Why is this considered acceptable?

[bigsnakegirl785]

Originally Posted by FWK

You're getting a little carried away with this. At some point this enclosure has become so large it is impossible to find the animal so it can be fed. Perhaps we should add a colony of rats so that the snake can chose when and where to feed, or not to feed, whatever. It's not like we would know anyway.



I literally have no idea what this means.

Hence the reason why I outline the Length+Width rule, that is hardly getting carried away, I'd consider it a minimum, and that will provide ample room for a few microclimates.

As in I already linked to the same paper/essay/whatever in my previous post. All you did was post the same article from a different website.

Originally Posted by Andy_G

Or a small enclosure less packed. I have never kept a snake in an enclosure that they couldn't properly thermoregulate in so that's a pretty poor
example...and as far as humidity goes...use a humid hide...and there's your microclimates.

I can appreciate where you're coming from, but can't even remotely agree that bigger is better becase of the behavioral nature of these animals. Birds are not snakes, and sometimes a snake is only in a tree to eat or find food...not because they enjoy being there or it enriches their lives somehow...they want a meal or they need to bask... You're still presenting to be a bit anthro in the opinions an ideas you have expressed here...and as FWK mentioned...a little carried away.

I hardly think I'm getting carried away when I'm using an accepted minimum here. What are you people thinking I'm saying? Build a room for a garter snake?