One tank size for life?

[zhang317]

The proportion in relation to height is a very good point, thanks for bringing that up!

I guess I got a lucky break here, because I don't have to worry about humidity.

[vangarret2000]

20 gallon long will be perfect for a ball pythons entire life. You might need to move to something a bit larger if you have an extra huge breeder female.

Just so you know, ball pythons aren't the best display snakes so you will most likely be staring at a bunch of fake plants and no BP.

I deffinatly got got one like that. The only time I get to see it move around in it's tank, is if I come home later at night I'll leave the lights off and check out the tank. Once Daken notices me he's freeze a for a few seconds then scoot back into a hide. Tonight I think I miss him getting a drink. When I walked in his head was over his water dish, but as soon as I was in the room he recoiled then went back to the hide.

[vangarret2000]

You don't know my bp, then. lol. He's all over the place.

I wouldn't keep one in anything less than a 30. Bigger is better of course. Mine is in a 50 gallon. Bps love to stretch out and given the chance, will be fairly active snakes.

About how old is your BP? Does it move around lots while you are in the room? Mine will be out and about but always hide once I get in the room. I don't really expect it to change but it is still young, so can it be age that makes it more active or do you just got a lucky one?

[Malpaso]

I'm not sure how that gallon measuring convert to cubic meters... So not sure if helps I have tank (and I plan to keep it for entire BP's life) 1000x500x500 mm (so 1/4 m^3)

edit: I got it! (1 Cubic Meter = 264.172052 Gallons) -> it's 66 Gallons

[ScottyDsntKnow]

Heck, I'm considering moving my 220g girl back down to a 10G and getting a baby boa for the 20L I have. She's never out of her hides anyway and they'll both fit in a 10G with her water dish easy. Plus that 10G fits anywhere so I'd have room...

[Mike Cavanaugh]

20l for a male, and 30l for a female.

You will have trouble trying to keep a hatchling in that size though.... this is easily fixed though by dividing the tank while it is small.... in other words, only give it access to a part of the tank in the beginning... just make sure it has a temberature gradient.

[vangarret2000]

If you are dividing a larger tank should you use a smaller UTH?

[Mike Cavanaugh]

If you are dividing a larger tank should you use a smaller UTH?

depends on the size of the UTH and how you plan to divide it. you can always divide it on both the left and right sides... so the snake is in the middle of the tank... however you do it, you want the UTH under no more then half of the livable space.

[JeffJ]

this pole is hard to answer. for a male id say if i had to buy only one itwould be a 30gal. but for a female. they can put some junk in the trunk so id haveot go with a 40gal.

[Mike Cavanaugh]

this pole is hard to answer. for a male id say if i had to buy only one itwould be a 30gal. but for a female. they can put some junk in the trunk so id haveot go with a 40gal.

No need for bigger then a 30gallon long for a female. it is almost identical in floor space to a 41 quart tub and that is what the majority of breeders use for their large females.