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Post by tommywomble on Apr 14, 2006 19:25:16 GMT
i have a tank that is 40 inches long, 17 iches high and 12 inches from front to back,how many gallons is this tank and what snakes could i keep in it (royal python,corn snakes etc)
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Post by lozzer on Apr 14, 2006 19:55:18 GMT
Im crap when it comes to translating into gallons but a Adult Royal or Adult corn would fit nicely in it.
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Post by John Pilling on Apr 14, 2006 22:06:02 GMT
Thats big enough for a corn or royal or king snake. As to the conversion, it's approxamatley 40 gallons.
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Post by tommywomble on Apr 14, 2006 22:14:18 GMT
thanks for the information guys  and i have another question is £89.99 a good deal for a royal python or not?? and is £40 for a common corn snake a good deal also |
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Post by lozzer on Apr 14, 2006 22:20:36 GMT
£90 is a rip unless its a decent sized captive bred one(i can get them for £40 at a herp show)
£40 is bad for a normal corn too unless its het for something good like butter(I can get normal for £15)
After joing the IHS ive never had to buy from a rip off shop again.Besides shows provide decent quality and decent price herps.
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Post by tommywomble on Apr 14, 2006 22:53:05 GMT
£90 is a rip unless its a decent sized captive bred one(i can get them for £40 at a herp show) £40 is bad for a normal corn too unless its het for something good like butter(I can get normal for £15) After joing the IHS ive never had to buy from a rip off shop again.Besides shows provide decent quality and decent price herps. well it looks like im gonna HAVE to buy the royal for that price cus i THINK thats the only place near to me (cornwall) that has 1  oh well at least im gettin 1 beautiful lookin snake  |
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Post by tommywomble on Apr 15, 2006 0:01:42 GMT
here is a pic of the tank i will be using, it was a fishtank is it suitable for keeping snakes (obviously it will have all of the correct stuff to keep a royal python as well   |
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Post by cornmorphs on Apr 15, 2006 5:04:22 GMT
i sell normal corns for 15 quid, i dont know how people get away with selling them for 40 quid really, thats daylight robbery
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Post by Amber on Apr 15, 2006 8:20:36 GMT
Make sure you know the royal is eating, if its a baby you will most likely have difficulty putting it in a tank like that, especially if it isn't eating very well to begin with. I'm not saying it can't be done, the tank would just have to be quite full.
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Post by tommywomble on Apr 15, 2006 9:07:02 GMT
yeh dont worry i plan on it being full so it will have plenty of hides |
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Post by tommywomble on Apr 15, 2006 10:41:49 GMT
well i found another place which sells a baby female royal python for £80 and a male for £85 slightly better but still overpriced what should i get male or female ( i have heard females are smaller than males so i am thinking of getting a female unless i got it twisted and the males are smaller ) |
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Post by Amber on Apr 15, 2006 11:16:57 GMT
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Post by tommywomble on Apr 15, 2006 11:45:08 GMT
i dont have THAT much lol but its my birthday i may so im probably gonna be getting the actual snake then but im setting up the tank way before hand and is this tank ok for a spotted python??
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Post by Amber on Apr 15, 2006 12:01:24 GMT
Well maybe not a baby, I doubt you would be able to find it in a tank that big. They are TINY. I think it would be great for an adult, not that I know all that much about them, except they don't get that big, come from australia and babies are tiny. :S If you still aren't sure what kind of snake you want, maybe look into kingsnakes? I love mexican black kingsnakes! Or you could always take a look at www.lizardkeepers.com/ |
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Post by tommywomble on Apr 15, 2006 12:21:16 GMT
WOW! u were right about the mexican black kingsnakes,theyre beautiful but i dotn think anywhere even remotely close to me sells them and is that l;izardkeepers website for real?? its sellin frikkin dinosaurs surely its not real ] **edit** just took a look at the bottom of the page and it says "Really Big Lizards,Inc. is a division of AprilFirst BioEngineering " lol i feel stupid now |
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Post by Amber on Apr 15, 2006 12:52:17 GMT
Hehe, when I started reading it I knew it was a joke... but as I kept reading I started to wonder, it is well written. If you wait a few months to get the snake you will have more to choose from, maybe you could have a day trip to a bigger reptile shop? |
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Post by tommywomble on Apr 15, 2006 13:07:20 GMT
well my b-day isnt till the 16th so i might have to wait a month anyway but yeh i could try and convince my mum to take me to a proper reptile shop (not sure where) but ive got my heart set on a royal python.
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Post by Amber on Apr 15, 2006 13:17:48 GMT
I think a royal is a great choice, I love mine. But make sure you get a nice one that is eating well, some how it doesn't bother me much when mine don't eat (it saves some money) but it really stresses some people out. They are amazing snakes, good luck! EDIT - You might find it easier to start with an older royal? |
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Post by tommywomble on Apr 15, 2006 13:44:26 GMT
im not sure how old the one in the shop is yet cuz i havent seen it yet,im going to look on monday but i think its a baby and if not i still think its quite young
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Post by tommywomble on Apr 15, 2006 13:47:19 GMT
ok i just rang the shop and the python is 16 weeks old! is that too young and too small for my viv. and approx how big would it be at this age??
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and i have another question is £89.99 a good deal for a royal python or not?? and is £40 for a common corn snake a good deal also 
oh well at least im gettin 1 beautiful lookin snake 
