Adult Enclosure size.

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Originally Posted by Godzilla78

Yeah I totally disagree with those people. A 32 quart is for juveniles, I personally don’t want my snake in a tiny box 24/7

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That is why I asked the question. Either way if I do this little build most likely would home my Juvenile spider in there as a display case. But now want to remeasure asap to see what it truly is!

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Originally Posted by ErostheSnake

The length plus the width should be equal to or greater than the length of the snake. For example: my enclosure is 36x18 which equals 54”. So that enclosure will comfortably House a BP up to 54”. :)


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Now this makes much more sense.

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Originally Posted by BPgirls

That I understand. But I have seen people post on here that a 32qt tub is fine for up to 2000 grams. A 32 qt tub is 23-5/8 x 16-3/8 x 6-1/2 inches.

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Ah, I always took that to be a very dated opinion when I've seen it personally, or as something to be used for unusual trouble-feeders who prove they won't eat in larger enclosures. Only posts I really saw it on here were fairly old. I much prefer the length + width greater than or equal to length of snake if it is a tub, especially for a ball python. Cages of course to a similar or larger dimension than that.

My boy Obi regularly prowls his whole enclosure and re-arranges it all, and I can't imagine him doing it in smaller than at least that CB70 size tub. (He is 1,350-1,400g, 4 ft long, and in an AP T8 4'x2'x1')

Even if a breeder does it, that doesn't make it the best.

I heard someone say once that what (some) breeders do is make sure they live, while pet owners (and small breeders many times) put focus on them thriving and having the best possible life.

Will a cage that size kill a BP if heat and such is correct? No, probably not. Will it be able to truly thrive and have space to prowl if it wants or stretch out fully? Also no.

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Originally Posted by BPgirls

So than you would say the size I listed would be appropriate for an adult BP?

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It depends on the size of the adult. For example, my males are pretty small but my girls are huge.

I'd personally do something a little wider. My own thoughts on the subject is to provide the best enclosure you can. However, BPs also exist in tubs so it really becomes a personal decision.

Yes i only used those measurements as that was the size of the tank sitting on it at the time. So it was an eyeball measurement. Most likely it is about 30x20x20