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 #1644655


Bubba13
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 Coastal carpet?

how big of a cage do you need for baby coastal carpets?
and what does the humidity and heat have to be at?
03/02/08  11:38am

 #1644681


Carpondro17
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   Message To: Bubba13   In reference to Message Id: 1644655


 Coastal carpet?

you can keep it in many things like a herp cage,or a 10 gal the humidity needs to be around 50-60%
03/02/08  11:56am

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Bubba13
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 Coastal carpet?

are you serious for 14-18" snake holy cow!
03/02/08  02:16pm

 #1644920


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   Message To: Bubba13   In reference to Message Id: 1644845


 Coastal carpet?

U said a baby!!!! they only grow 6-8ft some get 9ft
03/02/08  03:42pm

 #1645468


Bubba13
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   Message To: Carpondro17   In reference to Message Id: 1644920


 Coastal carpet?

you lost me when i said 14-18" i meant 14-18 inches which i thought they would need more room for a baby seeing that they like to climb?
im sorry if i sounded like a jerk?
03/02/08  09:44pm

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   Message To: Bubba13   In reference to Message Id: 1645468


 Coastal carpet?

They start out really skinny, so a ten gallon tank is quite roomy. Mine was nineteen inches when I got her, but no thicker than a pencil. If you had big hands you could actually make a loose fist and she could crawl in there and coil up unseen in your hand. So if you put some branches and plants in there so they can use all three dimensions it’s plenty roomy enough. I moved her into a 55 anyway when she reached about two feet, but she might have been okay up to almost three; I had the 55 anyway though so I figured why not? Not that it was big enough in the long run anyway.

Think 6X3X3. Or bigger. As they get heftier and fill more space, X amount of volume just doesn’t give them as much to do any more, if that makes any sense. Mine’s over twenty years old, so not even active any more really, but still if I were to actually put her in a cage I’d go at least 8X4X4. Which is why I say screw it and just keep her in the spare bedroom. Which she circles the entire perimeter of one time every morning right after sunrise before going back to being lazy again. I have no idea why. But if she wants to wander I’ll let her keep wandering.

Be careful about balancing accessibility with cover/climbing options. Like having two pieces of wood with a lot of branches on each is a lot better than having half a dozen different branches. A big fake plant is better than a couple of littler ones bunched together. If you have to take out a bunch of things to get to the snake, the snake has more time to go into a fight or flight response, whereas if you can just get in there and pick them straight up they’ll generally be less upset. Once they’re tame they ought to stay that way, but as babies they can be pretty nervous.
03/05/08  12:10am

 #1648618


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   Message To: Bubba13   In reference to Message Id: 1644655


 Coastal carpet?

i just got a baby female coastal a lttle bit ago, the humidity is not as important but yea 50 to 60 if its lower its not a big deal, the temps id say 89 to 95 around there for the hot spot, and cool 79 to 85. i mist my cage daily fo humidty but like i said i dont worry bout that as much as the heat. and for a baby i would say no smaller then 10 gallon but bigger the better with sum branches and stuff, haha i always go all out and spend a lot of money to put stuff in the cage for her to be comfortable and climb, also to look nice. lol
03/05/08  04:46am

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Bubba13
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   Message To: Ambiguous666   In reference to Message Id: 1648618


 Coastal carpet?

do you have any pics of your coastals?
03/05/08  11:41am

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   Message To: Bubba13   In reference to Message Id: 1648901


 Coastal carpet?

There not the best pics but its all i have took so far.




03/05/08  12:03pm

 #1649062


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   Message To: Ambiguous666   In reference to Message Id: 1648924


 Coastal carpet?
03/05/08  02:16pm

 #1649659


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   Message To: JackAsp   In reference to Message Id: 1649062


 Coastal carpet?

wow that is a coastal?? huge...
03/05/08  08:58pm

 #1651435


Bubba13
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   Message To: Ambiguous666   In reference to Message Id: 1649659


 Coastal carpet?

ok so i want to buy a pair of coastals from lllreptile.com now does pair mean that they are not related or? because i want to breed them in the future.
03/07/08  10:45am

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Ambiguous666
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   Message To: Bubba13   In reference to Message Id: 1651435


 Coastal carpet?

just call them and ask
03/08/08  09:00pm

 #1653529


Carpondro17
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   Message To: JackAsp   In reference to Message Id: 1649062


 Coastal carpet?

Yea yea yea stop showing off your HUMUNGOUS CARPET! lol Dont worry mine will get bigger then that one day just watch! heheh lol
03/08/08  11:48pm

 #1653531


Carpondro17
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   Message To: Ambiguous666   In reference to Message Id: 1653303


 Coastal carpet?

Yep! I would buy from anothny carpetano he has some awsome carpets for sale!!
Heres his website http://www.acreptiles.com/availability.htm
03/08/08  11:49pm

 #1670544


Bubba13
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   Message To: Bubba13   In reference to Message Id: 1644655


 Coastal carpet?

how big are yearlings?
03/21/08  09:43pm

 #1670559


Carpondro17
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   Message To: Bubba13   In reference to Message Id: 1670544


 Coastal carpet?

I think it depends on the snake and how much you feed it. All snakes usually grow at differnt rates . My 8 month old coastal is 3ft 2inches so I guess in 4 months it should be amybe 4ft or 3 1/2 ft something around their.
03/21/08  09:47pm

 #1671360


Bubba13
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   Message To: Carpondro17   In reference to Message Id: 1670559


 Coastal carpet?

ok how thick is your 8 month old?



03/22/08  02:25pm


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