First king snake cage :)

[larry.cloyes]

hey just got my first King Snake!! here is the enclosure he is in. Does anyone see anything I should add or take out or just common things I might be missing?

[Amadeus]

More hides. More hides.

Cover some of the screen if you can. Otherwise great cage.

[larry.cloyes]

believe it or not she is in there also. as soon as I put her in there she buried herself.

[Mark Taylor]

I would add a second hide and I would cover most of the screen top for humidity.

[larry.cloyes]

what would I cover the top with?? like fake vegetation or just like a towel lol

[Amadeus]

what would I cover the top with?? like fake vegetation or just like a towel lol

Plastic wrap, towel, cardboard. Anything will work.

[Mikoh4792]

I would move the wooden branch to the other side, and put a hide on that side. King snakes don't perch on trees to bask. It would be better to give him a hide to go into that is warm.

[larry.cloyes]

ok thanks for the imput

[larry.cloyes]

I would move the wooden branch to the other side, and put a hide on that side. King snakes don't perch on trees to bask. It would be better to give him a hide to go into that is warm.

Alright, thx for the input.

[Mikoh4792]

Alright, thx for the input.

No problem.

Just wondering but do you have an under tank heater? You can keep the light to warm the ambient air temperature but I don't know if at that distance from the floor, it's enough to provide a mid to high 80's warmspot.

When using a taller enclosure for a terrestrial species of snake, I think it would be easier to maintain a thermal gradient with an under tank heater hooked up to a thermostat.

[slowhite03]

You should add a temp and humidity gauge to see what your inside temps are first. If it's between 40-60% you don't need a towel, your humidity is fine. To much humidity is bad for a king snake. I would just put another hide by the water and you should be alright.

[larry.cloyes]

You should add a temp and humidity gauge to see what your inside temps are first. If it's between 40-60% you don't need a towel, your humidity is fine. To much humidity is bad for a king snake. I would just put another hide by the water and you should be alright.

Yeah I know I needed a thermometer in there and when I was buying all the stuff for the cage I bought it and I left it in the store like an idiot.

[Mikoh4792]

Can you post some pics of your king snake?

[larry.cloyes]

Can you post some pics of your king snake?

Sure, Give me a bit and I will post some

[larry.cloyes]

No problem.

Just wondering but do you have an under tank heater? You can keep the light to warm the ambient air temperature but I don't know if at that distance from the floor, it's enough to provide a mid to high 80's warmspot.

When using a taller enclosure for a terrestrial species of snake, I think it would be easier to maintain a thermal gradient with an under tank heater hooked up to a thermostat.

I do have a small one but I am planning on getting a bigger one when I go into town tomorrow

[Mikoh4792]

I do have a small one but I am planning on getting a bigger one when I go into town tomorrow

If you plan on using both the light and an uth I think the small one will be fine. You just want a small area of the cage to be the basking spot. The light should take care of the rest of the cage.

[KBHicks2012]

what would I cover the top with?? like fake vegetation or just like a towel lol

I personally use 2x4 light covers from lowes, you can even choose different designs, but I cut to fit into the screen. I'll get a picture taken to show ya

[KBHicks2012]

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Like I had said they are just 2x4 light covers from lowes or Home Depot. They run about $7-10

[Amadeus]

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Like I had said they are just 2x4 light covers from lowes or Home Depot. They run about $7-10

How much heat do they let through?

[KBHicks2012]

I use a Med UTH and the Light on my 40 gallon to accomplish a 85 high and 75 lowside, with a constant 60% humidity.

[larry.cloyes]

I took all of yalls advice and I got the new things needed for her cage and rearranged a bit. She now has two different hides that are arranged properly and according to her new thermometer and humidity reader her cage is a a constant 86 degrees on the hot side of it and just about 50% humidity.

[Mikoh4792]

I took all of yalls advice and I got the new things needed for her cage and rearranged a bit. She now has two different hides that are arranged properly and according to her new thermometer and humidity reader her cage is a a constant 86 degrees on the hot side of it and just about 50% humidity.

Is 86 the temp on the general hotside or is it the temperature of the basking/hottest spot?

[Mark Taylor]

And you can also put a moist hide in there for bumping up humidity for shed I sometimes use sphagnum moss if I notice the shed.

What is the low temp?

[franks]

Most likely, you do not have to cover your enclosure top. Humidity in the 40%-60% is natural and perfectly suitable for kingsnakes. Most will do fine at ambient humidity levels, even if lowered slightly by a low wattage lamp.

[NimbleHand48]

Nice tank, from the advice everyone else has given I think you'll have a pretty happy snake.