I’m currently looking for a new species to keep. I currently have only a Florida kingsnake. I have been in this hobby three years. The species I am currently interested in (pygmy mulga monitor and Vietnamese black- breasted leaf turtle) Are too expensive for me and probably need a keeper who is more experienced then me. So I was thinking maybe you guys have some suggestions.
Some guidelines
Not venomous
Enclosure limits listed below
max 2 feet deep
max 4 feet long
max 7.5 feet high
I like all animals so as long as you follow those guidelines there most likely won’t be a no go species
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I am certain we could provide no end of suggestions, but…
Maybe help us help you though but giving us some in and out of bounds criteria. No point in suggesting things that are “no go” animals for you
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The amount of Cresties in that… Damn… 
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Sure… Go back and edit your initial post to make me look stupid 
If you want to go with a single large enclosure of those dimensions then I would advocate for some type of semi- or fully arboreal species.
A go to for me there would be Morelia bredli. They are reasonably priced, very gregarious, do not mind being on display, will make full use of both vertical and horizontal space, and a pair could very easily cohab in that much room.
Other arboreal snakes that might be of interest would include some of the Gonysoma species, neo-tropical bird eating snakes, Spilotes, some of the smaller localities of Simalia, chondros…
Elisha’s quip about cresties is not terrible, though I might be more inclined to think larger geks like leachies. Or you could go the opposite direction and fill it with day geckos. You could probably get away with a small group of monkey-tailed skinks. Some of the dwarf monitor species could do well in there too… Peacock or Kimberley rocks.
If amphibians are more your thing then that could make an epic cage for poison dart frogs or Mantella
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@lumpy What’s your suggestion? I know that a lot of enclosures could fit in that height.
I actually have an extra space with the exact same dimensions. So I’ll add some of the reptiles that I’m considering/have considered getting for the space.
Small enclosures: Leopard geckos, crested geckos, day geckos, dart frogs
Medium enclosures: Dwarf/Rock monitors, red-eyed crocodile skinks
Large enclosures: SD retics, green tree python, milk snake, rat snake
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Omg frogs and days!! 
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I’d have soooooooo many Crested Geckos 
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I’m super biased😂, therefore I will recommend the corn snake! There great eaters and most have a docile disposition.
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I would suggest a boa of course! They are the best!
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Carpet python, all day. Any species or subspecies. I’d suggest a jungle or a Darwin though. Carpet pythons are truly the best pet snake. Boas are a very close second though.
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I’ll probably be biased for this a coastal carpet python (or any carpet python) actually carpet pythons in general.
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I love serpa design 
This guy has great ideas for a bunch of different things.
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If it was me I’d probably get some sort of tree monitor. They’re intelligent and seem like they’d be a lot of fun to watch and I think one would really enjoy all the space in a larger size enclosure like that.
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I was thinking the same thing lol! Great minds think alike 
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Bredli are the superior Morelia, all the podcasts agree 
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That is something I can agree with!
That’s my dream snake right there!
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Cohab viv at that size.
Omg the ideas…. 
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I agree so strongly, my carpet Python is living his best life! He was my present to my husband for our 6th anniversary, last week!
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