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My little guy is growing out of his tank and I'm thinking about new housing. I want something easy/affordable to make that will house him 'till he's full-grown. Any recommendations? I know that many breeders keep their snakes in large rubbermaids, right? I was once told that they weren't a good idea because they release toxic fumes when heated. Any truth to that? If I did use a giant rubbermaid, how should I heat it? Something else I was thinking about was making a large wooden cage and coating the bottom with plastic or something. Again, how could I heat that?

In general, does anybody have any plans/suggestions for a simple, effective way to house an adult BP?

I have 84 rubbermaid bins and not one has every melted or created any fumes. The melting point of the tubs is alot higher than 90-92 degrees.

I use UTH and will soon be adding flexwatt. Just be sure to atleast use a dimmer, if not a cheap thermostat on ALL of your cages.

I think the rubbermaid bins would be a better bet than a wooden enclosure.
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Any advice on sizes or how to modify them? So you use under tank heat pads just like you would on and aquarium? Do you just stick them to the bottom of the rubbermaid via the sticky backing?

Yes, I have 36 zoo med mats going at this time. I stick them in routed grooves in the rack itself. EVERY rack is on atleast 1 thermostat.

I usually use shoe boxes for hatchlings.
16"w x 9"l x 6"h for 150-500 grams
16"w x 23"l x 6"h for 500-1500 grams
16"w x 34"l x 6"h for the bigger females
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