Switching to tank

[bamf64]

hey again peoples i have some news... as you know i have a baby ball python(pheobe) and she is about 17 inches long and 74 grams. She is in a 18qt tub and she has been since i got her. she loves to roam around both in and out of her enclosure. she is just sooo cute and curious and the nicest girl ul ever meet. but watev onto the news.

i decided that i am going to switch her to a tank. i live in los angeles and the humidity is fairly high in the tub(because they hold humidity well).. i sware ive drilled 200+ holes in that damn thing and the humidity is stil at like 75%. so i realized i am working a job tomorow for a freind and the pay is 60$ . so then i thought i could buy a tank for her(both to help with the humidity and give her more space to roam). i am deciding on whether to spend the extra money and buying a 20 gallon long tank, then when she outgrows that, id get her a 40. oorrr save the extra money and go ahead and buy the 40gal. the thing is, if i bought the 20 gal, i could give it to my leopard gecko as a little gift when she outgrows it. i am going to hav 2 hides and a bunch of plants and stuff to help her feel secure. can i get some advice on what to do? ive had people tell me to get the 20 gal because shed get stressed in the 40, and ive had some ppl tel me to get the 40. wht shoudl i do?

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sorry for making this soo long i am bored and i usually like to write on this forum because its nice to get peoples opinions when i need them. thanks in advance!

-Ian rolleye2:

[k2l3d4]

That would all depend... the reason I am chiming in on this one is because I am just a few hours north of you b San Fran .. and seem to have humidity issues. So in all retrospect... as long as you have temps, humidty, and multiple hides to a T then there is noghing wrong with a larger tank.... My 21 inche 115 gram is in a 55 gallon.... but there is also six hides, three bushes, two water bowls.... the whole nine yards in that tank.....

[mainbutter]

a 40 is too big for a young BP. that's my opinion, take it or leave it.

[bamf64]

That would all depend... the reason I am chiming in on this one is because I am just a few hours north of you b San Fran .. and seem to have humidity issues. So in all retrospect... as long as you have temps, humidty, and multiple hides to a T then there is noghing wrong with a larger tank.... My 21 inche 115 gram is in a 55 gallon.... but there is also six hides, three bushes, two water bowls.... the whole nine yards in that tank.....

DAMN HAHA THATS A HUGE TANK AND A LOT OF STUFF LOL!!!! and i figured out the way im gona do it is that im going to put black paper around the tank, a load of bushes, 4 hides, and a big water bowl.

but if i cant afford the 40 gal tomorow then il go with a 20 or 25 haha. and then in aout 5 months or so i can get her a 40. it all depends. life is full of surprises ill let uk how it goes though. subscribe to my youtube channel while ur at it lol

[k2l3d4]

Yeah... i will check it out..... Yeah. Rios can get from one end of the tank to the other and back again..... I would never see him and I figured that I would go with a 55 so that way in a year I would not be having to get another tank.... I am one that believes in letting my snake grow as he will and if he is stuck in a small tank , then his growth will be stunted.... that and I feel bad for snakes that are kept in small tanks and enclosures.... I saw a rack system for the first time this last weekend and four year old snakes were kept in tubs that had a water bowl and a hide and that was it.... I guess I get too emotional about it, but I want my snake to have plenty of variety in textures, and stuff to climb on and around, ect

[mrshawt]

Or you could increase the air flow around the tub with a fan. It worked for me.
By buying a tank, you're going to have to keep fueling it with money to get it to work. I think they're too much trouble.

But if you're insistent, go with the 20g. You'll never need a 40g, as bp's love tight spaces. Snakes don't care what their in, as long as their husbandry requirements are met. Extra stuff is for our satisfaction only, not theirs.

[Patricia]

Our li'l one is about 22" long, 150g, in a 10gal tank (20" long). We already have a 20gal long (30") tank that we'll use when Patriot is ready for it, but I can safely say that right now, that big size would probably scare him more than anything. He really uses the security of the 2 hides.

mrshawt, you changed your avatar and I almost didn't recognize you, LOL! (What was in that prior picture? A cell phone? Looked kinda like the AcuRite.)

[mrshawt]

Our li'l one is about 22" long, 150g, in a 10gal tank (20" long). We already have a 20gal long (30") tank that we'll use when Patriot is ready for it, but I can safely say that right now, that big size would probably scare him more than anything. He really uses the security of the 2 hides.

mrshawt, you changed your avatar and I almost didn't recognize you, LOL! (What was in that prior picture? A cell phone? Looked kinda like the AcuRite.)

Yeah, it was my girlfriend's old Razr, back when Wes was a wee snakey snake.

[Kaorte]

A 40g is too big for the largest of ball pythons. A 20g is too large for a hatchling. A 10g will last you until the snake is around 600 grams.

Your ball python may be "curious" but ball pythons are not active animals. They spend 90% of their time hiding. They don't "enjoy" extra room. People enjoy extra room.

I would also go with the fan idea. The high humidity is because of lack of airflow. Just stick a fan by the tub and that should help you out.

[STEW]

Go with the 40 and decorate it real nice..... Give it a hot and cold hide, some bushes and stuff so it looks good to the eye. Once your snake settles in, it will never come out anyways. I never understood how an animal that is hiding all the time could possibly get stressed in a big enclosure....they basically live in the hides... The only time they really ever come out is at night, if even that, and the lights are off and everything is quiet.....how is that a stressor to have more room to move? Im probably thinking to logically here