BP Glass Housing

Since I am adding up more BP's, I am planning to make stackable glass tanks. Glass is cheaper than wood here. I don't need heat lamps because our temps in the Philippines are just perfect. No light fixtures will be placed inside.

My question is what is the perfect comfortable size tank for an adult BP?

will a 2.5ft x 2ft x 1ft (LxWxH) glass enclosure with front sliding glass do? I mean I see some people with tubs that are just about this size. I want to make a rack of that will stack up about 4 on each side (left and right) Of course each tank will have a hide and water bowl. There will be air vents at the back as well. The hatchlings and adults will have the same size housing.

Will this be ok?

I saw an advertisement once that said it best. It said something like "you wouldn't keep a cat in a bird cage, why keep a snake in a fish tank?"

Well technically this won't be a fish tank, it will be a Snake tank made out of glass with front opening doors :) Put a fish in this and surely it won't survive :)

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Originally Posted by muzikfreakah

Well technically this won't be a fish tank, it will be a Snake tank made out of glass with front opening doors :) Put a fish in this and surely it won't survive :)

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lol well played sir.

If you plan on making a Ball Python enclosure out of glass I recommend that you paint the glass black or hang black paper. Do something to black out all but the door in order to give your Ball Python a feeling of security.

I keep my adult females in CB-70 tubs (http://www.reptilebasics.com/iris-cb-70-rack). These provide them with room to move around and thermoregulate while also providing a feeling of security and concealment.

I recommend designing your enclosures to a similar size.

I would also recommend checking out http://rickysreptileenclosures.com/ to get an idea of a appropriately size BP enclosure.

I plan to put a removable board system to cover the back and two sides and in betweeb areas :) to make it darker inside.

Thanks for the links, I will follow te dimension of your tubs and make a little higher.

As for rickies tanks, he mentioned that his tanks are big and you can fit more the one BP inside them, is this true? Is it safe to keep more than one BP , adult and adults hatchlings and hatchlings or adult and hatchlings together? What's the
Minimum, lets say if you a 40-50gal tank could you fit four snakes then? Wouldnt that stress them out more?


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Originally Posted by muzikfreakah

, lets say if you a 40-50gal tank could you fit four snakes then? Wouldnt that stress them out ?

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I want to know the answer to this question.
I have a 100 gallon enclosure, (6 ft by 2 ft and 1.5 ft tall) how many adult BP's can be kept together?

Harry

No it is NOT generally recommended to keep multiple animals inside a single enclosure. The general rule of thumb I use is the length of the snake should not be longer than the two short sides and one long side combined. I like to go a bit bigger myself, and say one short side and one long side. I suspect you will not have much issues with heating and humidity where you are so this seems like a great plan. Black paint on the outside of glass makes a really nice glossy black interior. It scratches easily if you mess with the outside much however.

Question were you the person ages ago whom was planning on feeding chicks due to the difficulty in getting rats? If so how is that going?

That's what I was thinking why Ricky recommended this, check out his reviews videos, the one where he was in Florida. He said that his tanks are big, and they are made to fit more than 1 BP.

How many ball pythons CAN you keep together? as many as you want.
How many ball pythons SHOULD you keep together? Only one. Snakes don't want company, and "friends" will stress them out.