−40−2002040 °C
✓Official 
Desert Horned Viper Habitat Requirements
Cerastes cerastes · Reptile · Base game
Habitat needs
Exported 2026-10-05Exhibit animals live in small tanks, so the official data lists no land area or barrier for them.
Group rules
✓Official- Preferred group
- 1–4
This species has no separate bachelor or mixed-group limits in the official data.
Breeding and lifespan
✓Official- Breeding difficulty
- Easy
- Gestation / incubation
- 0.18 yr
- Interbirth period
- 0.82 yr
- Sexual maturity
- 2 yr
- Litter size
- 1–3
- Juvenile
- 2 yr
- Adult
- 16 yr
- Elderly
- none listed
- Food cost per period
- 225
Life stages and breeding times are given in years in the official data.
Compatible animals
Full matrix →From the official Zoopedia "Cohabitation Options" lists. A pair counts if either animal lists the other.
✓Official No compatible species. The official Zoopedia lists no cohabitants for the Desert Horned Viper.
Enrichment items
✓OfficialThe official data lists no enrichment items for the Desert Horned Viper.
Size, status and colour morphs
✓Official- IUCN status
- Least Concern
- Size (length)
- 1 m
- Weight
- 1 kg
- Colour morphs
- None listed
FAQ
What temperature does the Desert Horned Viper need in Planet Zoo 2?
The official data gives a comfortable range of 23–31 °C for the Desert Horned Viper. Keep the habitat inside that range and use the planner to compare it with other species.
How much space does the Desert Horned Viper need?
The official data lists no area requirement for the Desert Horned Viper; it is kept in an exhibit-style enclosure rather than a sized habitat.
How many Desert Horned Vipers can live together?
The preferred group size in the official data is 1–4.
Where is the Desert Horned Viper kept?
It is an exhibit animal, kept in exhibit tanks (enclosure types: Exhibit), so there is no barrier or land area to plan. Biome: Desert.
Which animals can live with the Desert Horned Viper?
None. The official Zoopedia lists no compatible species for the Desert Horned Viper, so no cohabitants are given.
Data source: official Planet Zoo 2 Zoopedia export dated 2026-10-05. Text on this page is written by this site; the numbers are the official values.
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