snake n00b with some questions

[jawramik]

I forget where I heard about small enclosures potentially stunting growth....it might have been in regards to some kind(s) of tropical fish now that I think of it...at any rate, it's definitely good to know that's a myth, and it's good to know that a 60 gallon tank is adequate. I already have two tops for the tank: a mesh lid that I used with my beardie, and a glass top that my mom used when she had a salt water aquarium. This tank has definitely seen some milage, and I don't think it's 100% water tight anymore, but, I mean, a glass tank is a glass tank. I'd imagine that the aquarium top would be adequate to maintain humidity, though I'll have to double-check and make sure there aren't any gaping holes to accomodate the water filtration system from back when it was used as an aquarium lid.

[Mikoh4792]

Originally Posted by jawramik

I forget where I heard about small enclosures potentially stunting growth....it might have been in regards to some kind(s) of tropical fish now that I think of it...at any rate, it's definitely good to know that's a myth, and it's good to know that a 60 gallon tank is adequate. I already have two tops for the tank: a mesh lid that I used with my beardie, and a glass top that my mom used when she had a salt water aquarium. This tank has definitely seen some milage, and I don't think it's 100% water tight anymore, but, I mean, a glass tank is a glass tank. I'd imagine that the aquarium top would be adequate to maintain humidity, though I'll have to double-check and make sure there aren't any gaping holes to accomodate the water filtration system from back when it was used as an aquarium lid.

It's okay, you won't have to cover the whole screen top anyways just to maintain 50-70% humidity. If you did that you'd be sacrificing ventilation/air circulation. As long as you have a large water bowl, some bedding that absorbs moisture and some heat you should be fine.

Something you can do with a larger enclosure you can't do with a smaller enclosure is put in a lot of hides along the thermal gradient. So Instead of having one cool hide that is "x" degrees and one warm hide that is "x" degrees you can have multiple hides with varying temperatures.