Need help

[ZERO99]

Need some advice co'z im planing to own a Ball Python.

here is my question

1. If its ok if i put a hatchling ball python to a 30 gallon aquarium, co'z for not purchasing any more tank while the snake grows. any suggestion.

2. it is ok if i only use heat pad, co'z my room is hot i think 30'C and up.

[RichsBallPythons]

if your room is 30-32*c then NO heating element will be required unless nights are colder. But if you can maintian that temp all day then you will not need to add heat.

Some breeders dont offer a cool side but offer a whole temp of 88-90.

[dsmalex97]

30 gallon is deffinately a little big for a little guy like that. I would stray away from an aquarium. Heres what you do!!

Go to Walmart, buy a 15qt sterilite tub.*Don't forget the top!!

Polk holes in the tub/ 1/4in holes should be good not too many, you want to be able to hold humidity.

Buy some aspen, zoomed heat pad(not moms heating pad), and look for a reptile rheostat dimmer to control your heatpad. Heating pads get to hot for ball pythons, and need to be regulated in order to properly hold the right temperature for their basking spot.*DO NOT RISK NOT GETTING A RHEOSTAT, IT CAN RESULT IN LIFE THREATENING BURNS!!

Buy or make some kind of hide, there are nice stickies in here on good choices. Something smaller would be better, they like tight spaces.

Water Dish

After that your golden. Tubs are the way to go. Not that aesthetically pleasing, but more functional then a tank. A tank for a Ball Python in IMO is an investment. The vented top doesn't allow it to properly hold humidity during shedding, and really make the snake feel unsecure. The open sides make it seem like they are out in the open. If your going to use a tank, use a ten gallon, buy plexi glass to cover 50% of the tank, cover all sides with black background, and buy clips to keep it from escaping. Make sure you monitor it during shedding because again humidity can be a problem with aquariums. Good Luck, hoped this helped!!

[ZERO99]

30 gallon is deffinately a little big for a little guy like that. I would stray away from an aquarium. Heres what you do!!

Go to Walmart, buy a 15qt sterilite tub.*Don't forget the top!!

Polk holes in the tub/ 1/4in holes should be good not too many, you want to be able to hold humidity.

Buy some aspen, zoomed heat pad(not moms heating pad), and look for a reptile rheostat dimmer to control your heatpad. Heating pads get to hot for ball pythons, and need to be regulated in order to properly hold the right temperature for their basking spot.*DO NOT RISK NOT GETTING A RHEOSTAT, IT CAN RESULT IN LIFE THREATENING BURNS!!

Buy or make some kind of hide, there are nice stickies in here on good choices. Something smaller would be better, they like tight spaces.

Water Dish

After that your golden. Tubs are the way to go. Not that aesthetically pleasing, but more functional then a tank. A tank for a Ball Python in IMO is an investment. The vented top doesn't allow it to properly hold humidity during shedding, and really make the snake feel unsecure. The open sides make it seem like they are out in the open. If your going to use a tank, use a ten gallon, buy plexi glass to cover 50% of the tank, cover all sides with black background, and buy clips to keep it from escaping. Make sure you monitor it during shedding because again humidity can be a problem with aquariums. Good Luck, hoped this helped!!

the 15qt tube is ok while the snake is growing

[seeya205]

I would just divide the 30 gallon in half with a piece of cardboard or foamboard until he is bigger!

[Kaorte]

I don't really thing a divider made out of cardboard or foam board would work. It would absorb humidity out of the air and would just get nasty once the snake used the bathroom.

I think putting the snake in a 15qt tub for the first year is a good idea. It might look small to you but the snake really doesn't mind. They like tight enclosed spaces. They aren't really the kind of snakes to just lay around outside their hides.

Sounds to me like you aren't in the US so I can't really tell you what local stores to go to to get everything. D:

Basically what you need for a tub is 10g reptile heat pad, reptile thermostat, water bowl, two tight fitting hides, paper towel substrate.

Shouldn't cost you more than $60 USD total. You can even make your own hides with upside down plastic bowls.

Once the snake is about a year old you could move it to the 30g.

BTW, is it really 30* in your house? that is like...so hot..

[ZERO99]

I don't really thing a divider made out of cardboard or foam board would work. It would absorb humidity out of the air and would just get nasty once the snake used the bathroom.

I think putting the snake in a 15qt tub for the first year is a good idea. It might look small to you but the snake really doesn't mind. They like tight enclosed spaces. They aren't really the kind of snakes to just lay around outside their hides.

Sounds to me like you aren't in the US so I can't really tell you what local stores to go to to get everything. D:

Basically what you need for a tub is 10g reptile heat pad, reptile thermostat, water bowl, two tight fitting hides, paper towel substrate.

Shouldn't cost you more than $60 USD total. You can even make your own hides with upside down plastic bowls.

Once the snake is about a year old you could move it to the 30g.

BTW, is it really 30* in your house? that is like...so hot..

yup its hot here when its in the afternoon
by the way im from philippines.
thanks for the advice