Hi all
I wonder if I can get a mathematician to work this one out as I can't sort it out. Since my carpet passed away, I'm looking at what snake to get next. I'm contemplating an Olive but don't know if my enclosure size is legally big enough to house the potential size of an Olive (NSW). In the case of an Olive, I don't think the government considers them as arboreal even though they, at least partial, are. Am I right?
The enclosure (which is tall) measures: 1700mmH x 550mW x 1000mmD. Could someone help me figure what is the maximum length arboreal snake I can keep in that size?
Your mathematical skills are appreciated!
Also, I read that Olives grow fast. Just how fast?
Thanks,
Mark.
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FOLLOW UP: Searching through the enclosure size guidelines again, if an olive is considered a ground dweller (according to Appendix A), then the shortest floor dimension (550mm) limits me to a snake 2750mm long (meaning an olive is out of the question). However, the guidelines (before specifying Appendix A) say you can use the back wall area for "species identified as requiring climbing space" - which I understand, in reality, to include olives. If that were the case, I could have a snake 8500mm long!
Am I reading the Appendix correctly that, according to the government, olives have to be rated as ground dwellers? Thanks.
I wonder if I can get a mathematician to work this one out as I can't sort it out. Since my carpet passed away, I'm looking at what snake to get next. I'm contemplating an Olive but don't know if my enclosure size is legally big enough to house the potential size of an Olive (NSW). In the case of an Olive, I don't think the government considers them as arboreal even though they, at least partial, are. Am I right?
The enclosure (which is tall) measures: 1700mmH x 550mW x 1000mmD. Could someone help me figure what is the maximum length arboreal snake I can keep in that size?
Your mathematical skills are appreciated!
Also, I read that Olives grow fast. Just how fast?
Thanks,
Mark.
- - - Updated - - -
FOLLOW UP: Searching through the enclosure size guidelines again, if an olive is considered a ground dweller (according to Appendix A), then the shortest floor dimension (550mm) limits me to a snake 2750mm long (meaning an olive is out of the question). However, the guidelines (before specifying Appendix A) say you can use the back wall area for "species identified as requiring climbing space" - which I understand, in reality, to include olives. If that were the case, I could have a snake 8500mm long!
Am I reading the Appendix correctly that, according to the government, olives have to be rated as ground dwellers? Thanks.
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