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Does anybody have advice regarding buying glass tanks for a corn snake?

Mar 13, 2008 by boothenlass | Posted in Reptiles

I'm looking to buy a new tank for my Corn Snake and looking for advice/reviews on some vivs.

Does anybody out there have an Exo Terra Glass Terrarium, as I have been looking at these, are they any good?


What is more important, length of the tank or gallon capacity?
I.e, is it better to have a 90-120cm long/narrow tank or a 60x45x60 square shaped tank?

just go with a 20 gallon long should cost you about 50-75 bucks and it will last its whole life. dont bother doing what everyone else said by keep buying cages i bought mine as a baby and its not stressed as long as you have a place for it to hide. the snake doesnt get stressed from being in a bigger cage . i have my red tail baby in a 50 gallon and hes fine so you should probally just go to petco /petsmart and spend $50-75 on a 20 gallon long

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Filtering Turtle Tanks - The Zoo Med Canister Filter and ...

by findiviglio

  Maintaining clean water is one of the biggest challenges facing aquatic turtle keepers.  Here at ThatPetPlace we stock a number of filters designed especially for use with turtles.  Most are submersible and will function even in very low water…one, the Turtle Cliff Filter , also doubles as a basking site and waterfall base.  Today I’d like to highlight the unit I’ve found most effective in situations where very strong, effective filtration is required - the Zoo Med Turtle Clean Filter .

The Turtle Clean Filter is designed along the lines of aquarium fish canister filters, with separate chambers for activated carbon, filter pads and aerobic bacteria colonies, and is backed by a powerful motor (aquariums up top 60 gallons in size, and possibly larger, can be handled by Model No. 511 ).  Unlike other canisters, it is set up next to, and not below, the aquarium. 

The Turtle Clean has the largest areas for filter media of any turtle filter, and its absorbant pads are very thick and quite effective.   It is very simple to clean, requires no priming, operates in as little as 1-2 inches of water and is equipped with a perforated return bar so that outflow can be adjusted.  Waterfalls and turtles requiring low water levels or moderate currents are thus easy to accommodate.

I’ve used the Turtle Clean Filter on heavily stocked turtle aquariums for some time now, and am very pleased with the results.  Feedback from colleagues indicates that it definitely simplifies the keeping of Red-Eared Sliders, Painted Turtles, Cooters, Snake-Necks, Mata Matas, Sidenecks and other messy feeders.

Frequent partial water changes and, if possible, feeding your turtles outside of the aquarium, will render any turtle filter more effective by lessening the volume of uneaten food and feces that must be removed. 

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