Owning a reticulated python comes with a lot of responsibility. They are a pet that needs to be cared for constantly with feedings and a safe place to live.
In this post I want to go over a few main tips for how you can make the enclosure that your python lives in as comfortable as possible.
First, you what size if your python?
Smaller sized pythons usually prefer a smaller sized enclosure. You would think that they would appreciate as much space as possible, but this is not often true. Believe it or not, they appreciate the feeling of being enclosed, so the smaller the snake, the smaller the enclosure should be.
For a large python, the cage should be large. But how large? Your aim in terms of width should be a little more than half of the length of the snake. Many enclosures will advertise that they have additional height, but this usually takes away a bit of width. You should always be more concerned with the width, after all, your snake is very close to the ground.
Your enclosure should have a very warm area, as well as a cooler area, preferably as far apart from one another as possible.
It seems obvious, but it’s worth warning that the enclosure you choose should be very durable and have a lock on it that is of great strength. Reticulated pythons are extremely strong and need to be enclosed with that fact in mind.