Hi everyone, I just joined today and I have a few questions. I recently purchased a male hatchling borneo short tailed python last Saturday. I have researched information about them before my purchase but I would like to get some views and opinions from some actual owners. The guy at the pet store told me that he was about 3 to 4 weeks old at the time of purchase and he is about 8 to 10 inches long. I was told that I can keep him in a ten gallon aquarium by the guy at the pet store, is this accurate? Or should I put him in a ventilated rubbermaid tub which I already have? For substrate he is on a combination of coconut husk and sphagum moss, should I keep him on this or give him paper towel, newspaper, eco earth, or something else? The other question is that for heating in the tank he has a heat lamp, but I do not have a heating source for the rubbermaid container. However the ambient air temperatures in my home are 80 to 85 during the day and about 75 to 80 at night in the room that he is in. Lastly I have tried handling the little guy, he has never tried to bite me, but he is flighty. He is ok with the initial pick up, but then when he realizes that he is no longer in his enclosure he flails and tries to get away. Is this normal, and will he grow out of this over time? Apologies for all of the questions, I just want to make sure that I am giving him the best living conditions that are possible.
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