Hello,
Thought I'd share how I arranged my snake's tank.
Size
- 20 Gallon tank
Placement
- On a long desk positioned in front of a window on ground floor of two story house, between two computer desks.
Internal Tank
Hides: Quantity/Type/Placements
# Hides: 3
Type Den: Tree, Rock Den, Wooden
Placement in Tank
Each hide/den placed in a corner of the tank;
2 hides directly beneath heat lamp on warm end of enclosure; one tall hide (Tree), one ground-level den (half-cylindrical wooden den).
One rock den on cool side of terrarium in corner.
Water Dish/Bathing Tub
- Embedded large water dish in center of tank into the Substrate.
Substrate Gradient/Depth Change in Base Material
1/2" in shallow end, 4" in deep end. Smooth gradient between.
This has worked out! The reptile migrates between the 3 hides as she chooses.
Feeding Technique
As for feeding, I remove the hides when she's eating to give her room to strangle, eat prey.
Hygrometer/Thermometer readings, Type/Placement
Circular, non-digital thermometer/hygrometer, positioned in corner directly closest to heat lamp. Temperature is 90 degrees in warm end of tank, humidity retains ; 40%.
Pyth