I said I'd probably never have a ball python...

I brought a pastel female home from Repticon today. She's quite young, but I'm not sure how old.
She's about one foot long. Is a 40 gallon breeder too big for her right now?

It was a great show. I bought a female spider, pastel male, normal female and a male hypo boa.

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Originally Posted by Tigerhawk

It was a great show. I bought a female spider, pastel male, normal female and a male hypo boa.

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From Columbia Repticon?

Think a 40 gallon breeder is way to big for her unless you have lots and lots of clutter and hides to make her feel secure

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Okay, would a 10 gallon or a 20 long be better?

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Originally Posted by Awaiting Abyss

Okay, would a 10 gallon or a 20 long be better?

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20 gallon long would probably be ok. What is her weight?

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I'm going to give an educated guess and say that she's probably around 6-8 months old. With how long she is, for now - if I were you I would go with a 20 gallon.

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20 gallon long would probably be ok. What is her weight?

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4.1 oz / 118 g

She's about 10g heavier than my guy. I had him in a 10 gallon and it was WAY too small. I didn't want to have to buy an extra tank, so I went for the 40. It is really big, BUT, I have TONS of stuff in there. He has two hides, a big water dish, a little water dish, and a LOT of fake plants. It looks like a jungle in there. He seems to be okay. He eats a fuzzy rat every five days and has gained about 50g since I got him. So, my suggestion is a 40 with lots of clutter is fine if you don't want to have to buy another tank later.

Or just skip all the tank nonsense and get a rack. You know you'll need those slots later. ;) The addiction has just begun.

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Or just skip all the tank nonsense and get a rack. You know you'll need those slots later. ;) The addiction has just begun.

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This lol. I have all 6 of mine in tanks right now and they are fine but I'm probably going to see about building a rack this summer. I like the look of the tanks but if I add any more snakes in tanks I'm going to have to start moving the furniture out of the house :P.

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From Columbia Repticon?

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Yup! I picked up this bumble belly there! http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/09/muhu7y8a.jpg

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At one foot long and 110+g, I'm guessing s/he can't be more than a couple of months at best. I got mine at that size at 2 months and he's a slow starter.
He was living in a 15gal glass vive until he was 6 months (~250 grams).

You can do the 40 gal, if it is VERY cluttered (as mentioned) and you black out 3 of the 4 sides. :)

Congrats on the beautiful BP!

Beauty!

Well I have a 20 long and a 40 B on hand. I just don't have clips or a heat mat for the 20, and I'll have to move my gerbils out of it and into the 40.

I could clutter the 40 gallon also.

By the way, with switching her from live prey... Would it be easier to go from live to pre-killed to f/t? Or would it matter?