Bp Enclosure question.

[Kaorte]

Sorry DutchHerp for being so definsive, i just thought that it would be alright to keep them together, ok so what are my options for housing... i have one in a 40 gallon breeder tank, and im not getting my other one until summer, and im not going to breed them i just have them for pets thats it, also i dont have that much room for cages, so what should i do. I will listen to you and keep them apart.

You could go the tub route, put a separator in the 40gallon, or get 2 20gallons.

[tjones]

Is a 20 gallon big enough for a ball python at adulthood it seems small.

[DutchHerp]

Sorry DutchHerp for being so definsive, i just thought that it would be alright to keep them together, ok so what are my options for housing... i have one in a 40 gallon breeder tank, and im not getting my other one until summer, and im not going to breed them i just have them for pets thats it, also i dont have that much room for cages, so what should i do. I will listen to you and keep them apart.

Ey man it's cool.

I recommend just getting two 20gals, slapping a heat pad with a thermostat under there. How cold does your room get?

[blackcrystal22]

Sorry DutchHerp for being so definsive, i just thought that it would be alright to keep them together, ok so what are my options for housing... i have one in a 40 gallon breeder tank, and im not getting my other one until summer, and im not going to breed them i just have them for pets thats it, also i dont have that much room for cages, so what should i do. I will listen to you and keep them apart.

Are you severely set on nice looking cages?
You could store your 40 breeder in your basement away somewhere for a bigger snake one day and get two 20 gallons. It would be about the same size as one 40 gallon.

If you don't have room or money, and don't care about space. Depending on the age of your ball pythons you can go out and get two appropriately sized tubs for them.
If they are hatchlings-yearlings a 15quart will probably work perfectly. If they are older, or too large, a 32quart could probably hold most adults except for larger females which might have to go to 41quarts.

[Kaorte]

Is a 20 gallon big enough for a ball python at adulthood it seems small.

Unless you have a 2,000+ gram female, it is perfectly fine for an adult BP. Make sure its a 20gallon long though.

[tjones]

my room is about 70, around that

[tjones]

Are you severely set on nice looking cages?
You could store your 40 breeder in your basement away somewhere for a bigger snake one day and get two 20 gallons. It would be about the same size as one 40 gallon.

If you don't have room or money, and don't care about space. Depending on the age of your ball pythons you can go out and get two appropriately sized tubs for them.
If they are hatchlings-yearlings a 15quart will probably work perfectly. If they are older, or too large, a 32quart could probably hold most adults except for larger females which might have to go to 41quarts.

i would like something that looks nice, but a 20gallon long doesnt seem that big but if you say so.

[DutchHerp]

my room is about 70, around that

That's where you might run in to problems.

This is what I suggest:

Get a large heat pad, which covers approximately 2/3 of the tank. Set the temperature on your thermostat at about 80*.

Then get a smaller pad, covering approximately 1/3 of the tank, and set the temperature here at about 90*. This way you'll have an excellent thermal gradient.

The same thing can be accomplished in a tub.

You'll need two thermostats though...

[tjones]

That's where you might run in to problems.

This is what I suggest:

Get a large heat pad, which covers approximately 2/3 of the tank. Set the temperature on your thermostat at about 80*.

Then get a smaller pad, covering approximately 1/3 of the tank, and set the temperature here at about 90*. This way you'll have an excellent thermal gradient.

The same thing can be accomplished in a tub.

You'll need two thermostats though...

But the thing is that im only 16 years old and this will be costing me alot of money, and also the only reason i am aloud to get another bp is that i was planning on building a cage from a dresser and keeping both snakes in the cage but now i told my parents that i should have two different cages and now their saying that, thats not a good idea so thats why i wanted to keep both snakes in one cage. See my problem, im luck for having one snake

[Kaorte]

But the thing is that im only 16 years old and this will be costing me alot of money, and also the only reason i am aloud to get another bp is that i was planning on building a cage from a dresser and keeping both snakes in the cage but now i told my parents that i should have two different cages and now their saying that, thats not a good idea so thats why i wanted to keep both snakes in one cage. See my problem, im luck for having one snake

You can set up two tubs for under $100.

If you can't afford to take care of another animal, maybe you should hold off on getting another.