Zen Habitats 4’x2’x2′ PVC Reptile Enclosure, with wire port plug.ReptiFiles recommends the following commercially-available enclosures for corn snakes: You will also need to take extra measures to keep the snake from escaping, as they’re not particularly secure for housing snakes. Keep in mind that if an all-glass enclosure is used, three of the four walls should be blacked out/covered to help the snake feel more secure. However, appropriately-sized glass aquariums may also be used to house your snake. When in doubt, remember: Larger is always better!!įront-opening terrariums are the preferred method of housing for many snake keepers because they are more secure, make terrarium access easy, hold heat and humidity well, and are fairly attractive to boot. Providing a larger enclosure with lots of vertical climbing materials will best accommodate this activity and encourage better muscle tone and overall health. By the time they are adults, they have become much more confident, and thus will explore their enclosure more and hide less. The predator avoidance instinct weakens as corn snakes age and grow larger. You can accommodate their predator avoidance instinct by providing lots of hiding places. So you can put a young corn snake in a well-secured, adult-sized enclosure from the day you bring it home. Hatchlings are too young to go to a new home, anyway. This works well for breeders, but not necessarily for pet owners. For this reason, many people recommend keeping young corn snakes in tiny enclosures. It also compels them to avoid open spaces, as those are the most dangerous for a young, virtually defenseless snake.
Hatchlings and juveniles have a predator avoidance instinct which compels them to stay hidden while they are small and vulnerable. Considering that corn snakes are enthusiastic climbers, an even taller enclosure would not go unappreciated.
However, using the above guidelines, it can easily be argued that a more acceptable minimum would be 48″L x 24″W x 24″H. A general rule for determining minimum corn snake terrarium size goes like this:Ĭonsidering that corn snakes average between 3-5′ (.9-1.5 m) long as adults, the absolute minimum corn snake enclosure size is at least 75 gallons, or 48″L x 18″W x 22″H (120x48x55 cm).
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