Comments for Snake Cages

Comment on Corn Snake Cages by Mike

Mike — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:44:08 +0000

Daniel,

So long as you keep the cage secure there won’t be a problem. Gliders are furry mammals, so a snake would certainly consider them food, but many people keep them and reptiles with no issues. I know reptile keepers who also keep rats as pets. They just keep them separated. Keeping any animal requires a bit of responsibility. As long as you are responsible enough to keep the cages secured, you can keep any combination of pet you choose. Good luck!

Mike

Comment on Corn Snake Cages by Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:51:36 +0000

I have four sugar gliders (think skinny chipmonk sized flying squirrel) and just got a corn snake Did I make a blunder? I really wanted the snake and the pet store guy assured me he wouldn’t escape this housing (Zilla brand with latching screen lid).

Comment on Corn Snake Cages by Mike

Mike — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:08:50 +0000

Hi Sammy,

Corn snakes are escape artists, so it’s important to have a cage that is very secure. If you buy a cage that is made for reptiles, or an aquarium with a locking lid, you will be fine. Putting something heavy on top is not enough. It has to be a locking lid. If by chance it did get out, it most likely would not eat the birds, as they would probably fight back and raise such a ruckus that it would leave them alone. So there’s really no reason you can’t have both birds and snakes, just make sure the cage is secured. Good luck!

Mike

Comment on Corn Snake Cages by Sammy

Sammy — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:43:22 +0000

Hi i want a corn snake ridicuously bad but i also have 3 birdds… a cockatiel a love bird and a sun conure. I’m really worried about this, what if he got out would he try and eat my birds? Two of the three are high up in cages but i suppose he could climb up and get them… Do you have any helpful suggestions? Should i not get a snake because of this situation or can this be avoided?

Comment on Corn Snake Cages by Mike

Mike — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:15:20 +0000

Hi Arie,
I never recommend housing more than one snake in the same cage. Although it’s tempting to try it to save money and space, there are very good reasons not to. Please read my post here about housing multiple snakes in the same cage for more information. Thanks for visiting.

Good luck!
Mike

Comment on Corn Snake Cages by Arie

Arie — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:52:26 +0000

Hey i wanted to get to somewhat small cornsnakes, I already have a ball python, and was interested in getting a corn snake. I recently got a 25 gallon tank? And i was wondering if I could house two juveniles in that for awhile, but of course to upgrading to something larger.
Thanks

Comment on Avoiding The Nasty Feeding Bite by Bryan

Bryan — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:45:11 +0000

I have a Red Tail Boa that has a very aggressive feeding response. I have found that spraying him with warm water from a spray bottle calms him down almost instantly with one squirt. I just thought this might be helpful to anyone that, like me, has a larger snake that will strike at anything when the smell of food is present.

Comment on Welcome to Snake Cages by angela

angela — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:21:37 +0000

Most snakes, in nature, burrow into very small dwellings – so although you may want a 50-gallon tank for a 5 ft python (for example), the snake itself is really not comfortable and will spend most of it’s time in the cave.

i know that 10-20 gallon tanks are great for multiple ball pythons. They enjoy some sort of cave/tunnel, water, heat and humidity.

Newspaper is laid as the ground, as suggested by our vet. No bark, sand, moss, etc.
We have a day heat lamp and a night heat lamp set on a timer. There is a heat pad under 1 side of the tank 9where the cave is)

Nice, simple, not too expensive. tank, 2 lights, tunnel, water dish, heat pad and a timer. We feed them each a dethawed frozen mouse once a week and all are happy.