Cage size for adult carpet?

[Gio]

I'd advise a 4'x2'x2' or taller tbh, carpets are semi-arboreal and seem to appreciate a nice arboreal cage, but they should still have adequate floor space.

The rule I use for my snakes is Length+Width is greater than or equal to the snake's length, and I provide no less than 18" for terrestrial and semi-arboreal snakes, and prefer 2' of height. This is a very good, universal rule to use for most species, with only slight changes depending on species. Such as active diurnal snakes getting cage lengths equal to or longer than their length, rather than Length+Width, and arboreal snakes getting 2'-3' of height, etc.

(Edit to add these are all minimums for me.)

I really agree with CloudtheBoa's post.

I also think if you go smaller, you'll regret it. I have a coastal cross of some type, moat likely jungle and she is not going to be that small. Remember there are jungle carpets that easily attain 8 feet.

A 48" x 24" x 24" sized enclosure is an excellent cage for most carpets. They will never NOT use the space. I get about 50/50 between ground and perches from my girl. At night, she is all over the perches, by day she will hang in a hide or sit in the open and chill.

Carpet pythons are fairly active as far as boas and pythons go and I highly recommend giving them the space to let them display all their natural behaviors. I can see putting a royal python in a rack or tub, as they are pretty inactive and shy. Carpet pythons, IMO are one of the, if not THE best display snakes out there.




This is a Pro-Line cage from Constrictors Northwest. I made it my #1 display cage and have seen my carpet use all areas of it. I was very happy I went with a good sized cage.


She is a bit over 6 feet long at 2.5 years old and still quite light and thin.