user 29560
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Hey guys. I have a yearling GTP. He/She is about 16 months old or so and so still pretty tiny. I have it currently living in an Exo-Terra 12x12x18"H (roughly 30x30x45cm) enclosure. Maintaining humidity in this enclosure is a bit of a nuisance and, while I manage, I am quite keen to get the snake moved into a better enclosure. I am planning to order a custom-build PVC enclosure to be the permanent home for this snake, but of course I've been trying to hold out until she's large enough to warrant a 2'x2'x2' sized enclosure. I have an automated misting system I'll be able to employ once I have a better enclosure and, more importantly, the new PVC enclosure will retain the humidity MUCH better anyway.
My plan, which I submit to you guys for opinions, is to order the large cube for the snake now (it will take a month or two to get delivered). Once the enclosure shows up, I was going to fill it very densely with fake plants along all of the walls so that the actual open area inside the enclosure is greatly reduced by the amount of foliage around the walls. I am doing this based on the common belief that putting a small snake into too large an enclosure is not beneficial and can possibly contribute towards stress. I'm more interested in the opinions of people who subscribe that belief. If you believe that enclosure size should be limited during the growth stages, do you feel this is a suitable way to work around having to stage up my enclosures in a number of steps? As the snake grows, I will simply reduce the amount of foliage to create more usable area for her to wander (the container will have three perches at varying heights running across the width as it is, with an overhead heat panel).
Thanks,
Justin
My plan, which I submit to you guys for opinions, is to order the large cube for the snake now (it will take a month or two to get delivered). Once the enclosure shows up, I was going to fill it very densely with fake plants along all of the walls so that the actual open area inside the enclosure is greatly reduced by the amount of foliage around the walls. I am doing this based on the common belief that putting a small snake into too large an enclosure is not beneficial and can possibly contribute towards stress. I'm more interested in the opinions of people who subscribe that belief. If you believe that enclosure size should be limited during the growth stages, do you feel this is a suitable way to work around having to stage up my enclosures in a number of steps? As the snake grows, I will simply reduce the amount of foliage to create more usable area for her to wander (the container will have three perches at varying heights running across the width as it is, with an overhead heat panel).
Thanks,
Justin