20 gallon too big?

So I don't even know how big the ball python I will be getting is going to be… but will get a very young snake from a breeder. My thought process with the tank size is that if I get a 20 gallon now, and fill it with 2 hides the water dish and then crowd it with fake plants, branches, maybe another hide, etc. that it would be okay even for the baby snake. As it grows I can increase the size of the hides and remove the excess crowding materials and have it in the 20 gallon for a long time (I'm getting a male). Is this okay? And do you guys have any suggestions on how to crowd a 20 gallon tank enough for a baby BP?


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Originally Posted by xman970

So I don't even know how big the ball python I will be getting is going to be… but will get a very young snake from a breeder. My thought process with the tank size is that if I get a 20 gallon now, and fill it with 2 hides the water dish and then crowd it with fake plants, branches, maybe another hide, etc. that it would be okay even for the baby snake. As it grows I can increase the size of the hides and remove the excess crowding materials and have it in the 20 gallon for a long time (I'm getting a male). Is this okay? And do you guys have any suggestions on how to crowd a 20 gallon tank enough for a baby BP?


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I'm not even sure, because I have a 40 gallon breeder my tank is kind of empty but I have a decent sized hides and I got a branch in there now. It still seems empty.


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If you can keep the temp and humidity right in the enclosure, size isn't as big an issue as having tight hides. An undersized hide is a hat, an oversized hide has space in addition to the snake in it