Ball Python Housing Question?

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Originally Posted by python1024

A 20 gallon tank is plenty big for an adult male ball python. Anything bigger will just stress out a snake. A female can go into a 30 gallon long.

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The Care Sheet on BP.net recommends using a 36x18x12 for an Adult Male or Female and that is a 30 gallon, so no 20 gallon isn't big enough for an Adult unless your Adult snake is very small. Iv seen people put there BP's in a 55 gallon tank and have no problems. If you just put a Water Dish and 2 hides in the cage, well then yes I could see the snake being stressed. But if you add additional stuff like Fake Plants, more then 2 hides...ect the snake wouldn't be.

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Originally Posted by stevepoppers

OP: Would it be hurtful to put it in a 40 gal. right from childhood?
ME: Yes. I recommend something much smaller, such as a shoebox-sized plastic tub, not just because of size, but because it will also make your life easier.

Happy with that?

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I'm not trying to be rude or anything if thats what it seems like but if some one asks a specific question about tanks you should answer it in the same format he asked it. Instead of not mentioning a 10 gallon tank at all in the post you say some thing about a shoebox-sized tub. Thats fine though other recommendations are ok but at least answer the question about the tanks. Sorry if I came off rude in my posts I didn't mean to, its really hard to make judgments on how a person means some thing because you can't really hear the tone of voice. ;)

Thanks for the info everyone. I'm defiantly going to start her in a smaller tank.

And no worries hunter, I didn't take it as rude, thanks for the advice :D

Cheers,
Mike

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Originally Posted by classy

Thanks for the info everyone. I'm defiantly going to start her in a smaller tank.

And no worries hunter, I didn't take it as rude, thanks for the advice :D

Cheers,
Mike

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No problem. :)

I keep my 3 ft male in a 20 gallon long tank (30x12x12). He seems to do great in there. Has a hide on both ends and a large water bowl in the center. Eats every week and sheds nearly perfect. If i were to get a baby to keep in an aquarium, id get a 20 or 30 gallon tank and make a divider to limit the space. This will save money in the long run when the snake gets bigger and you can just remove the divider for more room.

To save money, you can buy a 30L now and put a divider in it to keep the snake within 1/3 of the tank. You can use just a regular block of wood or some such. If you are using an Undertank Heater (UTH), get the heater sized for a 30 gallon and tape it to the tank using aluminum tape (do not peel off the sticker that it comes with) so that half of the UTH is under the side where the snake is and half of it is under the side that is empty.

The snake can grow pretty fast, so you can just move the divider and UTH over a little bit at a time as the snake grows until he is big enough for the entire tank.

Hope this helps.

P.S. The snake can get pretty strong as he grows bigger, so just make sure the divider won't topple over and potentially hurt the snake.