just out of curiousity

tequila · 01-17-05, 09:39 AM

just out of curiousity how big do corn snakes get and what size enclosure do they need to be housed in.

thanks for the help

Bartman · 01-17-05, 10:25 AM

I know they can all get to around 5 feet, give or take, but are slender. I’d say a 3x2x2 would be a nice sized cage that will let them cruise around and help keep them from becoming obese. Im sure you could keep them in something smaller, but I wouldnt suggest it

Lioness · 01-17-05, 12:26 PM

i keep my baby in a 29gal..and when it gets older im thinkin of puttin him in a 50+gal..just cus i want him to have more space than he "needs"..
but u ca easily keep an adult in a 29-30gallon tank.
they get an average of 4-5ft.
good luck!

peterm15 · 01-17-05, 12:57 PM

sometimes mor space isnt better... it can make them feel unsecure... i guess that can always be remidied by more coverage and hides....

Alien_Regalis · 01-17-05, 01:23 PM

The biggest adult corn Ive ever seen was close to 6ft. Adults can live just fine in a 30g long tank.

Baby corns should be housed in nothing bigger than a 10 gallon. Snakes do tend to stress out when given too much room. Stress can cause many problems in captive snakes including reluctance to feed, lowered immune system and so on. Even better than a 10 gallon would be a small rubbermaid shoebox.

jjaj02 · 01-17-05, 01:34 PM

I have a male anery that is 55". He's a big bugger. I think that is 4' 7" isn't it. He is thick too. The rest of of my corns are around the 50" mark.

Lioness · 01-17-05, 02:43 PM

I'VE HEARD THAT BABY SNAKES SHOULDNT HAVE ALOT OF ROOM..BUT THEN AGAIN I THINK..THEY WOULD'VE BEEN FINE WITH THAT MUCH SPACE IN THE WILD. AS LONG AS THEY HAVE ENOUGH PLACES TO HIDE AND COZY UP IN.
AND HE DOES.
BTW..MINE ISNT CB.
I FOUND HIM LIVING IN MY PATIO BEHIND AN OLD WASHING MACHINE..HE WAS TINY AND SKINNY..AND HAS GROWN A FEW INCHES SINCE THEN.

tequila · 01-17-05, 08:28 PM

what exactly do you feed them?

Lioness · 01-17-05, 10:19 PM

mice..
pinkies, fuzzies, adult
read a caresheet..it'll tell u everything u need to know.

Invictus · 01-21-05, 04:37 PM

Nah, here's the biggest corn snake ever seen... bearing in mind that I'm 5'9":

Yeah, I know... some people are sick of that same pic.

He's 67 inches, by the way, or 5'7" for the non-mathematically inclined.

As for corns having "too much space"....... Ummmm.... no. In my experience, corns are NOT nervous in open spaces, and in fact will use every square inch you give them. I had a corn in a 6' cage, and he used it, believe me.