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Would I be better off to buy a small Rubbermaid or just build a cage it can grow into for a young JCP?

-Thanks
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A rubbermaid makes a pretty good cage that's inexpensive and super easy to maintain. You could easily heat it with a regulated under tank heater. Cobra heat mats are supposed to operate at a temperature of no more than 100 degrees, which is perfect because by the time the heat travels through the plastic and the substrate, the basking or "hot spot" will be right at about 90-95.

The only real drawback would be the restricted view. Ten gallon tanks provide a better view and they don't cost much either, but they're heavy and a bit more difficult to keep clean.

I keep babies in a rack now, but I've raised carpets up to 3.5-4 feet long in a ten gallon tank with a screen top.

-Anthony

>>Would I be better off to buy a small Rubbermaid or just build a cage it can grow into for a young JCP?
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>>-Thanks
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>>~Future breeder of~
>>Morelia spilota cheynei
>>Epicrates cenchria alvarezi
>>Python regius
>>Eryx colubrinus
>>Lichanura trivirgata
>>Python brongersmai
>>Boa constrictor constrictor
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Anthony Caponetto
www.ACreptiles.com

Thanks, I'm gonna get a 10 gallon.
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~Future breeder of~
Morelia spilota cheynei
Epicrates cenchria alvarezi
Python regius
Eryx colubrinus
Lichanura trivirgata
Python brongersmai
Boa constrictor constrictor

>>Thanks, I'm gonna get a 10 gallon.
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>>~Future breeder of~
>>Morelia spilota cheynei
>>Epicrates cenchria alvarezi
>>Python regius
>>Eryx colubrinus
>>Lichanura trivirgata
>>Python brongersmai
>>Boa constrictor constrictor

i got like a tank like 75 or 100 gallon but i cut off half of for my 2 baby jcp's smaller woulda been better but my 10 gallon has spiders in it and my other 40 gallon is broken
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0.0.2 Morelia Spilota Cheyni - Jungle Carpet Pythons

Spiders! You mean pets or unwanted guests?
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~Future breeder of~
Morelia spilota cheynei
Epicrates cenchria alvarezi
Python regius
Eryx colubrinus
Lichanura trivirgata
Python brongersmai
Boa constrictor constrictor