Newbie question

[Terranaut]

Originally Posted by Mikoh4792

Millertime a neonate can be kept in any size enclosure as long as there is adequate cover and a proper thermal gradient.

I agree. I also heard that nature is pretty big and snakes seem to do ok there
Not the same as putting a big snake in a little enclosure at all.

Originally Posted by millertime89

I didn't say it can't, only it shouldn't. Neonates can be especially vulnerable to shifts in their environment and a smaller enclosure is vastly easier to control the micro-environment in.

I respectfully disagree. I find larger enclosure way easier to maintain both a heat and humidity gradient in than a smaller enclosure.