Good or Bad Idea?: Tank Question

[mricyfire]

From what I have been learning ball pythons should not be housed together because of possible cannibalism. I just got a new snake luckily I comes in August so I got time to figure this out. But I have been trying to think of how to set this up.

I have a 30 Gallon currently for my boy.

I have 4 possible options and want to know what would be the best one. Trying to make it cost effective to me...don't want to spend more than i need to.

The snake I am getting is an 07 baby so...here are the choices.

Options

Option #1: I can let my new baby use my old 10Gallon tank until she grows out of it.

Option #2: I can divide my 30 gallon into two separate spaces. Each side having a dimension of 18x18x12 and put one snake on each side.

Option #3: I can buy http://www.animalplastics.com/Sterilite/EP.html and put them both in their own compartment.

Option #4: I can buy another 30 Gallon

Cons

Option #1: Will still need to buy another tank or some kind of setup.

Option #2: Not sure if it is a good idea

Option #3: Won't have a use for my Glass tank

Option #4: Expensive, two will be hard to move, space.

Thanx for the help and feel free to suggest other ideas.

[dr del]

Hi,


Also remember that your new snake should be quarantined irrespective of where it comes from.


dr del

[nebby3103]

Hi,


Also remember that your new snake should be quarantined irrespective of where it comes from.


dr del

If I understand correctly, then option 1 will allow you to quarantine the new one in the 10gal, perhaps in another room. When she outgrows that, then you can explore the other options. Just a thought.

[sweety314]

Personally, I'd use the 10g in a different (quaratine) room until the baby outgrows it. With the little ones that I had, they were able to live in the 10g for a min. of 8 months. Pi**y was in it for just over a year, and Precious lived in it almost 9 months before he got too big, and this was feeding them every 5-7 days when they were tiny, and then every week after that. I liked using the 10g. I had a bunch of them on hand from my fish nursery days, and they were small enough to clean and move.

In about a year, you could move to something just a little bigger, then move on to the 30g. (This also gave me the ETS (Empty Tank Syndrome) that I just HAD to fill once they outgrew the 10g.....now Oreo my Kenyan sand boa has a permanent home in it. Flurry the corn and Crystal the LTR are both in 10g's and JUST about grown enough to move to a new home.

Good luck in your decision.

[mricyfire]

Hi,


Also remember that your new snake should be quarantined irrespective of where it comes from.


dr del

please expand. My new snake can't even be able to smell my current one? How come?

[darkangel]

please expand. My new snake can't even be able to smell my current one? How come?

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No, new snakes should be quarantined because of the possible spread of diseases. They should have no contact with each for 6 months, even a year maybe.

[mricyfire]

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No, new snakes should be quarantined because of the possible spread of diseases. They should have no contact with each for 6 months, even a year maybe.

So the diseases will just go away after that...or is there something I need to do?

[darkangel]

This is usually enough time for you figure out something is wrong... A BP with IBD is probably not going to live beyond 6 months. And if you have him checked out by a vet, you'll know soon enough whether he has parasites or mites and have time to treat him.

[mricyfire]

whoa starting to get worried. The new snake I am getting will be born in a couple weeks by an established breeder...are my chances of any of that happening slim to none?

[ivylea77]

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No, new snakes should be quarantined because of the possible spread of diseases. They should have no contact with each for 6 months, even a year maybe.

Cautious is good; however, most quarantine for roughly 3 months. In that time if something hasn't shown up your likely OK. During that time a vet visit would be a great idea as well.