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#240576
Mitchell L.
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How many bp’s in a 55 gallon? 
Will my 55 gallon tank hold more than 3 ball pythons in it at full grown?
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02/04/05 09:22pm
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#240619
BoaBabe448
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Message To: Mitchell In reference to Message Id: 240576
How many bp’s in a 55 gallon?
A 55 gallon will hold ZERO ball pythons. THose tanks stink for reptiles, they are only 1 ft. wide.
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02/04/05 10:21pm
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#240646
U1sickboy
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Message To: BoaBabe448 In reference to Message Id: 240619
 How many bp’s in a 55 gallon?
I also discourage the use of a 55 gal for a BP........You should never house more than one snake in any enclosure!!!! I recommend a 30 gal breeder for one adult Ball Python......
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02/04/05 10:56pm
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#240746
Eunectes4
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Message To: U1sickboy In reference to Message Id: 240646
How many bp’s in a 55 gallon?
I would bet a 55 gallon would hold 27 adult ball pythons. You are talking about for storage to feed large king cobras right? Because a 55 gallon would not be a good home for more than one ball python and it would not be the best home for one.
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02/05/05 03:01am
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#240855
N2t
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Message To: Eunectes4 In reference to Message Id: 240746
How many bp’s in a 55 gallon?
actualy..if you were to somhow hinge the top...and turn it on it’s side...I think you may be able to fit a small male in one..personaly that’s alot of work, i’ll stick with rubbermades.
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02/05/05 11:06am
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#241167
Djm4life666
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Message To: N2t In reference to Message Id: 240855
How many bp’s in a 55 gallon?
ya dude a 55 gallon would be perfectly fine for 2 ball pythons. the cage doesnt have to be perfect. but i think you should not keep to together unless u were going to breed em. i have a ball python in a 20 gallon cage. 20 gallon cages are fine for 1 baby ball python heres the pic
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02/05/05 06:05pm
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#241319
Eunectes4
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Message To: Djm4life666 In reference to Message Id: 241167
How many bp’s in a 55 gallon?
looks pretty good actually. Looks like aspen bedding. But I hope your heat pads are on a rheostat. I remember you had some temp trouble or else I would say to get rid of 1 or 2 (looks like you have 3).
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02/05/05 09:03pm
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#241338
Djm4life666
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Message To: Eunectes4 In reference to Message Id: 241319
How many bp’s in a 55 gallon?
whats a rehostat or w.e you said my temps cant be controlled they are from the pet store you just plug them in. i have 2 digital thermometors in my cage. cold side reads 75 warm side reads 89-92. my house always stays at 67 degrees in the winter this is why i need 3 heat pads. i think.
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02/05/05 09:27pm
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#241377
Eunectes4
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Message To: Djm4life666 In reference to Message Id: 241338
How many bp’s in a 55 gallon?
wow...I think you need a temp gun because I am willing to bet your floor temps are higher than 75 with a heat pad. A rheostat will dim the amount of electricity going to your heat pad.
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02/05/05 10:32pm
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#241412
Djm4life666
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Message To: Eunectes4 In reference to Message Id: 241377
How many bp’s in a 55 gallon?
no kidding my floor temps are higher then 75. my floor temps are 90. my digital thermometor is on the floor and it reads about 90 on the warm side and 75 on the cool side.
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02/05/05 11:21pm
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#241413
Lazerius
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Message To: Djm4life666 In reference to Message Id: 241412
How many bp’s in a 55 gallon?
i have a 94 gallon stand up tank and i cant get it warm enough ill show a pick but its like 10 deegrees short and the floor is like 73
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02/05/05 11:23pm
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#241592
Pelota
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Message To: Djm4life666 In reference to Message Id: 241338
How many bp’s in a 55 gallon?
Actually a thermostat would be much safer than a rheostat. Rheostats let you turn the heat of the pad up or down, but doesn’t regulate them. Heat pads(especially human heat pads) can easily overheat, so a heat pad turned down to 93 degrees could easily glitch and cause the temperatures to soar over 100 degrees. I should know. It happened to me. I found my bp laying in her warm hide, which was at 125 degrees, and the cool side was 97. She was fine, and she’s healthy and safe, but that scared me....if I didn’t find her when I did, she might not be here.  Oh, and by thermostats, I don’t mean those cheap junky ones from Petco. Get a decent one you can trust. I myself like the Johnson Controls thermostat. Those cheap ones from pet shops can be a handful of degrees off with the regulation. 
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02/06/05 07:14am
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#241604
Tequlia77
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Message To: Pelota In reference to Message Id: 241592
How many bp’s in a 55 gallon?
I just put a post on here telling everyone mt bp was depressed and acting weird. It was in a 55 gallon tank. This tank had numerous hides and plants and plenty of space to hide, but it still did not feel secure. I moved it to a 30 breeder and now loves it.
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02/06/05 08:43am
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#241681
SCSnakeman
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Message To: Lazerius In reference to Message Id: 241413
How many bp’s in a 55 gallon?
*LOL* You must use some very good glue to get the water dish and tree to stick to the side of the cage like that. Just kidding.
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02/06/05 10:55am
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#241778
Lazerius
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Message To: SCSnakeman In reference to Message Id: 241681
How many bp’s in a 55 gallon?
are you talking about my tank or the other one cuz thats a 40 pnd log its dont need glue hehe
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02/06/05 12:51pm
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#242321
Pelota
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Message To: Lazerius In reference to Message Id: 241778
How many bp’s in a 55 gallon?
He’s talking about how some of your pictures are taken sideways, so from the viewers eyes, it looks like your cage has the water bowl and substrate and stuff glued to the walls of the cage.
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02/07/05 01:07am
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#242377
N2t
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Message To: Pelota In reference to Message Id: 242321
How many bp’s in a 55 gallon?
I just found some 500 watt plug in dimmer switches for lights at my local ace hardware..16 bucks these things are slick, they use a slide, u just plug the item directly into them, I put one on my new dumerils enclosure, and if it works out may attatch my three other tanks to another. they appear to be of high quality and at a 500 watt rateing should work very well for my exo terra heat pads. I feel happy, hehe.
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02/07/05 07:03am
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#245547
Psyco_mg_mg
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Message To: Mitchell In reference to Message Id: 240576
How many bp’s in a 55 gallon?
one. unless breading. i think. new owner here. jake is 3’4" my tank is a work in progress. and he’s shedding right now
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02/10/05 08:43pm
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#245620
ReptoDude
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Message To: Psyco_mg_mg In reference to Message Id: 245547
How many bp’s in a 55 gallon?
A 55 gallon tank will be fine for all of it’s life. Ask a professional vet for their opinions. No offense, but I would rather ask someone that’s a professional, then asking some little kid.
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02/10/05 10:00pm
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#245709
N2t
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Message To: ReptoDude In reference to Message Id: 245620
How many bp’s in a 55 gallon?
then ask that same vet how exp most vets are with herps...then come back and ask people who actualy have a clue on reptile behavior about keeping snakes in an enclosure open on six sides.... a steralite container is cheaper, and better period..if you want to display your snake consider the steralite now, and saving up for something like a visions.
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02/10/05 11:34pm
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