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    15q tub to big for a hatchling?

    I put my 85g Mojave girl in a 15q tub. Is this to big of a tub?

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    A 15 qt tub should be fine as long as you provide good hides.
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    I have hatchings in 32q tubs now and raised hatchlings before them in the same tubs. They are all doing great.

    Give them hides on each end and a couple more if you would like.

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    Re: 15q tub to big for a hatchling?

    Quote Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant View Post
    A 15 qt tub should be fine as long as you provide good hides.
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    Re: 15q tub to big for a hatchling?

    My racks are from boaphile with all sides covered but the front. Are hides still necessary?

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    For an 85 gram hatchling? I personally think so.
    The Ball Pythons
    0.1 2002 normal "Noodle", 1.0 2011 albino "Mosh", 0.1 2011 pinstripe "Pepper", 1.0 2009 lesser "Cato, 0.1 2010 spider "Phoebe", 1.0 2011 pastel 50% het. hypo "Toad", 0.1 2012 black pewter "Pomona", 0.1 2013 kingpin "Marvel", 0.0.7 lesserxspider eggs

    The Others
    0.1 2013 p. baroni "Hyacinth", 0.1 2013 CB g. oxycephala "Laurasia", 1.0 2013 T+ albino p. brongersmai "Reinhardt", 1.0 2012 CH g. oxycephala "Gondwana"

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    Do you immediately separate the hatchling or keep them together for a little bit? And when do you separate them?

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    I prefer no hides at all in my tubs, but if a snake is a picky eater I give them one.
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