- Keep singly, can be kept in groups to a limited* extent
- Terrarium size for up to two snakes (L x W x H in cm) according to the assessment of the German federal ministry of food and agriculture (BMEL):
Total length of the longest snake x half the length x three quarters of the length (L x W x H)
(= behaviourally appropriate accommodation according to the German federal ministry of food and agriculture, status 06/18) - Ground base: Mixture of soil, sand, clay and peat or clay and sand in the proportion 1:3
- Flat stone slabs + bedding
- Bathing pool
* Sexually mature animals of the same species in appropriate proportion: e.g. 2 – 3 females with 1 male