Arboreal to Terrestrial - I did it for my boa

[Aaron_S]

Originally Posted by mikoh4792

Point well taken. However, I wouldn't call my previous setup less than ideal. It was ideal. Just because wider than taller cages work for green tree pythons doesn't mean a taller than wider cage wouldn't work for a green tree python.

Those are some nice enclosures, I may model my carpet python's enclosure similar to that when it gets bigger.

Actually it does mean a taller enclosure won't really work. You know why? They were never bred basically at all with consistency until the switch. It isn't due to some magic, it's due to being able to fully control the enclosure much better. ETB's are the same way.

My point is though that if it doesn't really work an arboreal snake why would it for a semi arboreal? Get the idea now?

[Mikoh4792]

Originally Posted by Aaron_S

Actually it does mean a taller enclosure won't really work. You know why? They were never bred basically at all with consistency until the switch. It isn't due to some magic, it's due to being able to fully control the enclosure much better. ETB's are the same way.

My point is though that if it doesn't really work an arboreal snake why would it for a semi arboreal? Get the idea now?

Why have you saved this information until now? You could have convinced me with an argument like this way before. Damn you(just kidding, in case you take offense).

However.... <-- again me with my arguments lol, the art of breeding and keeping snakes is different. Maybe breeding may be difficult in an arboreal set up but what does it have to say about keeping individuals?

[Aaron_S]

Originally Posted by mikoh4792

Why have you saved this information until now? You could have convinced me with an argument like this way before. Damn you(just kidding, in case you take offense).

However.... <-- again me with my arguments lol, the art of breeding and keeping snakes is different. Maybe breeding may be difficult in an arboreal set up but what does it have to say about keeping individuals?

Says a lot actually.

We keep these animals not for them to simply survive but to thrive. Eating and pooping is surviving. Reproducing is thriving because it takes a lot out of an animal to do so. They can easily be had by a predator during copulation or laying eggs/giving birth. They could simply die by other complications too.

It is possible to keep arboreal snakes in tall enclosures but they have to be wide as well. Can't just be really tall.

I just remembered my link or I would have posted it earlier.

[Mikoh4792]

Originally Posted by Aaron_S

Says a lot actually.

We keep these animals not for them to simply survive but to thrive. Eating and pooping is surviving. Reproducing is thriving because it takes a lot out of an animal to do so. They can easily be had by a predator during copulation or laying eggs/giving birth. They could simply die by other complications too.

It is possible to keep arboreal snakes in tall enclosures but they have to be wide as well. Can't just be really tall.

I just remembered my link or I would have posted it earlier.

Sounds reasonable. I'd still have to research on this matter more to confirm for myself.

Anyway, what do you think of my current setup?