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| Mr. Oblivious |
Posted - 07/02/2010 : 07:21:44
OK. First off, I'm a total king snake n00b.
I just moved my 2 month old Mexi Black from to a 48x48cm viv into a shoebox sized RUB and instantly I can tell he's better off in a smaller setup.
I thought, what the hey, he'll be fine because there's a lot of back and forth crap out there online for us snake n00bs involving baby king snake habitat size advice.
N00bie Lessons Learned: (in no certain order)
1. In too large a setup you can't see the little snake so when it comes handling time you can never find that little turd. Yikes! they can find some REALLY amazing spots to hide in there.
2. Since most of the decent king snake care sheets out there suggest you keep your baby king in a RUB, by actually keeping your king in a RUB you are eliminating any worries that keeping your king in a larger setup will create.
3. RUB's are cheap. You shouldn't have to spent more then $2US for a shoe-box sized one.
4. It's way easier to control a temp gradient for n00bs is a small plastic box then in a larger setup.
I'm VERY new to reptiles and snakes, but after all the paranoid research I've done online before and after I got my first snake I'm pretty sure this advice could be useful to some other n00b out there.
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| Gmac |
Posted - 10/02/2010 : 08:38:37
I use the large or extra large flat fauns, well the one with the seperator, for all my young uns, i didnt start that way. I used the small faun for my hatchling and he grew out of it so bought the next size up. Figured it was costing a bitty much so for the next hatchy i got the large faun, this has a few advantages with the seperator in you have 2 compartments, a small one and larger one. this I get for £12 locally this means from hatchling you can keep in the smaller compartment when it gets a bit bigger can move into the larger compartment, no new smells or hassle of snakey getting used to a new house. And when he grows out of the larger one I can remove the seperator. I like this as snakey doesnt need toget used to different smells as hes been in this housing for quite a while. |
| magneticblue |
Posted - 09/02/2010 : 22:14:31
Viv/RUB size is very important and its a lesson well learned. I currently have two kings under a year old. One is in a faunarium and the other is in a very small RUB (I forget the actual size). I can't see either of them cery well at all but I know that before too long they will be ready to move up in RUB size and eventually get to a viv. It can be frustrating but when you consider that they can potentially live to 20+ years then not being able to see them well for the first year or so doesn't seem too bad. |
| HannahB |
Posted - 09/02/2010 : 15:41:04
its a really important bit of advice..
people on other forums are always asking about what size viv a hatchling snake needs but when a rub is suggested they dont listen.. i know rubs arent as appealing and nice to look at as fancy vivs but when they are younger (and in some cases older) they are great..plus when snakey moves out its storage space 
a friend of mine breeds royals and keeps all of his adults in rubs..he says its not only cheaper but he finds the snakes are often much more relaxed and better to handle than those in vivs.. |
| Mr. Oblivious |
Posted - 07/02/2010 : 15:35:26
Indeed. In my case actually the viv came before the snake. I had a large Senegal chameleon in it for years that died of old age about 2 years ago. I thought since it has been sitting around collecting dust, Hey, I'll throw a snake in there. To be honest I actually think reptiles and their habitats are like little works of art to be curiously observed by people who visit the house. After some reading online I think I'm going to turn it into a desert habitat and throw some sexy little geckos in there. When my Mexi grows a little larger I'm gonna build a custom deal that fits his needs. |
| lee2308 |
Posted - 07/02/2010 : 15:20:29
good lesson learnt,you dont have to go spending loads on big vivs to start with. |
