what size tub should Ibuy to house my adult ball python....

[jhamilton]

I am building my first rack this week and just wonder what size tubs you guys use for adults? Not all my snakes are adults but I want to build the rack to be able to hold them when they are. I was thinking going with a 41 quart (36x16x6 roughly). What do you guys and girls think?

[anatess]

36x16 is a good size.

Most breeders use the CB-70 size tub in their adult bp racks.

[jhamilton]

about the same size! thanks

[jhamilton]

got another question.....
all the tubs i have found don't lay flat on the ground...they are raised up a few cenimeters by a ridge on the bottom. Is that okay? I guess I can just raise the temps a few degrees on my theromstat to make up for that. whatch think?

[ericzerka24]

For my adult females, I use the 41qt sterlites which have the ridges and it works just fine. My males I keep in the 32qt tubs.

[alexOATH]

I keep both my adult males and females in 41 quart tubs. And I have my juvis in 32 qt tubs.

[Stewart_Reptiles]

I use 32 quarts (23 5/8" L x 16 3/8" W x 6 1/2" H) for males and 41 quarts (34 7/8" L x 16 5/8" W x 6 1/8" H) for females

[jhamilton]

if you guys use flexwatt where do you tape it to your shelfs? the length or width? the 34" side or the 16" side?

[jben]

the 16" side

[reno-cg]

You have to watch the tubs that have the middle raised as it acts like a bubble. If you push down on the raised part, you can see that the floor of the tub actually rests lower than the edges. If you are using heating cable/tape/pads on the bottom, you have to make sure that the raised part doesn't touch the heat source. I struggled with this for a while but then just decided to get different tubs. Walmart offers Sterlite tubs that are flat on the bottom and they are cheaper than most other retail stores. I suggest you use them