Quote Originally Posted by WaRocker View Post
So am I just lucky that my Ball has had no problems in his large tank? He eats fine the temp is perfect and so is the humi. Plus he chills in his hidding place untill dark then roams the tank and basks inder the ceramic heat on the "vines"??

Is it just me or am I lucky this way???
I wouldnt say your lucky, I think you found your niche. If the husbandry is perfect, than more often then not the BP will do well.

Getting the husbandry perfect in a large tank is difficult, even for the best intentions.

It is readily known that baby BP's do extremely well in smaller enclosure compared to a large glass tank. For a youngster, security is the number one thing on their list.

We aren't making up this advice, many of us have started out in a tank and were met with shedding problems, non-feeding, and even more seriously, illness.

I hope that everyone that reads the recommendations here understand the point of view I'm trying to provide.

Why place a new keeper into a bad situation by giving them advice that is not only unpractical, but hardly met?

Stick with the tried and VERY true methods, and as they gain experience and feel comfortable with expanding their horizons, they can do that when it is still meeting the needs of the BP.

No one here is trying to put anyone down, rather help this guy get things going correctly and smoothly.