I will be getting 2 pastel red tails next year and trying to find some good information. I plan on building their cage. Could I make a living vivarium for them? My first thought was to build one tank that would fit one of them when grown, but putting a section down the middle to house them both in while building the second one.

I do plan on one male and one female, although I have no breeding intentions.

I am thinking of creating a room just for the snakes. I currently have a baby ball python. Now will humidity and temp ranges be the same for the boas as the python? I really wanted to use a wall in the living room for the snakes, but my boyfriend plans on a kingsake and that will make 4 in the living room. Take up too much room, so my idea is instead of taking out the back bedroom to just make it into the snake room (he won't let me use half the garage that we just pile junk into!).

How big should their new homes be? I would like to make it where for the most part they are going to be in the same tank their whole life. I don't mind sectioning it off so it doesn't seem to big while they are little. I have looked at some designs, but I mostly find is tall ones intead of long ones. Are there any snakes that benefit from tall over long?

Sorry for the rambling....I have more questions, but will wait till later to post as this came out longer than I intended!

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