Ball Python Housing Question?

[hunter94]

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.

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.

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?

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.