Looking for a 10g+ tank

[Diablitaroja]

I have a new baby snake I found in one of the greenhouses at work and I'm looking for a 10-30g tank (nothing "tall") to hold him over til we re-release him in spring, no lid necessary, doesn't even have to be waterproof, just priced nicely and reasonably sized for a tiny tiny snake. DM area.

Thanks!
Rachael

[js_bass]

Walmart 10 bucks

[acidlittle]

what kinda snake is it?

[Diablitaroja]

I dunno actually, the guys at work claim it's a bullsnake, but it looks more like a garter to me. We do get shipments in from Cali and Florida a couple times a week though and they regularly have anoles and tree frogs, so it could have come from a shipment. Either way, he's the size of a nightcrawler so I don't need too much space.

[overanalyzer]

I have a $20 gallon tall ....cheap if you want it

[jtesdall]

Hey Rachael, Have Ryan send me that pic. I'll try to identify him for you. Doesn't sound like he is a Garter or a bull. Is he aggressive? If not probably not a bull, they are mean little buggers. A large portion of the snakes in Iowa identified as bull snakes are actually fox snakes that are much more docile.

[acidlittle]

Could even be a kingsnake if it comes from cali......just don't feed him in the same cage as your holding him in!

[Philby]

Rachel - you could also check aqualand on 6th and Euclid - I think they have 5 gallon tanks for pretty cheap...they also have some other reptile stuff (like maybe food? what do you feed a snake that small?? ants??)

Or you could just go to Dahls/HyVee and get him a bigger "Gladware" container than he's in now

PS - your profile (under your screen name) still says D-Port - now that your tank is in DM you can probably change that!

[musty baby]

Pretty sure it's not a bull snake. Beyond that I'm clueless.

[jtesdall]

If it is from Iowa I am thinking a Smooth Earth Snake. I will look in my DNR Snake book tonight if I can find it. Not a bull snake or garter though.

[Philby]

It looked a lot more green with purple markings last night, obviously under different lighting...

Very cool pic Ryan! How many did you have to take until his tongue was out like that??

[Nykademus]

Is its belly red?


Northern red belly snake maybe

[Diablitaroja]

No red belly Nykademus but gosh, that picture looks like him.
Thanks for the ID Joel! I think I'm leaning towards a Northern Brown Snake AKA DeKay's Snake though - there's so much variation within species region by region that I can find a picture of almost any species that looks somewhat like this one, and I've seen a couple of the smooth earth snake that look really close, but the pictures I'm finding of the DeKay's snake are most consistently the same.
Now if only I knew where to find slugs when snow is on the ground...

[ipiniowa]

Originally posted by Diablitaroja
No red belly Nykademus but gosh, that picture looks like him.
Thanks for the ID Joel! I think I'm leaning towards a Northern Brown Snake AKA DeKay's Snake though - there's so much variation within species region by region that I can find a picture of almost any species that looks somewhat like this one, and I've seen a couple of the smooth earth snake that look really close, but the pictures I'm finding of the DeKay's snake are most consistently the same.
Now if only I knew where to find slugs when snow is on the ground...

It is still early in the year. Lift a few flower pots off the ground and I bet you will find some slugs there. If in fact it is a Northern Brown Snake, it is a protected species as well.

[Ziggy692]

corn snake

[AVALover5498]

Originally posted by Ziggy692
corn snake

Definantly not.....but good guess.


-Chris-