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built it myself, 2 feet across. I will have 2 baby balls in there until I can build a rack in a few months...

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you shouldn't house 2 balls together. you should have just bought 2 20L's for the babies until you could make the rack.
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I am one that does not believe it is a good idea to house multiple snakes together - unless for breeding.

I see no postives with it and plenty of negatives. Not worth the risk to me (stressing them out, getting ill, spreading disease, risk of losing them both, big vet bills, etc). They are not social and to keep them together is done more for the owner out of convenience/short on space, for monetary reasons or because they think they need a friend. I think those are all wrong reasons and possibly at the expense of the snakes well being. Yes, some do it and have done it. Doesn't make it right and doesn't mean it will work for you. The effects may not necessarily be immediate. Like I said, not worth it to me. But if you do it, at least do it right. Seems so many people aren't getting their setups right for just one snake...let alone dealing with 2 snakes and the problems that may arise.

I'd only get one for now until you have the rack built or build a second cage.

The size sounds fine for a young BP, but I can't tell if that's what you plan on keeping in the cage or not. You need at least one hide on each side. They need to be snug, tight and low. Mine happens to prefer round hides - avoids other shapes. Even if you kept more than one in there, you then need at least one hide per side per snake instead of forcing them to share. It seems many young BPs enjoy climbing as well.

I have a caresheet that I'd be happy to email you if you like. It's a hodge podge of all the tips I've collected from various forums like this.

Just email me: tigergenesis@comcast.net
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Thanks a lot. I guess I didn't know as much about ball pythons as I should have. I am going to get a heatsource sometime in the week and hook it up so I have the temps correct. Those are some things I threw in so the tank wouldn't look so bare. The pieces of 2x4 will be secured to the cage or made secure for climbing. I will make the rack this summer.
Thanks
Owen
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It has potential but they way it is set up right now, is not really ideal. You need a water dish for starters. You need more hides, especially if you are housing two in there which is a whole separate issue and you need different dimensions. 2x2 will work in a pinch but there's almost no way to offer a proper heat gradient in that thing. And you could lose that maze thing you have going there. It’s ok to keep it but with the space limitations you have, it’s just taking up space unnecessarily.

I know you built it and will probably use but I would suggest going back the drawing board. You could even just go buy two Rubbermaid bins and set each one up in a flash. Easy as pie....

I don't mean to rag on you but you asked for advice. Good luck!
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