Its great that you have the ingenuity to make your own cage. For the amount of animals you have in that one cage, it is FAR TOO SMALL (even in a cage that may seem very big). Personally, keeping more than one burm in the same snake cage is a recipe for disaster; and, then compounding it by having a carpet python could just put a huge stress load on these animals who may compete for optimal basking areas and soaking areas (and hide areas). It would behoove you to consider keeping just one snake and give it the best care possible (my vote is for the carpet who would love to have that entire cage to itself). A cage of that size will be fine for a short while (for the burms) but to keep a large adult burm, you would be MUCH better off having a cage with more floor space and less vertical space (which won't be utilized by an adult burm). The temps on the floor could prove to be difficult to maintain properly with so much vertical space. I know you weren't looking for a critique and it is not meant to be negative; you just need some good advice on how to give your animals the best in care.
Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center
Lake Forest, IL
>>Hi, I just finished making a new cage for my burmese pythons. It's 10ft by 6ft by 2ft. Should that be big enough. Its so cool. Heres some pictures of the cage and the burms in their water bowl. At the moment there are 4 burms in it and an adult carpet python until the burms get bigger anyway. Enjoy and tell me what you think:
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>>And here are a couple of pictures of the baby who is chilling with the ball python until he can join the big boys:
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Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center at Elawa Farm
Lake Forest, IL
