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Does the size of the tank affect the size of the snake? I know with fish it does, but is it the same with snakes? Also I know that generally an animal will grow much bigger in the wild than in captivity, does this have anything to do with it?

Please only answer if you know what you are talking about!

Thanks alot in advance!

Answer 1

no the size of the tank has nothing to do with the size of the snake

and most snakes get as big as they do in captivity as they do in the wild

Answer 2

Enslosure size does not affect the size of reptiles. Their growth is determined by diet, temperature,  species and to a smaller extent, genetics. The environment that the species evolved in will always be more ideal then a captive environment no matter how hard we attempt to duplicate the conditions. Most record holders for species size tend to be wild-caught specimens rather then captive raised.

Answer 3

no

Answer 4

That&#039;s why I wear boxers.

Answer 5

If the tank is too small, the reptile will just get stressed and die before achieving a larger size. Same thing with fish, tank size does not correlate to smaller size..  Goldfish will still get as big as they can before they succumb to the stress of a small container.. Goldfish can live as long as 30 years, but, I bet no one with a tiny tank has had one live more then about 2 years. Pretty much all the &#039;dwarfing through small container&#039; thing does is kill the animal through stress before it attains a larger size..

As far as them growing bigger in the wild, that is mostly due to a lack of knowledge of how to keep snakes. Husbandry and knowledge of how to care for reptiles has improved a lot over the last 20 years, so, you&#039;ll probably start to see more snakes achieving an equal to even larger size. The largest Retic was a 33 footer caught in 1912. Currently, the largest snake on display is a captive bred retic named Fluffy. She&#039;s 22 feet and only 12 years old. The last 2 years she&#039;s gained about 40 lbs per year.. Given another ten years of growth, she could possibly be as large as the record holder..

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Answer 6

No, that is a myth about the size of tank reletive to size of snake. Snakes grow with the amount of food given. This, by all means, does not mean that you shouldn&#039;t feed your snake properly. The reason why a lot of people&#039;s reptiles don&#039;t get that big in captivity, is due to neglect, improper feeding, inadequate cage size, improper heat/humiduty levels, not know when their animal is distressed, and they end up dying. If you want a python, I suggest a male ball python, they stay around 4 feet long, whereas the females get bigger.