? As a hatchling, is it absolutely crucial to have a heat gradient?

Thanks again.

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