Is it time for a bigger house??

[anji1971]

My little girl is growing up!!! She's about 20 inches long and 1/2 inch thick, and I am keeping her in a terrarium that is 12by 12 inches square, and 18 " high. I wonder if she needs bigger?? She still has room to stretch out but she hasn't shed in a while, and I wonder if maybe she's not able to grow enough in this house. Any suggestions??

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

for one snake 20 inches a 20 gallon would do fine its whole life you can give them more room if u want like i have my two pairs of garters in 65 gallons

Originally Posted by anji1971

My little girl is growing up!!! She's about 20 inches long and 1/2 inch thick, and I am keeping her in a terrarium that is 12by 12 inches square, and 18 " high. I wonder if she needs bigger?? She still has room to stretch out but she hasn't shed in a while, and I wonder if maybe she's not able to grow enough in this house. Any suggestions??

[zooplan]

a little bigger would be fine

[enigma200316]

yeah a 20 gallon long aquarium would be fine.............or more if you want...

[anji1971]

I don't have room for a 20 gallon, but I have an empty 10 gallon, so I guess I'll put her in there for now.
Thanks guys!!!

[zooplan]

see you telling about the gallons of your tanks is still confusing to me because in Germany everybody tells the length of his enclosures first.
Inge brought me a tape measure to handle with inch but those gallons are to much for me
I´ve calculated the volume of all my encosures in Liter and gallons but can´t remember the next day

[enigma200316]

Originally Posted by zooplan

see you telling about the gallons of your tanks is still confusing to me because in Germany everybody tells the length of his enclosures first.
Inge brought me a tape measure to handle with inch but those gallons are to much for me
I´ve calculated the volume of all my encosures in Liter and gallons but can´t remember the next day

sorry a 20 gallon Long is- 30 1/4in. X 12 1/2in. X 12 3/4 in.

[enigma200316]

Originally Posted by anji1971

I don't have room for a 20 gallon, but I have an empty 10 gallon, so I guess I'll put her in there for now.
Thanks guys!!!

a 10 gallon really isn't bigger than what you already have her in, if any thing it maybe is a little longer....it should be fine for right now, but you should look into getting the 20 gallon as soon as you can..........

[drache]

a 10G tank is 12" long, so it's actually less space
if you laid your tank on its side, you'd end up with one-and-a-half times the floorspace
I just did that with a tank that was taller than deep (a 29G)
the trick is figuring out how to then close the tank (I'm using a hinged screen top) and how to heat/light it (still tweaking that)
this maneuver can tide you over for a while

btw - here's a link to a great tank sizes conversion chart

Standard Tank Sizes

[enigma200316]

Originally Posted by drache

a 10G tank is 12" long, so it's actually less space
if you laid your tank on its side, you'd end up with one-and-a-half times the floorspace
I just did that with a tank that was taller than deep (a 29G)
the trick is figuring out how to then close the tank (I'm using a hinged screen top) and how to heat/light it (still tweaking that)
this maneuver can tide you over for a while

btw - here's a link to a great tank sizes conversion chart

Standard Tank Sizes

thanks for helping Rhea..................