Guide on Tub Sizing?

I know babies (60-80 Grams) can be housed in a 6 QT tubs, but how long will it generally be before you need to move up?
So, I guess what I'm wondering is, if there is a guide that says
60-200 Grams, (X QT's)
200-500 Grams, (X size tub)...
ETC,
ETC.

I'm asking, because while browsing potintial snakes I might be interested in buying, I notice the average 2013 (Hatchlings?) is 60-80 gramns, but sometimes they come as "Well Started" and these range in the 200 Grams.

Is buying a well started morph a good idea for a beginner, or does it not really make much of a difference?

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Originally Posted by taylor9209

I know babies (60-80 Grams) can be housed in a 6 QT tubs, but how long will it generally be before you need to move up?
So, I guess what I'm wondering is, if there is a guide that says
60-200 Grams, (X QT's)
200-500 Grams, (X size tub)...
ETC,
ETC.

I'm asking, because while browsing potintial snakes I might be interested in buying, I notice the average 2013 (Hatchlings?) is 60-80 gramns, but sometimes they come as "Well Started" and these range in the 200 Grams.

Is buying a well started morph a good idea for a beginner, or does it not really make much of a difference?

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Morph or normal, they need the same general care. Breeding and such is more advanced. So, unless you're planning on that, get whatever you like. :-)

This is what I go by in general.

Hatchling - 6qt
300-500 g - 15qt
500-1000 g - 28 or 32qt
2000g+ - 41qt

I may bump up a tub size early if the snake is an aggressive feeder and doesn't stress easily. And some shy or picky eaters stay in their current tub for longer even if its pretty snug. An easily stressed BP would prefer the tight tub over a larger enclosure.

Buying a well started snake is fine. You can get the feeding records and know if that snake eats well. With babies, it can be difficult to know that. Plus 200g give or take is nothing.

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I typically skip the mid size tub and go straight from a 6 qt for hatchlings (roughly 14" X 8") to a 28 or 32 qt tub (roughly 24" X 16") for sub adult/adult sizes. smaller males can stay in a 32 qt for the rest of their lives but larger snakes and females get moved up to a 41 qt tub (roughly 35" X 16")