if i was to use an aquarium to house a ball python what would be good for its entire life? it says in a book that a 20 long is good, but it seems small...
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tank size
cornsnake420
Dec 24, 2004 04:24 PM
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eunectes4
Dec 24, 2004 04:27 PM
i think it seems small too
eunectes4
Dec 24, 2004 04:28 PM
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eunectes4
Dec 24, 2004 04:29 PM
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Deven
Dec 27, 2004 02:00 AM
honestly the larger the better. i have a 60L x 30W x 30H
cage that Cages By Design built for me. it's front opening, and the top is wire mesh for air. it's great.
Balls don't relaly dig thin branches, but a big thick one would be good.
I have a hardpacked substrate in mine with two rodent burrows; one hot and one cold plus a few grasses growing. our pastel just loves it.
biuld a larger tank as upir snake could get 4 feet long and none of use like to walk in small circles!
toshamc
Dec 24, 2004 04:36 PM
Balls really don't take up much room and spend most of their time in a hide. A good rule of thumb is that they should be able to stretch out if they want: Either once around the tank without overlaping or from corner to corner. You can figure that your ball will get about 4 ft long and go from there. If I remember correctly a 20 gallon tank is about 5 ft around so it would work. Hope this helps.
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