From 10 gal to 30 gal??????

My male BP is 460 grams and 30 inches long. He is currently in a 10 gallon tank and it seems to me a little cramped. He cant even hide in his hide anymore :[ B/c he has outgrown that.

So I took action and originally set out to find an affordable 20 gal tank on craigslist. But ended up coming upon a great deal. A 30 gallon tank w lid bigger exoterra cave hide (whch is desperatly needed) a bigger water dish, some plastic vines, and a large log type structure for the snake to climb on. All for $40 :]

But my concern is that a 30 gallon tank is too big for my 3 foot long bp who is used to a nice and cozy 10 gallon tank.

Any ideas on what I can do to ease stress and make it appear to be more crowded in the new 30 gallon tank?. Also what size heat pad would you suggest?

Enough hides and proper husbandry and you'll be fine. It will be harder to keep humidity up, you will need more bedding, and personally I would throw everything out, buuuuut if you are going to keep it then make sure you treat the tank with PAM, and personally I would suggest cleaning everything with a bleach/water solution first.

Of course Imma nuke the tank before I transition my bp to it. Get the heat set up and finally go buy a accurite therm/humidity from walmart.

The previous owner said that he hasnt had a bp int he tank for over a year b/c he sold it awhile back.

Ive also been using paper towels as the bedding b/c i find aspen so messy and don't like the thought of spot cleaning. I usually remove all the papertowels wash all his items in hot water and soap then spray down his tank and replay everything after it airs out.

I do have aspen though but it is such a pain! Looks prettier tho!

Oh What would I do without you replying to my posts at 4 am? Thank you!

one way or another, clean it out, get everything set up.

With such a large tank I would block out 3 sides, for added security. I would also offer numerous snug fitting hides, for more security, and, perhaps, the old hide as well, as a kind of bridge over. Really the more stuff you have in it the more you have to clean, but at the same time the more places to hide the better off your snake will be in a large enclosure.

So, first get the humidity and temps right, after cleaning it, as you said. Then add about as many hides as you can fit in there, haha, that way the snake will feel secure and have lots of places to go. Hides can be easy and at that size the base of a decent sized flower pot would work (after cutting away an entrance).

As for being here at 4am, yeah I got off work a few hours ago and havent fixed my sleep schedule yet for school (though I should probably start). Aspen isnt necessary, really no bedding is (aside from basic newspaper/paper towels) if the temps and humidity are right.

To keep the humidity up there is always the aluminum foil trick. Also, check tomake sure the tank is secure and that YOU cannot force the lid off if it has clips. If you can, I would suggest going to walmart, getting yourself some vinyl straps (like backpack straps) and some clips (make sure you calculate the perimeter around the side of the tank, you may need 2 straps per each round you want to make), that way you can secure the lid, I used 2 sets of 2 (had to clip 2 together for each time it went around the tank) on my 65 gallon way back when I used a tank.

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I wish you all the luck in the world.

I have my son's 800+ Gram in a 20 gal tank heated with a heat pad and have a ceramic flower pot that I turned into his hide, also took one of those fake climbing trees and laid it down as another "hide". Fang as my son likes to call him likes to ambush the rats from under there. I have a medium water dish on the cool side and also used tin foil to cover the screen lid. It has helped keep the humidity between 50-60%. I add damp sphagnum moss to his hide when he is shedding as well. With a 30 gal tank, you may want to add an extra hide and as Oxylepy mentioned, cover at least 3 sides of the tank with dark construction paper or some other material to give him added security.

I am going to be studying Primary Education as I want to be a reading specialist and grade school teacher. The school Im going to has one of the top vet schools, nursing schools, agriculture, and engineering programs in my State. haha And I choose Teaching!! I've realized you have to do what you love versus something you "think" you should do. I'm def gnna take advantage of college. I've seen too many ppl get free rides and totally blow them. My sis and my best friend! And Im like hello!! C'mon you can go to college for free!!!! and u are wasting it!!!!!!!!
Oh well. College isnt for everyone.

I'll update some pics of the tank later after I get it and go on a hunt for things to put in it like a lot of hides! lol Walmart here I come!!!!

And then Ill update as It transforms :P

My BP is 2', don't know his weight, and he's in a 30g tank. I used 2.5% limo black tint meant for cars on 3 sides of the aquarium. He has his two hides, his water dish, and some pieces of red slate rock to fill in space in the tank. There is also a piece of driftwood in there that he likes to climb on at night when he actually bothers to roam around. There is not a lot of crawl space the way I have it set up.

Just try to crowd the space up a little, get your temps/humidity right, do the foil treatment on the lid, and your snake should be fine.

My BP is only 20 inches long and about 175g and he is in a 30 gal. I got it for free so I couldnt give it up. My little guy is doing great in his 30 gal. Like everyone else said, be sure to block out three sides, offer enough hides etc. Humidity was hard for me until I ditched my heat lamp on the cold side and switched to two UTH's. I'm also using a small dish of wet moss to keep humidity up. The other thing I did that helped was make cardboard panels covered in tin foil to place along the top. Good luck!