Hello everyone! I'm in the process of adopting a 4 year BP from a friend of mine - the poor guy has been constantly harassed by my friend's cats and is need of rehoming. I've always wanted to have a pet snake, and I couldn't pass up the opportunity to help put this snake into a more comfortable home. I got the chance to meet him yesterday, and he is a complete sweetheart. He was very comfortable with being handled (my friend informed me that he was captive bred and has been handled constantly since she got him as a baby) and was quite curious about me. My friend told me that he has had no health problems and has only ever tried to bite her once, which she admitted was her fault because she had just recently handled a mouse (she was still learning at the time). He's currently eating f/t rats (I'm not sure what size) and tends to be a bit weird about eating, which I understand is fairly common with BPs.

I'm completely new to keeping snakes (I do have a Russian tortoise, but being a diurnal vegetarian, he doesn't have much in common with snakes) and therefore I have been scouring the internet for as much information as possible. This particular forum is full of very helpful info, for which I thank you

Anyway - the BP I'm adopting is currently housed in a glass aquarium. He has just recently reached 4' long and is now slightly too big for the tank size he's currently in (my friend was unsure what size the tank was in gallons, but it has a 36" x 12" base). I'm interested in upgrading him into a PVC style tank, likely from Animal Plastics, because the humidity in my apartment is usually low enough that it would be a pain trying to keep everything constant in a glass tank. I've seen that many people on this forum suggest getting the T-8 style cage from Animal Plastics for a single adult BP. However, that seems contrary to other information I've seen on the care sheet and other forum posts - if I'm understanding correctly, the ideal cage size for an adult BP is 36" x 18" x 12" or somewhere close to those dimensions, which makes me think that the T-3 style cage is actually a better size. Is there a reason that people prefer the T-8? It seemed like some people like it because it can be easily divided into two parts to house more than one snake. I'm really truly only interested in housing for one snake - I understand that these little guys can be addicting, but I am currently limited in terms of space and plan on strictly keeping to one snake for at least the next 5 years.

Thanks in advance for your advice! I'm sure I'll have plenty more questions while I'm learning all I can about BPs