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 #1723670


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 Would it work?

Would a Childrens Pythons be able to live its whole life in a 10 gallon tank? The reason that I am asking is that I am looking at buying a bigger tank for my anole, but want to be able to "re-use" the cage. (yes I know that I would need to take the cage apart and clean it, but that wouldn’t be a big problem.)
05/02/08  10:19pm

 #1723907


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   Message To: NEBherpdork   In reference to Message Id: 1723670


 Would it work?

I wouldn’t do it. Get a 20 gallon instead.
05/03/08  09:22am

 #1724065


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   Message To: Shiftylarry   In reference to Message Id: 1723907


 Would it work?

Yea thats what I was thinking!
A 20 gal wont cost much and childrens pythons dont grow fast soo not much to worry about their...
05/03/08  01:07pm

 #1724327


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   Message To: Carpondro17   In reference to Message Id: 1724065


 Would it work?

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childrens pythons dont grow fast

umm does that mean that they get bigger than 3-4’? and would a 20 long be betterthan a regular 20?
05/03/08  08:05pm

 #1724506


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   Message To: NEBherpdork   In reference to Message Id: 1724327


 Would it work?

Nahh I dont think they will suprass 4 ft but they get like 3 tops and you know theirs allways that x factor that grows bigger... I think that 20 gal long would be better more space..!
05/03/08  11:03pm

 #1725097


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   Message To: Carpondro17   In reference to Message Id: 1724506


 Would it work?

Let me rephrase what I said: A 20 gallon would be the minimum for a Childrens Python, but the bigger the better. Don’t subscribe to that "too big of a cage=stress" philosophy that keepers go on about. So long as there are hides throughout the cage, and it is not so large that you can’t find it or it cant find its food, there is no problem.

-Chris
05/04/08  05:48pm

 #1725749


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   Message To: Shiftylarry   In reference to Message Id: 1725097


 Would it work?

a 20 long or a 20 normal? (just curious)
05/05/08  10:15am

 #1734847


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   Message To: NEBherpdork   In reference to Message Id: 1725749


 Would it work?

Get the 20 Long. It’s still a foot high, so you’ve got room for some branches, but a 20 Tall doesn’t provide much ground length. Having a longer cage gives you a better margin of error on providing a decent thermal gradient too.
If you want something even smaller than a Children’s, you might want to look into Anthill Pythons. I suspect they’ll be a lot pricier though.
05/14/08  12:46am

 #1734872


Shiftylarry
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   Message To: JackAsp   In reference to Message Id: 1734847


 Would it work?

Good luck finding one! LOL



05/14/08  01:28am


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