While I agree with Bonnie that we as keepers should provide as much space for our reptiles as is humanly/practically possible, I wouldn't go so far as to try to mirror mother nature or use the wild as a reference point or example of what we "should" do. By that logic I would have to toss in a few natural preditors and cause an ocassional deluge of rain and etc. So I won't look to nature for tips on how my environments should be beyond optimal temps and humidity levels.

Another thing,.. in the past I have used whole rooms for python environments and they still curl up in a little ball in the corner for days at a time. They rarely stretched out and were hardly ever on the go unless it was food-hunting related (hungry). But I did still enjoy giving them the space and the option to move about freely at will.

Now it just isn't feasible to make enormous cages as I keep a great number of reptiles and don't as of yet have the space to house such giant cages. So for now my cages are a fairly standard size/dimension etc, but more than adequate. But when I do finally get my future facility built and completed they will all have ample space once again. This will take place within the next 2 years for sure, possibly within the next year.





>>True as that may be, you have to remember that the forest is not inhabited ONLY by Burms. It shares the forest with thousands of different animals. I'm not attacking your opinion, but that's just mine. As long as adequate exercise is given and taken out of its cage i think that would be fine. Plus, i don't call 8x4x2 tiny.
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