Interested in becoming a snake owner

[bigsnakegirl785]

Snakes do not get uncomfortable in big spaces, but open spaces. You could make the enclosure as big as you want, the key is providing adequate cover. You could go ahead and put the baby in its adult enclosure, the cons to that are that the snake could be hard to find, you would need to offer a lot of enclosure to limit visibility as much as possible, and bigger enclosures are easier for babies to escape from.

I kept my bp in a 4'x2.5'x3.5' (1.2m x .76m x 1.07m) enclosure since he was a hatchling without problems (this was before the move that sparked all his feeding problems), and then he was in a 6'x2'x3' (1.8m x .6m x .9m) for awhile, and now he's in a 4'x2'x2' (1.2m x .6m x .6m). He would have been in the 6' enclosure for longer, but at the time I only had room for one and now my retic is in one.

The TV should be fine as long as you're not constantly blasting the sound. Cushioning the snake's enclosure will also help to reduce any vibrations. Something like a soft blanket under it would help a bit. Won't stop all vibrations but might reduce.

I generally advise having a snake out a max of 2-3 times a week for 15-30 minutes at a time. If you keep your house cold, you will either have to refrain from handling them at all during the colder months or find a way to make at least one room warm enough, I really would not take them out at all below 75F (23.9C).

As far as my own bp, he is one of the sensitive ones. I finally had to completely stop handling him altogether to ensure he eats for me reliably. He's a strictly hands-off snake, and after having constant year-round feeding problems for at least 3 years, he's been eating solidly for about 1.5 years now. So just keep in mind bps can be extremely shy, and be ready to limit or eliminate handling if your individual proves to be one of the ones that don't tolerate handling.

I used to keep my feeders in the main freezer, but between all the fridge failures we've been having and with the newest fridge having a miniscule freezer, I ended up getting a chest freezer. It's the smallest my father had and even with 13 snakes it isn't even a quarter full, so we keep our food in there, too, since hardly anything fits in the main freezer.

[Scubadiver59]

Sounds like my Corn I received yesterday--first she hides in the plant like an arboreal snake; then, when I replaced her large "tree hutch" with a smaller one, thinking she'd be more secure, she goes and hides in this hollow ceramic tree branch looking furniture I put in her cage last night. Haven't seen her since!

Hopefully she'll come out to feed tomorrow when I tempt her with a meal.

Originally Posted by bigsnakegirl785

Snakes do not get uncomfortable in big spaces, but open spaces. You could make the enclosure as big as you want, the key is providing adequate cover. You could go ahead and put the baby in its adult enclosure, the cons to that are that the snake could be hard to find, you would need to offer a lot of enclosure to limit visibility as much as possible, and bigger enclosures are easier for babies to escape from.