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    Question help building a rack and enclosure sizes

    I have bought some tubs and im not sure how i such set this up. I plan on building a rack and I'm not sure which size tubs I should be using so im going to need some help. The 41qt is 34x16x6 and the 28qt is 22x16x6, would the 28qt be good for any size ball? Or should I be using the 41qt for the adults? And I do plan on breeding in the future so I assume a larger tub will do best for that.. and I was wondering for the breeders out there.. do you leave everything in? all the hides or do you take them out overnight, because all the pictures here that ive seen with breeders they were in an empty tub.? ok back to the rack I plan on making one as shown here. And he is using about 70qt tubs if my math is right which is making me think that the 28qt tubs are too small.. ive heard two totally different things on that, one is as long as it fits two tubs one for the cool and warm side and a water dish and another that they need a lot of room to move around.. which i think is ridiculous because they spend 99.9% of their time sleeping in their hides lol. and another thing about the small enclosures is that they keep the heat in good.. could someone give me the required enclosure sizes on different snakes as well as bps if they know or own any themselves.. any help? thanks!
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    Re: help building a rack and enclosure sizes

    I use Sterilite which is similar to Iris and use the following guideline:
    15 Qt... up to 500 grams
    32 Qt... up to 1,500 grams
    41 Qt... over 1,500 grams

    Although I'll vary it depending on the individual snake. Some of my snakes move around a lot so I move them up sooner.

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    Re: help building a rack and enclosure sizes

    Quote Originally Posted by xdeus
    I use Sterilite which is similar to Iris and use the following guideline:
    15 Qt... up to 500 grams
    32 Qt... up to 1,500 grams
    41 Qt... over 1,500 grams

    Although I'll vary it depending on the individual snake. Some of my snakes move around a lot so I move them up sooner.
    thanks! what about adult boas, would they need something larger than a 41qt?
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    Re: help building a rack and enclosure sizes

    Quote Originally Posted by BaLLPAddICT
    thanks! what about adult boas, would they need something larger than a 41qt?
    depends on what type
    lots of snakes

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    Re: help building a rack and enclosure sizes

    Quote Originally Posted by tmlowe5704
    depends on what type
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