Largest you'd keep in a 28 quart?
Just wondering at what weight you'd move a bp to a larger bin? Curious because the rescue I picked up today came with a nice 4x2' PVC cage that's divided into three 24x16" sections. The little male that's in one section is only 445g so he's fine, but I'm trying to decide if it's worth keeping this cage or selling it and buying a rack. I'm hopefully picking up an 800g pastave male this weekend so he can go in another, but Monday I've got an over 4000g girl coming so she's probably going in a 60q tub, she's huge and I can't imagine her in a 41q. Years ago I had an 1100g male that wouldn't eat in anything larger than a 28q but is there a general weight range where a 28 is getting cramped? If I pick up anything else it will be a breeding size female so I'll probably need a larger set up. I just really like this cage.
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I have a 28 qt rack and they love the privacy the rack gives them. But none of mine are over 1000g yet. Once my female hits 1000 I'm most likely gonna build a 32 or 41 qt rack as well.
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That's what I figured, as much as I love the look of the PVC cages it's just not all that practical. I'll be picking up a proven breeder pewter female and a 900g pastave male in a few weeks and I just don't think I can put a female in there. Better start building something.
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To me, it really depends on the snake. You will get to know which ones will eat just fine and appreciate the bigger space, and which snakes will get stressed out when they are introduced to a 41qt tub. In general, I think we move snakes to 41qt when they are about 1500 grams. It varies though.