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[spartaselite]

About shedding twice a month, if they have a number of bad sheds shedding twice a month is alright as long as they don't do it too often. My bp shed twice in a fortnight recently, and i beleive she might be about to start another shed cycle.

[KO7707]

About shedding twice a month, if they have a number of bad sheds shedding twice a month is alright as long as they don't do it too often. My bp shed twice in a fortnight recently, and i beleive she might be about to start another shed cycle.

Hi, Thanks for your reply! Her first shed was terrible, she had really thick eye caps on and looked like hell, but her next shed was great and came off all in one peice including her eye caps! I just worried that she was shedding so soon after they had said she just did....

[Neal]

They shed as they need, nothing to worry about, and as long as the sheds are going fine, I wouldn't be concerned at all. I've had some baby snakes shed 2 times a month.

[771subliminal]

Ball pythons are very shy snakes. They thrive in smaller enclosures. They spend 90% of their time hiding, so the constant roaming and exploring is actually a sign of stress.

How are you measuring temps (what kind of thermometers) and controlling your heat source (what kind of thermostat or dimmer)?

If you look at a 55g, you will notice that it is super tall, and ball pythons are ground dwelling snakes. They will only use the bottom 12" of the tank, so you are basically heating 20 gallons that will never be used by the snake.

sorry i cant agree with this, they thrive in enclosures that they feel safe in, if you can make a 55 or even 100 gal tank where they feel safe in they will thrive. sure it will take more work and you will have to use alot more things to make them feel safe but they will be just fine.

[stratus_020202]

I have a 55, and no problems with my baby. Granted, it was a big challenge getting the humidity to stay at a constant. I finally figured it out, and my baby is happy as can be. Shedding great, eating like a pig, and hiding (all the time). I think it all depends on how much work you put into. It would have been cheaper to go with a tub, but the 55 gal was given to me, and I wanted to make it work rather than get rid of it.

[blushingball419]

sorry i cant agree with this, they thrive in enclosures that they feel safe in, if you can make a 55 or even 100 gal tank where they feel safe in they will thrive. sure it will take more work and you will have to use alot more things to make them feel safe but they will be just fine.

I have to agree. My girl is in a 50 gal breeder tank (so it's wider than it is tall) and is having no problems. My temps and humidity are spot on and she eats wonderfully. I have 2 nice small tight hides for her in there along with plenty of fake branches and plants to fill it in. (And no, I don't mind taking them all out to clean ) However, I personally wouldn't go any larger than a 50 though and I do think they should be the wider, shorter ones rather than the tall ones.

I don't have any problem with people that keep their snakes in tubs and they do seem to do well in them. Obviously it's whatever works best for you and your snake(s). As long as your snake is healthy and happy that's all that matters