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RE: cage to big?

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Posted by: j3nnay at Sun May 20 00:06:32 2007   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by j3nnay ]  
   

I remember a few months ago someone posted about issues with a baby not eating and it was living in a 40 breeder. When I worked at a petstore, I also got complaints about baby snakes not eating (along with a couple returns from the more impatient). Most of the snakes started eating once they were in a smaller cage with an extra hide.
I'd go with the 20L. That'll last you the whole life if it's an average sized male, and if it turns out to be a hefty sized female, a 30 gal will hold her. My female lived in a 30 gal for most of her life once she 'grew up'. She now lives in a 41 qt tub and is fatter and happier than ever.

Rarely does a ball python actually need something the size of a 40 breeder. What does that snake do all day? Sleep. What does it do all night? Sleep. Maybe 5, 10 minutes of patrolling around. I'm a young college student, I get home at all hours of the night, and between that and late-night study sessions...I've rarely seen my snakes out and cruising, except for the night or two before feeding day. They don't need or use the extra space. You're almost never going to see the snake, so make the tank decorations pretty.

Good luck!

~jenny
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