What snake to put in my 55 gallon?!!!?? :D

[TheShortBus]

Hey guys, help me out!

I've got a 55 gallon fish tank that I have mounted into the wall. Its currently houseing a huge 10'' red devil cichlid and a pleco the size of your arm... well im getting sick of always having to clean up water they splash out on to the drywayll and really they both need a bigger tank anyway. Pluss im currently starting a 75 gallon salt tank so I really only need one big fish tank :p.

Seeing that i spent so much time on making the frame and drywalling the hole thing into my existing wall, i dont just want to scrap the hole thing because it looks really cool. Soooo im toying with the idea of getting a large snake to put in it. Like a red tail, or maybe just a really pretty show snake like a treeboa or python. When I say "show snake" i dont plan on handleing somthing often that requires stiches every time i get nipped... .

Money is also an issue here. Im not looking to spend $300+ on it. More in the $200 range or less is all I can really afford right now.


So heres a few snakes iv'e thought of;

1. Redtail Boa
pros; love them! cheap!!, can find large ones to addopt all the time.
cons; may outgrow the tank kind of fast, have 4 cats.... can seeing that ending bad somehow lol

2. Amazon Tree Boa
pros; arboreal so tank should be plenty big
cons; never held one, but they just look mean as sin....

3.Emerald Tree Boa
pros; alllwayys wanted one! aboreal, but tank still may not be deep enough.
cons; price and herd they have a nasty bite as well

4.Green Tree Python
pros; my buddy has a yearling and i love it. will have one one day
cons; price. well for the local i would like to get anyway

5.Carpet Python
dont think tank has enough floor space..

6..you guys chime in.. its 5am and im just really bored lol

[TheShortBus]

annnyyyoneeeee??

[blackcrystal22]

Something mainly arboreal would be good. Mainly because you'll see them a lot more in a display cage like that. A good GTP or ATB would look lovely. You could also divide it in two and put in two smaller arboreal snakes.

Carpets need a bit more floor space IMO, same with RTBs. I think an RTB would be very hard to do in a cage like that because reaching in to pull out a heavier snake could get difficult and slightly dangerous.

[andwhy6]

i would get a green tree just cuz ive always wanted one. they are some SEXY snakes

[TheShortBus]

thanks! i was thinking the exact same thing. and great idea about splitting it for two tanks as well.

[andwhy6]

i spit a 95 gal i had and stuck the heat in the middle it works out nice for bps.

[TheShortBus]

yea i actually thought about doing that too. each tank would just be 6'' shorter than the 20L's that i keep them in now.


was actually at a local pet store tonight and held a 7ft red tail . he was puppy dog tame and i fell in love. i want to get one soooo bad now, but the tank is going to be too small for one as an adult, so i may just get a baby and rais him in it until i can build a large cage for him. and by him and not getting a female 6-8 feet is big enough as it is.


another thought is i may make it into a dart frog tank! ive already got a water line running to the tank for water changes so i figure i might be able to rig up a misting system

[Hypnotic Exotic]

Dumeril's boa. A lot of the same pro's as a red tail but less common. Super tame, good feeders and very pretty snakes. You can get one less than $100 wholesale for a baby and I've seen adults for $200.