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New snake cage size

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Question
QUESTION: Hello,  I am buying a young corn snake soon and I'm getting a whole kit to get set up.  But I'm wondering if there is such a thing as too big a cage for a young corn snake.  If so what would you suggest keeping it in until it is big enough to move into a roughly ten gallon habitat?
Thanks for your input.  ~Mike

ANSWER: My suggestion would be to hold off on the aquarium.  Start with a large "Critter Keeper" type plastic cage.  They work very well for small snakes and the lids lock into place.  In a year or so after the snake outgrows the plastic cage then go ahead and get a 20 gallon long aquarium.  Good Luck!

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QUESTION: Thanks for your response to my last question. I have one last question for you: do you advise feeding in a seperate container or in the snake's regular habitat?  I have heard good cases for both.  What is your opinion?
Thanks again,
~Mike

Answer
Feeding in a seperate cage IS a good idea.  It cuts down on bites from a confused snake.  With a corn I don't know that it's needed but better safe than sorry I suppose.  The seperate cage can be a paper bag from the grocery store as long as you don't leave it unsupervised.  I feed all mine in their cage and if I get tagged every once and awhile... oh well.