Quote Originally Posted by daniel1983 View Post
Dividing a tank can be difficult. The best thing to do would be to buy a separate enclosure. Cardboard is worthless since it will just breakdown due to the heat and humidity. Tape will get worked loose by the snake and eventually...stick to the snake.

If you are seriously thinking of dividing a tank, you best bet would be to get a custom piece of glass cut and seal it as a divider with aquarium sealant. You will need to keep your current snake somewhere else while the sealant out-gasses. Then, you will probably have to make a custom top for the tank because the divider will not have anything to hold it in place where it meets the screen....which will lead to the snake pushing up the screen and crossing the divider. Like I said...creating a good tank divider can be difficult.

Buy a separate enclosure or don't buy another snake. Other scenarios don't really end that well.

Also, you may what to enclose some of the screen you have open. A heat lamp with a fully open screen top is essentially a beef jerky maker.....so you need you to do something to retain humidity. There are several threads on this site that show how to properly setup a tank for one ball python. Check'em out.

Hope that helps.
I know tape is bad, that's why I'm looking for another way to split it. I don't have the room for another tank at the moment. Otherwise, I'd obviously get another one and that's what I'm planning on doing next month. This is temporary. The second snake I'm buying is from someone local who isn't treating it well. Whatever I do to it would be an improvement to how it's being kept. I found out about it after I purchased the first one so that's the only reason I'm considering keeping two snakes in one enclosure.