Quick caging question

[das_nooblet]

I plan to be switching Manasa over to a PVC enclosure sometime this spring, partly to help with humidity, but also for housing new additions (as the PVC enclosures are stackable) later this year (semi-pending spousal approval)

I plan to order from Cornels World (as they are local, and the exchange rate right now stinks), and am looking at the 3' x 2' enclosure. What I can't decide on however, is height. 12" would be more space-efficient and economical, but 16" or 18" would allow for more vertical environment.

Manasa (like most BPs) spends the majority of her time in her hide, but every once and a while she goes climbing all over the place.


Your thoughts?

[SKO]

That's more your preference than theirs. Floor space is more important than vertical height. One foot high is plenty.

[Reinz]

Many keepers say that BP's don't need anything over 12 inches. All I can say is my Adult girl loves to climb.

I will be moving her from n 18 inch height to a 24 inch soon.

[chrid16371]

I housed Leos in a 12 inch high enclosure and in my opinion there a pain to clean. 14 wound be my minimum. If you can get the 18 for not much more then the 16 I would get the 18.

[Kokorobosoi]

I second the 16 or 18. 12 is not a whole of of room to maneuver for cleaning. And when you expand your collection that will make a difference.

At at this point all enclosures I get are based on animals needs first, but ease of cleaning is a very close second.

[Skeletor]

I like the 12 inch high cages for BP's. Mine climbs...just not that high off the floor. How high do they need to go ? Mines cool with a good 10 inches off the floor. He tries to get up into the ceiling heat sometimes so I rather have a lower ceiling. Makes it easier to maintain heat and humidity on the floor where they spend most of their time.

[EL-Ziggy]

I think 12" is plenty of height for a BP. It doesn't hurt to have more vertical space but it's not necessary.

[Slim]

While 12 inches is plenty of height for the snake, I find it's much easier for the keeper to remove said snake when the enclosure is at least 16 inches high

[das_nooblet]

Thanks all for the input

Had been leaning towards the 12", but I completely forgot about the cleaning. Now that I think about it, Manasa's current 18" tank is a lot easier to clean than Koko's 12"

If you can get the 18 for not much more then the 16 I would get the 18.

It's only a $6 difference between the 16" and 18", but a $60 difference between the 12" and the 16".


The eventual plan is for 4 of them (plus the current 18" tank for Koko once she's big enough), so I guess I'll just have to make a little extra space, and go a little more slowly with the snake acquisition rate (which should actually help with persuading the Supreme Command Authority, a.k.a. wife )

[Skeletor]

What Slim said is true about a 12 inch tall cage....It can be a pain to get a full grown BP out of a 12. You have to get under them and support them so you don't drag them through the opening. It can be done but what he said is a very good point that I always noticed with my 12 inch cages.