All depends on the royal.

My 2012 male is in one but needs an upgrade asap as he is growing like a weed.

 

What will the upgrade be? 18l then 33l?

 

I'm looking at getting a few cb12's and I've already ordered a load of 9l rubs /:

 

Might have to upgrade sooner than I thought!

 

He's never had any feeding issues so will go into a 33.

I know some people keep adult females in a 33 but I like to give them much bigger.

He will be in a viv eventually

 

My 6 month old Caramel carpet is in a 9l RUB and even she is starting to outgrow it, don't know much about royals but you may need something bigger fairly soon.

 

The floor area is more important.

 

I keep them in 12L until they are about 800g, not sure off the top of my head what the difference is in floor space.

 

i swop from a 9l to a 33l at about 500g

 

Having looked at the dimensions that sounds about right for moving up from a 9L. Mine go 4L -> 12L -> 33L.

 

How many royals do you have?

If its only one or a few, put them in the viv/tub size you intend them to end up in.

 

Getting 2

 

I use 64ltr RUBs for everything from hatchlings to yearlings to sub adults (adults go in vivs).

I had a 1 year old 220gram non feeder come to me in a 9ltr RUB. Even she went into a 64ltr and started feeding 5 weeks later.

I reckon you could get away with a 9 ltr until about 250-300 grams and about 18inch in length though, but I'm of the school of thought that bigger is better, but coverage is king.

 

To give you an idea, this is my royal, under 200g, in a 9l RUB. (he normally has 2 hides in there and ignore the poo, I cleaned that up after!)

As you can see, he's got room but I feel he is easily ready for the next size up but many would stick with that size for much longer.

I move them in 33l as I feel the floor space is more important than the height when they are small

 

Thank you for posting that picture Louise. I haven't really seen how a young royal looks in a 9L RUB, so your picture has given me a good idea now of the size. I'll order 2 33L RUBs then so I already have them if I do feel they need to be in bigger ones.

 

Get 50l rubs and put them straight in with plenty of hides instead.

You're snakes get more room and you don't have to buy multiple tubs, everyone wins!

9l rubs are for squeezing more snakes into a small space, there is nothing wrong with that, but why put a snake into a tiny box where it cant really move much when you don't have to?

 

You really want to maximise floor area and minimise height.

I go with these until they're about 350gs (4l)....

Then these until they're about 6-700 depending on their temperament (10l)...

Then into 33s

 

You really want to maximise floor area and minimise height.

I go with these until they're about 350gs (4l)....

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Then these until they're about 6-700 depending on their temperament (10l)...

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Then into 33s

with two snakes????????????????????????

 

See now I'm thinking about just getting 50L and just make sure they have loads of hiding places and plants.... but why don't other keepers do this then?

 

I do, well, 64ltr tubs : victory:

 

I'm getting 2 royals, but they won't be living together

 

My 2012 boy is in a 21 ltr rub at the moment and is about 200g. He's an avid explorer and will be going into a 3 foot viv when i upgrade him. Hes eaten every meal ever offered and has plenty of plants etc in his rub to feel secure so i have no concerns about putting him in a 3 foot....he's out a lot during the day and even more so at night so i know he will really appreciate the extra space : victory:

 

I use 9 ltrs for hatchlings up to 300 grams then up to 33 ltr.
I use 33ltr for adult males and females upto 1 kg then I use the big ikea kompliment tubs,

 

I've got a bloody headache lol.

My little girl crying, seeing what the different size RUBs convert to in inches... Trying to decide what size to go for... AHHHHH!! hahah

 

Right I'm going to put them straight into 50L. Only difference between 33L and 50L is the depth. Only 2 inch difference in depth between them

 

Do you guys think a really well packed out 50L would be alright then? As you can tell I want it all to be spot on ready for them so they're happy and healthy. If I put 2 hides on each side, water bowl, a few toilet tubes, loads of plants should be ok shouldn't it?

 

Just to give you an idea of size - this is on of my 64ltr tubs (tenner from Wilko) which fit my converted wardrobe perfectly - the Royal you can just about see under the mass of coverage is a 550gram CB11 (she's been in there since she was 220 grams)

 

Cheers for that mate. Looks good