How long it takes before a hatchling Burmese Python outgrows a 32-quart tub depends on how you feed it. Anywhere from 6 months to 1 year. Feed it properly (not power-feeding) & give it plenty of exercise time and you should be looking for a larger enclosure in about a year.





"you wouldn't advise starting a baby off in say, a 74 qt sterilite? too much stress?"



Personally, I wouldn't start any neonate snake, of any species, in a 74-quart tub or equal size enclosure. It can be done but the husbandry has to be good (good cage setup with proper thermal gradient, temperature & humidity; multiple hides; etc...).



Yes, stress is the reason I wouldn't/don't do it. Even when hides are used in large enclosures for hatchlings (up to a few months old or so) some snakes can get too stressed, scared, to leave a hide to venture out into the great wide open.



There are some snakes that can easily handle being raised in large enclosures - snakes that don't get stressed very easy, with nerves of steel. These do just as well, if not better, in smaller enclosures, where an easily stressed snake doesn't fair so well in larger enclosures. It's the safe bet that I strive for.



Take care!

HH
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