Thinking about snake #2, opinions?

[bcr229]

It's a 55 gallon screen top, the same as my BP is in. He is pushing 4 foot, and the local herp dealer said I should be put plenty of stuff and 2 or more hides in the tank because it was a little big for him. I am guessing then that a 6ish foot sanke would be very happy in it, possily even 8ft? That's part of the reason for posting this.

An adult common BCI or Dum is not going to fit well in a 55 gallon tank as it's too narrow. One of my adult BRB's came with one, and he did fit in it, but he's a slender boa. A dwarf dum that tops out at 5', an adult male BRB, or one of the smaller locality BCI's like a Sonoran or Tarahumara would also fit.

The problem with all of these is screen top = problems maintaining humidity. There are threads where people have shown how they altered their 55-gal tanks to be used on their sides, with plexiglass drop-doors installed on the top (which is now the side), to give the snake more floor space and improve heat and humidity retention. Here is a recent one: http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...a-tank-on-side