Quote Originally Posted by Bogertophis View Post
I'd go with a taller enclosure too, if that was me. Even if you're not a large person, 12" tall enclosures are a pain to reach in, as KMG said ^ ^ ^. I had 2 of them & hated them. Also, remember that it's not only the height- a 12" tall enclosure will have a door that will be MUCH shorter than 12" for reaching into. Scraping your arm or banging your elbow gets "old".

I'd say the smaller enclosure (24 x 12 x12) is okay for a hatchling snake while it's young- roughly the first 2 years, but certainly NOT for the life of the snake when it gets to be 3-5' long, as a young to older adult BP.

You're better off planning to change enclosures once the snake grows- most ppl have trouble keeping young BPs in larger homes to start with- they often won't eat, & that's not a good thing.

If you only get the large enclosure now, you could sub-divide it until the snake grows, then later on do a makeover (you'd have to change the heat etc).
Thank you. That's what I was thinking. Small one now and then upgrade or subdivide the big one.

Is there a big difference in keeping humidity up in the big one compared to the small one? Or just about the same as long as everything is set up properly?