Housing size

[sevirus669]

So heres another rookie question LOL. But my mom said the only stupid question is the one you dont ask, right? So my Royal, Sevirus, is about 5 months and about 20" nose to tail. He has been off feed for 17 days, probably stressed from a recent move to a smaller tank, other wise in good health. I moved him to a quieter room to try to alieviate some noise ect.

So my question is this: He has spent his entrie life in a large tank and I am thinking that the move to the small tank may be really stressing him out. So does anyone think that this move to a small tank may be a bad idea? Or would be moving him at this point back be a bad thing?

Bask: 91F
Hide: 82F
Humidity: 55%

[ChicaPiton519]

How many hides does he have?
any fake plants? other animals that might be bothering him?

-Sara

[sevirus669]

The small enclosure has 2 hides, one each side of tank and some vines hanging on the walls, and the large one I have is a 48"x13" has 3 hides and plants and vines. No other animals, just the typical fish tank waterfall sounds. I also may mention he hasn't ever fed in the small one and three times in tha large one.

[cheryls]

That's a good question. I feel like my tank is too small, but I understand bps like smaller tanks. I keep feeling like he doesn't have enough room despite two hides and a water bowl.

[JoshJP7]

The most important part of raising a BP is making sure the humidity/temps are right... If your measurements are on then its up to you what size tank you keep them in. I house my babies in 66qt tubs and many people on here will say "thats way too big"... well if they eat, poop, shed like theyre supposed to then I guess it "isnt way too big" is it?... The theyll say "well if it works for you it doesnt mean its going to work for everyone"... Thats correct it wont work for everyone but youll never know if you dont try... i got 3 babies and all 3 are in 66qt tubs and thriving... I dont think im special or anything like that but as ive said my temps and humidity are right on. I say if he was eating fine in the other tank put him back in there.. if it aint broke dont try to fix it... cheryls... I think i threw this up in another post that if you wanna see pics of my babies enclosures I got some... You can try using a larger enclosure as long as you know you may have to go pick up a smaller tub if he doesnt eat.

[hoo-t]

Temps and humidity seem good. 2 hides are good. May not be so much the size of the new enclosure, but just that its different. You may even run into the same problem moving your snake back into the larger enclosure. Last year I had a girl in a ten gallon tank. She had the best feeding response of all my snakes, meeting me at the lid to get her food on feeding day. I moved her into my rack system, which by all accounts should be a better enclosure for her, and she went off food for about a month, and then only gradually built her feeding response back up again. I chalked it up to change. She's still in the rack, and her terrific feeding response has returned, though not quite as strong as it once was.

Steve