Hard decision....time for a change

[trailblazer295]

Thanks for the suggestions, those red tail green rats look amazing. I can't provide a cage 5ft high though. I would have to take some more measurements but 3ft is probably my max. I could probably go a little deeper than 2ft but not by a lot. I'm basically working with a limit of 6x2x3 right now. The walls of the basement aren't any bigger lol I'm someone who prefers giving more space so this will be a challenge. I have a BP in a 4x2x1.

[SerpentineDream]

Originally Posted by Roman

I don't have any personal experience with Russian rat snakes, but they are active and attractive snakes as well.



They do need to brumate, they come from northern Korea, China and Russia, so they are used to long and hard winters, if you just keep them on warm temperatures the whole year this might shorten their live span.

Roman

Good to know. Thank you! Mine are yearlings. I had resolved to brumate them if they showed any signs of slowing down or not wanting to feed but they never did. Thus I had thought brumation was pretty much for breeding purposes.

This winter they'll go down for a nap.