Quote Originally Posted by MPenn
The problem with a cage that size is that it is very hard to maintain heat and humidity.

If you are just wanting to get one, why not start with a male. A male of either species can reach 10 -14 feet with a respectable feeding schedule.
Humidity may be an issue, but the cage would be built into a dedicated herp room which is kept at 78-80 degrees so heating shouldn't require much more than a few heat lamps and maybe a large heat mat in the floor.

I mentioned a few times that I would be getting a male. Seeing as how breeding isn't really in my plans for this, if I did decide to get a second large python I may just get another male. I believe that by the time I actually get around to doing all this I will be plenty ready for a potentially 18ft, 150lb snake, but a potentially 28ft, 300lb snake is a whole different story! I take my snakes out of their cages at least once, usually 2-3times, a week. I would feel comfortable with a male, but I'm not sure I would feel to safe taking out a 200+ pound female all by myself and I don't have many friends willing to help on a regular basis.

Like I said before, since this will be purely a display animal/pet I'm pretty confident that I will be more than happy with just a single specimen. I was just curious so I figured I'd get some opinions. At this point I'm leaning towards a male tiger retic. I know they are not known for having quite the sunny disposition that the burms tend to have, but I really like the look of them and since I plan on a fairly tall enclosure with some large climbing branches I'd like a snake that will actually make use of them. I haven't seen a whole lot of tree climbing burms!