cage size inquery

[TingsPaPa]

i was just thinking that my ball python (ting) appears to want a bit more space in his enclosure. ever since he escaped and was recaptured, it seems as tho he wants to have more room to roam about. he also has grown quite significantly over the past year and i was thinking of construcing a new enclosure for him. the one he is in now is about 25-30 gallons and he is about 3-3 1/2 feet long. most of the information i have gathered from websites and books tell me that a ball python at adult size, (3-5 feet) only needs an enclosure that is 30 gallons. does anyone have any advice or experience with sizing an enclosure for my little pal? i want him to have enough room to climb and to hide and roam to the point where he has enough freedom. i hear that if you make a snake's enclosure too large, they may get stressed. any ideas?????

[TingsPaPa]

so many views... so little response

[masterorder19]

Look for me i feel if you give them the room they will use it..i am against having a 4 foot snake in a 30 x 12 tray....if it's an adult they dont like climbing much babies do...if you want more room go with a 72 quart sterilite from target..it'll be happy in their..i only have 2 baby pastels now but growing up i had 5 normals for over ten years..before i moved out of state thne i came home to find my parent gave them away....if they have the room they will use it...

[TingsPaPa]

thats what i figured. ting likes to climb and roam around. so you say they got em at target? i didnt know they had a pet section over there... i was thinking of building my own with like a bookshelf built in or something cool like that. i wonder what kind of measurements i should use to make his living space. thanks for the tip

[masterorder19]

What i was saying is a tub still but just a large tub...like i said if it an adult from my experience they dont climb much...the tub size i told is like 44 x 22 x 7 more so...

[Swingline0.0.1]

Really anything under 2500 grams will do just fine in a 20 gallon. Bigger than that and then its a 30 gallon. Bigger than that will stress your little guy out pretty bad, then he may not eat!

[Lolo76]

Also, remember that while BPs occasionally like to climb, they are not "designed" to do so... and therefore they're at risk of getting hurt or stuck. When I had Delilah in a glass tank, she managed to get tangled in the light wire (it was built-in) & screen lid multiple times - then she'd THUNK to the ground when she got loose. I realized a different enclosure would be better, and she is quite happy now in her 28qt tub. My big 2000g girl is in a 41qt tub with two hides and a water dish, and also seems very content. They're not very demanding animals, and most of the fancy cages are just for our viewing pleasure.

[rthamilton]

Really anything under 2500 grams will do just fine in a 20 gallon. Bigger than that and then its a 30 gallon. Bigger than that will stress your little guy out pretty bad, then he may not eat!

I dont believe this to be true about stressing them out. I do believe that u should provide more hiding spaces tho. There is nothing more that i hate,then to see a large snake with 2 hides almost facing each other(looks cramped). Maybe the snake doesnt mind but i do.

[Swingline0.0.1]

You may like it, but you would want whats in the best interest of your snakes health, yes? You can still make it pretty if you want, but they do not need a large space, and yes, it will stress your snake.

[rthamilton]

You may like it, but you would want whats in the best interest of your snakes health, yes? You can still make it pretty if you want, but they do not need a large space, and yes, it will stress your snake.

Needing is one thing?Saying that the cause of stress is due to the size of his enclosure and not whats in it seems crazy to me.Thats like saying its stressful for the snake to live outside where it belongs.