Quote Originally Posted by xStatic View Post
So I'm basically really frustrated right now... I had a deal set up with someone who was adopting out her BP, but then she changed her mind last minute and decided to give the snake to her sister's friend... the day before she was suppose to ship her out to me! She refunded me the cash I paid for shipping, but I still spent a lot of money on caging and equipment in anticipation of getting this new snake ):

So now I still want a BP, and I was really excited. I found a couple nearby breeders who might be willing to drive and meet me so I could get a baby BP. But the only free tanks I have right now are a 50 gallon and a 35 gallon. I know baby BPs are timid and stress easily in larger enclosures, but is there any way I could easily make adjustments to by 35 gallon so a baby would feel safe in it?

I was thinking of using a piece of wood or something to section off just a portion of the tank so that it has roughly the same ground area as a 10 gallon. I already have 3 sides of the tank blacked out, and I could buy some more fake plants (I need to get smaller hides too, ugh.) to make a dense cozy little area. Luckily I bought an extra heatpad on accident, which is much too small for an adult BP, but I can hook it up to the thermostat and use the little one instead of the big one until the snake gets older.

What do you all think?
I have honestly never found a need to section off cages for one animal...if the enclosure is large then I simply add more hides and fake plants, I have yet to have a problem feeder in fact most of the animals in my collection took prey soon after arriving regardless of cage size. If you are unwilling to provide extra hides then yes sectioning off a portion of the cage is fine. I would use a simple piece of plexi-glass attached to the sides via silicon, sticks hard but comes off cleanly with some elbow grease.