(08-30-2012, 11:23 PM)amanda509 Wrote: yep! he is kept in a 40 gallon now which is wayy too small and has stunted his growth because of it, but i just purchased a 100 gallon and stan from a friend to be picked up sunday. all next week ill be getting the tank ready, he needs a bark like substrate, a large bowl of water to soak in, heat, and a hide so he will not be bothered if hes shedding or cranky...all ihave to do now is find room to put this massive tank lol
Are you sure the tank size actually can limit the growth of a snake?
In aquarium hobby, there was also a similar saying with the size of fish but it was proven false. People often think a small sized tank is fine because "they will grow as big as the tank allow", but it is not the case with fish, and we always need to buy proper sized tanks according to the full adult size rather than their current size.
Yeah, go get that 100 gallon. 40 gallon tank is only around 3 feet long. The 5-foot snake can't even stretch fully.
lol
