Caging Question

Hello everyone! I currently have two ball pythons and a corn snake. The glass aquariums aren't working out for me very well either on temperature or humidity so I'm planning an upgrade to an enclosed cage like a T8 from Animal Plastics or something like that. My question is this: are these cages going to be able to maintain adequate interior temperatures? I don't have separate areas for my snakes at this time and I'm still probably a year or two away from being able to offer them their own hot room in my place. The lowest I usually go is 72 and I don't go much higher than 74. Will these enclosures be able to compensate? Or will I be eliminating the humidity problem only to still have the temperature problem? Or is it just a matter of getting an easily alterable cage and installing a radiant heat panel to supplement the belly heat? Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.

These cages are probably your best option if you are looking to change from glass tanks and are wanting visually appealing cages.

I have some boas in these display type cages. I have a 6 foot animal plastics cage that I use a radiant heat panel in, and the other 2 I use belly heat. I really do like the rhp, but for a ball python I would stick with belly heat.

I will let others chime in who have those species in similar set ups. My balls and corns are in racks and tubs, but I have a lot more than 3 :)

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I don't have AP cages, but I do use vision cages and they hold temps and humidity really well. My house fluctuates in temps, hottest is 78 and the coolest is around 69 and I don't have any issue maintaining temps.

I have (4) T8's for my snakes. The ambient temps stay in the mid-high 70's and my humidity stays between 55-65%. I use UTH's to create a hot spot and in the winter time I boost the ambient temps with either a CHE or IR heat bulb. A RHP would work well also.

I just ordered a AP T8. PVC enclosures are well worth the money, and are considered to be the best caging materials around. I know many will disagree, but a T8 is major overkill for even a full grown BP. I keep my adult female BCIs in 4x2x1. Go a step down and save some money.

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I just ordered a AP T8. PVC enclosures are well worth the money, and are considered to be the best caging materials around. I know many will disagree, but a T8 is major overkill for even a full grown BP. I keep my adult female BCIs in 4x2x1. Go a step down and save some money.

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A T8 is the cheapest of the AP terrestrial cages, including the T1s, which are half the footprint of a T8s. Unless you've got a space limitation why order a smaller unit and spend more money? If you have two snakes that'll be happy with a 4'x2' area, you can get a divider for the T8 and still be only a little more expensive than a single T1 - at list price, and at the moment the T8s and some other models are on sale. (NAYY).


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So what is the consensus? Is each half of a divided T8 (2x2x1) large enough for an adult BP? To me it seems like it would be to small, but I am a newb to this and know nothing. :)

Not too many people like boamaster but, for what it is worth they get the job done. Across the board, heat, humidity, and with such a low price you can't beat it. I have a 6ft' er from boamaster and with the fluctuations in temperature in my house between me and my wife fighting over the thermostat I have no complaints. I run a rhp and a heat mat under a piece of plexi I sealed inside the enclosure on a herpstat 2 i run the the reptile fogger maybe once a week if that. Plan to get another and divide it for two pythons. Just saying it's a little more work to put together and get it how you want than most other enclosures but like I said it's cheaper and it works great.

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So what is the consensus? Is each half of a divided T8 (2x2x1) large enough for an adult BP? To me it seems like it would be to small, but I am a newb to this and know nothing. :)

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Not sure if you will come up with a consensus here, some people believe smaller is better while others believe give them (any reptile) as much space and as natural of a setup as you can. I fall into the latter, but to each their own.

You wont get a good consensus on this forum, rarely anyone can agree on the same thing without a fight breaking out. I personally think a T8 split in two would be fine for two adult BPs. The actual square footage per side is more than a 41 qt tub.

But to JClaibornes point, it all depends on how you wish to maintain your setups. Some people like to go ultra natural, and provide as much space as possible. I usually go for a minimalist yet efficient setup that is easily cleaned and temperature regulated. To each there own, no right answer.