IJ enclosures

[RaVeNo888o]

how big of an eclosure should a baby IJ be kept in? and for how long. I want an IJ, and was thinking of converting a sectino of my dresser into an enclosure.. its outer dimensions are about 4x2 so the enclosure would be slightly smaller than that...and i could make it about 2 feet high
This will be fine for an adult correct? i could always put the baby in a smaller temporary enclosure withing the big one..

[JKUROSKI]

I would not recommend putting a baby in anything bigger than a shoe box type plastic container. That would be fine for an adult though.

[Zoe]

That would be fine for an adult, yes, but you might want to ad another half foot or so in heigh so you can put in a few shelves for them.

As for the baby, you could put him in a plastic rubbermaid, and just keep getting bigger ones (maybe 3 over a year or two) until he's big enough to go in his cage.

Zoe

[RaVeNo888o]

oh, ok thanks... ive been talking the andy on msn, and decided i would go the rubbermain route. keep enclosure costs down to a minimum, also that would give me time to do the work on the dresser. It raised about 6 inches so i was thinking i could do what someone here did b4, with the hide compartment that is under the rest of the tank (but then i would have trouble with heating right?) , and i was going to either use a horizontal sliding door, or have a top hinged door that was the top half of the front panel..

I could add another foot of height, but i was thinking i would leave the top 2 drawers in the dresser so they could still be used. I have a smaller dresser that i just have crap in, i guess i could clean it out and put my stuff i need drawers for in there..

well im just goin on and on, thanks for the replies..hopefully i will have an IJ in the near future :)

[Andy_G]

You've got it all planned out! :)

[RaVeNo888o]

ya. cept im not sure how the parental unit feels about it :p

[Solid Snake]

i keep my baby IJ in a plastic container, its hard to keep variable tempetures so i use a heat mat. 90 on the bottom and slightly cooler as it climbs up, about 85F

my container is about 8"x4"x4".

[JDouglas]

IJCP's should be kept at low to mid 80's. I also provide a small basking area in the low 90's.

Take a look at this caresheet from VPI, it covers general maintenance/housing.



Irian Jaya Carpet Python Maintenance Requirements (http://www.vpi.com/8VPICareSheets/Pythons/irianjayacarpetpython/IrianJayaCarpetPythonMaint.htm)