First Snake - Coastal Carpet Python

[Hagos]

Hello all, I will be getting a Coastal Carpet Python soon (just waiting for my reptile license to come through)
And I am doing some research on the enclosures
And this is the info I have came up with

So could someone please read it, and tell me if I have it all right, or if I got something wrong or am missing something
Thanks



CLICK CLACK - Or Very Small Enclosure
Heat Mat on one side - Hot Side - No higher than 32°C (26°C - 32°C Air Temp)
Thermostat
Water Dish on the cooler side - Cooler Side should be around room temp (10°C-20°C)
Hides - Toilet Paper Rolls - Things to climb on - Substrate
Thermometer (one on hot side/one on cool side)

4Lx2Wx2H Enclosure (in feet)
Heat Mat on one side - Hot Side - 32°C+ on The hot side
On the same side - Heat Lamp/UV light - 32°C+ On the hot side
Basking spot on the hot side
Hides
Branches for climbing
Water Dish on the cooler side - Cooler side should be around room temp (10°C-20°C)
Substrate
Thermostat
Thermometer (one on hot side/one on cool side)


Does that all seem about right? am I missing anything? Humidity or anything?

 

[driftoz]

sounds good, but for the larger enclosure you dont need a UV light any normal fluo for lighting will do and i dont think the heat mat will matter but may be upto personal preferance.

 

[Hagos]

Ok
Thankyou

 

[montay]

Agree - snakes generally do not need UV light

 

[byron_moses]

if u r worried about uv just take him outside every couple of days

 

[Sigman21]

i dont keep coastals but out of sheer curiosity and no offence intended...is a 4x2x2 big enough for a full grown coastal?

 

[byron_moses]

i dont keep coastals but out of sheer curiosity and no offence intended...is a 4x2x2 big enough for a full grown coastal?

no lol i would say min 6x4x2 as they like to climb

 

[pythrulz]

that all sounds good and my coastals are fine without uv light the best source of uv light is sunlight so just take them outside for a little "play" in the sun depending on its age but 4x2x2 is to small for an adult coastal

 

[Hagos]

i dont keep coastals but out of sheer curiosity and no offence intended...is a 4x2x2 big enough for a full grown coastal?

No offense taken.

I read on SEVERAL websites that 4x2x2 is the MINIMUM for a coastal
But you have been doing this sort of stuff longer than what I have, and would know a lot more than me - and even though you don't keep Coastals - you would still know better than me
Maybe that size enclosure will be ok for a male?... since they usually grow smaller...

EDIT
OR will it be ok for a female Murray Darling??? (I would like to have some-what of a big snake, but still beginner friendly - so I narrowed it down to the MD and the CCP )

 

[J-A-X]

i dont keep coastals but out of sheer curiosity and no offence intended...is a 4x2x2 big enough for a full grown coastal?

LOL, i'd like to see my 2 1/2yo in something 4w x 2d x 2h.... she's just over 6ft, and while she could live in something that small i don't think she'd be very happy, she currently lives in a 4' 1/2W x 2' 1/2D x 6'D mansion and in the warm weather uses every inch of it, some locales of Coastals can grow to 3m and they are arboreal, so they love to hang out in trees.

I wouldn't worry about a basking spot and a heat mat, just use the basking light and aim for a temp of 34. as long as you have somewhere that is around the 20c so it can cool down you will be fine, save the heat mat and click clack for your next hatchy

and as has been said, UV is not essential, for a coastal, they are primarily nocturnal, so you wont see it a lot as a hatchy but as it gets more confident you will often see it out during the day,

 

[Ozzie Python]

looks like you are pretty well sorted. i would only put in a fluoro light if your herp room isn't lit up naturally, i use the sun and it saves me a lot of effort setting up timers for day lights etc.

depends how big your snake gets a 4x2x2 enclosure may be fine, not all coastals grow to be 7-8 foot.

 

[Slateman]

This depends how big your coastal will get. But in any case, this size should be fine for first 3 years for sure.