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| Mamma |
Posted - 06/09/2011 : 15:44:03
Just wondering... when do you guys know its time to upgrade rub or whatever housing you use?
Vedder seems to have taken a stretch. Hes putting weight on steadily. He was hatched 19th May and is currently weighing 20g. Not sure of his length as I havent measured the snakes in a while.
Hes currently in a 9L rub but its all of a sudden looking small. I know alot of hoggies do well in small spaces. Am I just being silly?
Hes constantly out and about in his wee rub and attempting to climb up things (his plant pot hides, the thermometer wire even stretching out and touching the lid of the rub with his nose constantly. I was just thinking if I had a bigger rub I could put some climbing stuff in it for him? I dont want him suddenly not feeding or whatnot because of being in a bigger rub. Do I tempt fate, giving him more to do or stopping him feed? (hes never refused a feed from me yet)
Extremely long winded post, I apologise. But any opinions on the subject would be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys.  |
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| Mamma |
Posted - 29/09/2011 : 15:39:20
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Originally posted by Mnementh
When the time comes to put them in a new home I do not clean the old plants and hides etc straightaway , I always like to think they have a lot of familiar smells on them and the snake may sense this and be a lot happier , once settled I then can clean them . Personal preference :)
I do this too  familiar smells to help them settle in xx |
| Mnementh |
Posted - 29/09/2011 : 11:24:58
My little girl is in a 9 litre rub , my 2 year olds are in 18 litres , 18 is my fave for young adults like the hoggies and corns , then 33 and 50 , these last 2 have the same floor space but the 50 is a lot higher .
I'm looking into the next size from the 9 litre for her , but just not yet :)
When the time comes to put them in a new home I do not clean the old plants and hides etc straightaway , I always like to think they have a lot of familiar smells on them and the snake may sense this and be a lot happier , once settled I then can clean them . Personal preference :) |
| andi |
Posted - 17/09/2011 : 18:15:14
the next size up would prob be the 32L and as someone said above kit it out with extra plants and hides etc to close up the space, got to do that wi the royals tho they in the 50L for height :o) |
| Mamma |
Posted - 12/09/2011 : 12:46:05
awesome Vedders not any where near that age lol. He was hatched 19th May this year. But hes still in a 9L RUB. Think Im gonna see about gettin him a 12L |
| kdlang |
Posted - 12/09/2011 : 11:51:31
They are both about a year old although one is a month older than the other and I can never remember which without looking at their records. Mine have had a bit of a growth spurt too although I didn't realise how much they had grown since I got them in March until I looked back through the records the other day. Mine have been on fuzzies for a few weeks now although I think they could take bigger so I'm going to double up on the fuzzies soon and get them used up then move onto smalls. |
| Mamma |
Posted - 11/09/2011 : 19:19:21
Fab KD. Thanks. How old are yours now? Vedder just ate his 1st fuzzie tonight so I reckon hes def on a growth spurt |
| kdlang |
Posted - 09/09/2011 : 21:07:07
I have recently upgraded my 2 into a large faun as they seemed to be wanting more space. Don't ask me how I could tell, it was just a feeling. I thought I would have problems with the male eating as he was very finicky when I first got him, but both were fine. I am actually thinking of moving them up into 2ft vivs soon as they are so much more active than the corns. |
| Mamma |
Posted - 07/09/2011 : 15:29:53
Thank you |
| LouiseB |
Posted - 07/09/2011 : 09:20:07
I know this goes against the grain of general reptile-keeping wisdom, but I would rather put my snakes in a larger RUB/viv and give them extra hiding places than keep them confined to somewhere smaller. I just think that, in the wild, they would have a much larger territory than we give them in captivity, and I feel that it's important to try to emulate their natural habitat as closely as possible.
That's my two-pence worth, anyway - I would go with a larger RUB and make sure he has plenty of hides and greenery to retreat to if necessary! |
| Mamma |
Posted - 06/09/2011 : 16:59:25
Thanks for replying. I was thinking of uograding to a bigger rub for sure. Unsure what size of rub to go for though, from 9L.
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| GrantyBhoy |
Posted - 06/09/2011 : 16:47:21
Although these snakes do well in small rubs etc doesnt mean its the only option. at the end of the day they dont have small rubs to live in, in the wild lol and above all else i think its border line cruelty keepin them in small exclosures with nothin to explore as they tend to be quite curious snakes.
Moving your snake into a larger rub/viv shouldnt really have a bad effect on its eating as long as theres plenty of places to hide and well as having some fake plants (although your hog WILL for sure go off its food at some point trust me lol)
i always moved up enclosure according to the length of my snake, so if it ever feels the urge to straighten out then it can. simple as that really and hes always been happy enough with plenty space to look around
my male hoggie is currently around 2,1/2ft in legth and i have him housed in a viv 4ftx2ft and hes does great, plus it gives you plenty of room to be creative with different things.
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