Just curious

[alessia55]

Originally Posted by Bel5191

Along these lines, is there a pre-existing thread of good beginner aquariums/cages?

That depends on the sort of snake you'd be housing. A corn snake or a king snake that doesn't need high humidity levels, a glass tank with a screen top will be just fine.

Something like this:



The size of what you would need would also depend on the species you acquire.

If you get a snake that requires higher levels of humidity, you'd have to find a cage that has a solid top and holes drilled into the side, so that the humidity wouldn't escape through the screen top. Glass also doesn't hold humidity well.

So it all depends on what you actually decide you'd like

[Bel5191]

Well there's no guarantee here I've been looking at snakes and lizards for a while though.

[MoreliAddict]

if i was ever to get a small snake it would be a hognose:


I like how they have an authentic venomous look

[theapexgerman]

Or you could always get an albino nelson there not big and very pretty plus not the expensive either

[kernel]

Corn snakes, king snakes and milk snakes are the 3 best beginner snakes with corns being the absolute best IMO. A 20 long tank with sliding lid will house any of the mentions snake unless you get black or Honduran milk, then you will need a 40 breeder.

[MoreliAddict]

also i highly recommend you go with an enclosure which you can open & access in the front. snakes are more likely to feel threatened when you come at them from above, which makes taking them out and handling them tougher with a glass tank. You can find nice front-opening enclosures here:
Animal Plastics

and here:
Plastic Reptile Cages, Tanks and Racks. Snake, arboreal, lizard and turtle light weight custom flexwatt heated enclosures.

^These are all made out of PVC which makes them light and easy to work with, they also hold heat and humidity better than a glass tank.