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Originally Posted by v_various
I would just get a plastic bin at walmart or something rather than try and split such a small tank. There's instructions around, but all you really need to do is drill holes and make sure the cover is secure.
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I thought of that to be honest...I'm just frustrated cause I've already got this 10 gal and just got a smaller temporary carrier and I didn't want to have the tank sit in storage until I was ready to use it. I'm also ridiculously short on cash and space (college student...ahk). Why not use what I have already now? Ya know?
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Originally Posted by TandJ
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I'd honestly love to do that but there's the space problem again and ease of mobility. I'm a college student. I move every couple of months. I've already got an SUV-load of crap (plus extra) to move every semester. I'm not completely confident that I'll be able to fit the 10 gal with everything else, but it'd be a hell of a lot easier than fitting ANOTHER 10 gal lol.
I also didn't want to spend the money on buying another UTH when I could just place it so both sections of the tank have a good temperature gradient for both the snakes using just the 1 UTH. I'd also have to get another thermometer, hygrometer, etc. If I had them in the same tank, just separated so no cage-mate swallowing occured, I'd be able to save that cash and still give them a great home.
I know if all else completely fails I'll have to get another bigger tank for both of them anyway eventually. I'm just so short on cash right now that the money I don't spend on extra stuff right now will go to my tuition. By the time they get to be the size I'd need to buy bigger tanks anyway, I'll be making more money and be able to afford it. I'm sure it seems like more trouble than it's worth, but for the time being it seems like the most logical and effortless come time to move again (in about 2 months from now).
If you have better ideas than mine considering the situation, seriously let me know I'd love to hear them!