I'm not sure I can answer that as you'd get differing answers from different people's experiences. Many argue keeping them in smaller containers when young and particularly under stress makes them feel more safe and secure...the tank grows just in time with snake growth. Others would say a snake is much happier with a big environment to explore. I personally feel it's a snake by snake issue as they do have unique personalities. Some seem to just thrive in large habitats loaded with stuff...and it is pretty and these we display as such. It is dreadful to clean though...these are 55 galln sized or larger tanks. Others really wigged out in this scenario and we instead have them in rack boxes hides, little else. I guess your best bet is to do some trial and erorr and see how it responds....and be patient you have time. That said though at full grown your 36x24 type set up is a minimum.
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Mike and David at 3-D Pythons
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