Jungle help!

[AnimalCollector6]

I'm gonna get a Jungle carpet soon and was wondering how big the minimum size enclosure they would tolerate is. I'm only getting one, and it would only be a hatchie, but I'm having a little trouble finding room in my room for another pet! Any help would be appreciated.

P.S. If anyone has a cheap* tank in Vic that they don't want please PM me.

* $50-75.

 

[shellfisch]

For a hatchy, a plastic tub (click-clack) is all you will really need for a few months -

Guide to build a click-clack (dial-up

 

[aussie-albino]

exo terra have good little enclosures you should be able to get at a pet shop new for not much more than that, be careful buying second hand enclosures

 

[AnimalCollector6]

Cheers you guys.

 

[shellfisch]

If you decide on an enclosure, and it has sliding glass doors, stuff the opening between the glass with something (newspaper?)
Young snakes can and do push out between the opening.

 

[AnimalCollector6]

Would an old fish tank do? Its' 61cm long, 40cm high, 30cm wide. I found out its 10 months old too.

 

[shellfisch]

All glass is not ideal, however if you can get a good temperature gradient, you may get away with it?
Does it have an escape proof lid though?

 

[AnimalCollector6]

yeah, keeping the heat in will be the trouble !

 

[shellfisch]

Easier to just get a plastic tub and put one end on a heat mat

 

[aussie-albino]

Yes avoid the sliding door enclosures for young snakes,also watch the holes at the top for the cords a bit of blue tack there stops small snakes escaping, plastic tubs do work well if the lid seals plenty of air holes and a couple of painted dowels, and fish tanks with mesh lids can work with jungles I haven't had problems with jungles rubbing their noses on mesh lids

cheers
Scott

 

[Wookie]

Would an old fish tank do? Its' 61cm long, 40cm high, 30cm wide. I found out its 10 months old too.

That tank would be too big for a hatchie, make a click clack. You can do it for $20 or so. Move it into the fish tank when it gets a bit bigger.

 

[aussie-albino]

The click clack would be sufficient 10mo though you probably want some thing a bit bigger unless you want to buy a new enclosure every week LOL.

cheers
Scott