Is it time for a bigger house??

[anji1971]

My little girl is growing up!!! She's about 20 inches long and 1/2 inch thick, and I am keeping her in a terrarium that is 12by 12 inches square, and 18 " high. I wonder if she needs bigger?? She still has room to stretch out but she hasn't shed in a while, and I wonder if maybe she's not able to grow enough in this house. Any suggestions??

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

for one snake 20 inches a 20 gallon would do fine its whole life you can give them more room if u want like i have my two pairs of garters in 65 gallons

My little girl is growing up!!! She's about 20 inches long and 1/2 inch thick, and I am keeping her in a terrarium that is 12by 12 inches square, and 18 " high. I wonder if she needs bigger?? She still has room to stretch out but she hasn't shed in a while, and I wonder if maybe she's not able to grow enough in this house. Any suggestions??

[zooplan]

a little bigger would be fine

[enigma200316]

yeah a 20 gallon long aquarium would be fine.............or more if you want...

[anji1971]

I don't have room for a 20 gallon, but I have an empty 10 gallon, so I guess I'll put her in there for now.
Thanks guys!!!

[zooplan]

see you telling about the gallons of your tanks is still confusing to me because in Germany everybody tells the length of his enclosures first.
Inge brought me a tape measure to handle with inch but those gallons are to much for me
I´ve calculated the volume of all my encosures in Liter and gallons but can´t remember the next day

[enigma200316]

see you telling about the gallons of your tanks is still confusing to me because in Germany everybody tells the length of his enclosures first.
Inge brought me a tape measure to handle with inch but those gallons are to much for me
I´ve calculated the volume of all my encosures in Liter and gallons but can´t remember the next day

sorry a 20 gallon Long is- 30 1/4in. X 12 1/2in. X 12 3/4 in.

[enigma200316]

I don't have room for a 20 gallon, but I have an empty 10 gallon, so I guess I'll put her in there for now.
Thanks guys!!!

a 10 gallon really isn't bigger than what you already have her in, if any thing it maybe is a little longer....it should be fine for right now, but you should look into getting the 20 gallon as soon as you can..........

[drache]

a 10G tank is 12" long, so it's actually less space
if you laid your tank on its side, you'd end up with one-and-a-half times the floorspace
I just did that with a tank that was taller than deep (a 29G)
the trick is figuring out how to then close the tank (I'm using a hinged screen top) and how to heat/light it (still tweaking that)
this maneuver can tide you over for a while

btw - here's a link to a great tank sizes conversion chart

Standard Tank Sizes

[enigma200316]

a 10G tank is 12" long, so it's actually less space
if you laid your tank on its side, you'd end up with one-and-a-half times the floorspace
I just did that with a tank that was taller than deep (a 29G)
the trick is figuring out how to then close the tank (I'm using a hinged screen top) and how to heat/light it (still tweaking that)
this maneuver can tide you over for a while

btw - here's a link to a great tank sizes conversion chart

Standard Tank Sizes

thanks for helping Rhea..................