Enclosure size for female adult garter

[snakehill]

What size tank would I need for a adult female garter? Opinions please, Thanks! :confused:

[guidofatherof5]

As big as you can get.:D

[snakehill]

It's sad because I had 6 forty gallon breeders with stands. When they foreclosed on us (we had 10 minutes to leave by the way!) they went into storage and we couldn't afford to pay the storage fees (long story!)so everthing was auctioned off! I do have a friend with a reptile store that will probably let me have any size I want though so what would the ideal size be?:confused:

[guidofatherof5]

I don't house any adults in aquariums so I may not be the person to ask.
I think a 50 gallon breeder with a sliding lock top might do well.

[snakehill]

Ok I must have missed this. What do you house them in?:confused:

[guidofatherof5]

I built custom 6' x 2' x 2' enclosures with screen front doors.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/enclosure.jpg

[snakehill]

WOW! Very nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D Do you deliver as far as Rhode Island?:cool:

[Hornets23]

Those are cool steve. I need to find my black rat something like that..

[guidofatherof5]

WOW! Very nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D Do you deliver as far as Rhode Island?:cool:


Not at this time.:D
I still have to build 4 more sets to finish out my own snake room.

[Hornets23]

Ahhh..you MADE them. I should look into that..

[snakehill]

And when you are done building yours you will build some to sell yes?;)

[ConcinusMan]

a 20 gallon long will probably do just fine.

[snakehill]

Thanks Richard! Is that right?:) I am really bad with names! Ask Scott.... I mean Steve!:rolleyes: lol

[ConcinusMan]

right - but you can call me "your awesomeness"

[snakehill]

How did you answer so fast?:confused: You answered before I even posted!!!!!!!!

[guidofatherof5]

Ahhh..you MADE them. I should look into that..

Not sure how I did it though. Engines and computers I can do but wood has always giving me problems.
One day I had a flash of what I wanted and just built it. Still amazed they keep coming out OK.
I'm one of those people that can cut a board three times and it will still be too short:D

The big screen doors give the snakes a good view of what's going on and who's in the snake room. They've learned how to beg very well from those doors.

[snakehill]

You guys do know that eventually any snake of mine will have her own bedroom, right?:p

[guidofatherof5]

And when you are done building yours you will build some to sell yes?;)

I will be too burned out by then. All I want to do is finish my snake rooms.;)
I guess if some local keepers wanted some I would build them for a price.
They really aren't very expensive to build, about $80 per enclosure.

[snakehill]

Do you deliver? lol ;)

[guidofatherof5]

Local pick-up only:D please.

If I had the money I'd be glad to delivery. There's some forum
members on the east coast I'd love to meet. I'd deliver Radixes all the way.;)

[snakehill]

Damn! Sounds good to me!!!!!!!!!!:D We have extra bedrooms you know!PS I'll send you some money! :rolleyes:lol

[d_virginiana]

Those are awesome. Tanks are so expensive! My fiance is looking into building custom enclosures for our snakes, and I'll have to show him pictures of yours.

[RdubSnider]

Nice looking cages Steve. Yeah I'd think a 20 gallon long would work for most girls and a 50 slider would house even the biggest of ladies