A question about Corn snakes & their homes

[emwilly90]

Thank you for your replies!

It's good to know that I could keep a baby corn snake in the vivarium I linked for a couple of years as it gives me an idea of size - I was concerned I'd have to keep upgrading the tank as the corn grew up!
I had read on a different forum that if you kept a baby snake in a place too big, it would maybe not thrive and would panic, but from what you guys say it's all about having enough places for the baby to hide so it doesn't feel threatened?

I also saw this starter kit that says in the description you could keep a baby in here for up to a year, is this correct?

Thanks for all your help guys!

[Andy_G]

Originally Posted by emwilly90

Thank you for your replies!

It's good to know that I could keep a baby corn snake in the vivarium I linked for a couple of years as it gives me an idea of size - I was concerned I'd have to keep upgrading the tank as the corn grew up!
I had read on a different forum that if you kept a baby snake in a place too big, it would maybe not thrive and would panic, but from what you guys say it's all about having enough places for the baby to hide so it doesn't feel threatened?

I also saw this starter kit that says in the description you could keep a baby in here for up to a year, is this correct?

Thanks for all your help guys!

I'm all for giving "appropriately" sized enclosures (in other words, I am not a huge fan of giving a baby snake a really big cage...it's given me issues in the past)...but you'll see lots of opinions on that even on this forum, but we all like to use our heads here instead of sticking our heels in for the most part . I would say that if you decide to use a very large space in relation to the snake, and even if given a lot of hides...if they don't thrive, try to put them in something smaller. The starter kit looks ok, but the stick on thermometers are useless, always better to use digital.

[emwilly90]

I think what I might do is buy the above vivarium and everything to go in it separately (on your recommendations) and see how the snake gets on, as it would be great to keep it in the same viv for a couple years if they like it.

Another thing I can't make my mind up on is whether to have a bulb or mat as a heat source? What would you guys recommend is best?