Just a quick question on cage size

[Gloryhound]

He's no monster yet, he's less than 2 years old.

What kind of hides should I use, as some may too large to fit two.

What do you say to a slab of corkbark that goes from the warm to the cold side, so it's a big gradient?

There probably won't be too much room and it is quite enclosed...

Ball pythons that use hides prefer hides that are on the tight side. We use the black plastic hides to the ones that require hides. Surprisingly some like the small one to the point that they are lifting it off the bottom of the cage before they are ready to step up in size.