So my girl Rei, is currently weighing in at 508 grams at about a year old. She is currently housed in a 20gal terrarium, silly n00b me got a glass tank for her first snake, with my own modifications to maintain humidity and temperature. Mainly the screen-top is covered in a vinyl-lined fabric to keep the heat and moisture in.
Anyway within the last couple months or so with her increase in size I'm feeling like she's starting to outgrow her tank, its probably just the clutter and me seeing how much space she's taking up, I did just buy her a new hide too since the one she favored was too small now for her.
Yes I'm aware that bigger is not necessarily better for BP's, so I'm not in a rush to go out and buy an ExoTerra 40gal Large Low for her... lmao I did consider it because they are fancy, but...yeah no. Rather do right by my snakes.
Now, I'm curious to when you all decide to upgrade your BP's enclosures? I've been looking at Animal Plastics, they seem to have the best set-ups for the best price.
I will be moving out on my own down the road here in a few months(hence why a big ass glass tank is a bit of a "uh, do I really want to be moving/carrying/cleaning that thing all by myself?"), but after that I wanted to start looking into moving Rei into what I would call her "forever home".
Would it be too soon to upgrade her in the next year or so?
What model of the Animal Plastics would you recommend for a growing and eventually adult BP for life?
How does one typically heat these enclosures?
Would you recommend UVB lighting or any lighting at all?
How do temperature and humidity probes work with the AP enclosures?
Also I would love pictures of setups you guys have, it would make it easier for me to see the enclosures in action. :3
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