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I was just wondering what size cage would a full grown blue beauty need? Would one of those 72" x 28" x 18" vision cages suffice? Or the 72" x 36" x 18" cage?
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-Chris

The reason mainstream thought is thought of as a stream is because it's so shallow. -George Carlin

A fool doesn't learn. A smart man learns from his mistakes. A wise man learns from the mistakes of others. Which one are you?

My Website
N. American Rat/Corn snake care sheet I wrote
Information on substrates

Current snakes:
0.1 Licorice Stick Black Rat (Lola)
1.0 Black Rat (Frankie)
0.1 Texas Bairdi (Rosa)
0.1 Blue Beauty (Brunhilde)
1.0 Green Tree Python (Monty)

Chris,

I always say the bigger the better. With something that can be as big as a Blue Beauty I'd go as large as you can afford. Give them lots of branches and hide spots and they'll give you a show.
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Matt Campbell
Animal Keeper, Small Mammal/Reptile House
Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago, Illinois

Assistant Curator
Wildlife Discovery Center at Elawa Farm
Lake Forest, Illinois

Well either of those are affordable (after some savings lol)... $340 and $370 are how much they run, however a 80" long x 28" deep x 44" high would run me upwards of $800. Can't afford that!!!
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-Chris

The reason mainstream thought is thought of as a stream is because it's so shallow. -George Carlin

A fool doesn't learn. A smart man learns from his mistakes. A wise man learns from the mistakes of others. Which one are you?

My Website
N. American Rat/Corn snake care sheet I wrote
Information on substrates

Current snakes:
0.1 Licorice Stick Black Rat (Lola)
1.0 Black Rat (Frankie)
0.1 Texas Bairdi (Rosa)
0.1 Blue Beauty (Brunhilde)
1.0 Green Tree Python (Monty)

Just curious, why aren't you building a cage now that you have the experience?

I assume it's the time issued with being a college student and all, but it seems like you could get a nice cage built slowly over time, perhaps even quicker than the time to save the cash.

If it's a weight issue I've got some ideas about that. Feel free to drop an e-mail.
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Current snakes:

0.2 Gonyosoma oxycephala - (Silver/Yellow)

3.3 Gonyosoma oxycephala - (Green)

2.1 Gonyosoma janseni - (Black)

3.3 Gonyosoma janseni - (Black & Tan)

Well the weight was the biggest factor. However I thought about it logically and there's really not a feasable way for me to do keep such a large snake at this time in my life. I'll be moving out to an apartment soon about 4.5 hours away for college... so inbetween moving this back and forth and all, plus just the massive amount of space it will take up, I got in touch with terry parks and i'm going to trade it with him - i'll get a male tx bairdi to go with my female so i may try my hand at that in a few years.

Thanks though!
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-Chris

The reason mainstream thought is thought of as a stream is because it's so shallow. -George Carlin

A fool doesn't learn. A smart man learns from his mistakes. A wise man learns from the mistakes of others. Which one are you?

My Website
N. American Rat/Corn snake care sheet I wrote
Information on substrates

Current snakes:
0.1 Licorice Stick Black Rat (Lola)
1.0 Black Rat (Frankie)
0.1 Texas Bairdi (Rosa)
0.1 Blue Beauty (Brunhilde)
1.0 Green Tree Python (Monty)

>> ...there's really not a feasable way for me to do keep such a large snake at this time in my life.

Sorry to hear that, but I remember those days all to well. When I was at your point in life I limited myself to NA ratsnakes and kingsnakes. I would not even keep the smaller Pituophis.

Of course I ended up with a Florida Kingsnake that was absolutely huge so go figure. Still not in the same class as a Blue Beauty.

Lot's of fun choices with the small(er) stuff.
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Current snakes:

0.2 Gonyosoma oxycephala - (Silver/Yellow)

3.3 Gonyosoma oxycephala - (Green)

2.1 Gonyosoma janseni - (Black)

3.3 Gonyosoma janseni - (Black & Tan)