5 gal. tank?

[infernalis]

Why the heck not?? I have NEVER had a snake die from living in a 5 gallon tank.

I have a yearling eastern living in one right now, he has been in it since last spring when he was born, and he is doing just fine.

[RedSidedSPR]

Ok... so I'll do it... any objections Richard?

[infernalis]

Lay a 3" flexiwatt tape along the back edge, heat gradient.. EZ

[ConcinusMan]

Do what you will. Come back later and wonder what went wrong.

[Millinex]

Go find some sort of fence lizard, little suckers are fun as hell to watch rip up huge crickets lol.

[RedSidedSPR]

Do what you will. Come back later and wonder what went wrong.

Ouch. Ok, so your saying he won't survive it, but Wayne says it's perfectly safe and he does it all the time. Who do I believe?

Go find some sort of fence lizard, little suckers are fun as hell to watch rip up huge crickets lol.

Trust me, I know.

[ConcinusMan]

Fence lizards require a lot of space. I bred several species of sceloporus' for over a decade. Anything smaller than a 55 gallon long tank for one male and two females is akin to living in a closet.

Ouch. Ok, so your saying he won't survive it, but Wayne says it's perfectly safe and he does it all the time.

Dogs survive being crated, and horses survive being kept in stables too. You're missing the point.

[infernalis]

Ouch. Ok, so your saying he won't survive it, but Wayne says it's perfectly safe and he does it all the time. Who do I believe?

Don't take my word for it, I'm just an uneducated simpleton with no experience at anything.....

argumentum ad ignorantiam

[RedSidedSPR]

SEE?!? He has plenty of room in there! What did you mean Richard, when you said "come back and wonder what went wrong?" I'm seriously confused here.

[ConcinusMan]

As I already stated it's not really about the snake having room. If you can manage to heat it without heating the entire thing, it's fine. Thats difficult if you can manage it at all.