Hey there folks. First time posting on this board and I need a little of your expertise. With luck I'll be going to my first herp show soon and I might just bring back a baby leucistic Texas rat with me. I already have a ball python but I think the leucistics are just stunning. Question is tho - how should I house him? Reading all the care sheets there's a good amount of info on temps, etc but not much on the actual physical enclosure you need.
I keep my ball in a contico box (I'm in the UK, do you have those in the US? Similar to Rubbermaids from what I can gather) but I read that the Texas rats are more arboreal so that wouldn't be very suitable for it would it? Considering it would only have about 6ins of head height. I'll probably have a couple of spare 2ft x 12ins wide x 15ins high vivs empty by the time the show comes along - would that be too big or my best bet? I'm planning to furnish with a couple of branches, water bowl, couple of hides but what should I use on the floor? Planning to switch my ball to aspen when she's older but she's on newspaper just now. That be an idea with my baby rats too?
Finally, thinking way ahead here - how difficult are they to breed? I may be able to pick up an unrelated pair and I'd really enjoy it if I could have a few white babies in a few years time 
How long do they take to be sexually mature? Are there any weight guidelines like you get for BPs?
Any information and tips much appreciated, thanks in advance for the help
