A few BP housing questions :)
Well first off i'm new here this is my 2nd post i think, my name is Jon.
I have in the past bred bearded dragons numerous times, and leopard geckos as well. I just recently started looking into snakes when i came across an albino ball python. i fell in love! then i seen the price tag and decided id do more research. i found a breeder that sells BP's 100% het for albino for around 250 for a pair of baby bps. i think that's a fair price, plus on april19th i'm going to a reptile show upstate ny hopefully to try and fine a cheaper pair there. and id love to try to make my own albino BP. but onto the questions!
first off i'm building my own enclosure. its 37"x18"x18" i'm going to be adding a divider so i can house both snakes in that cage for the time being. i have read that BP's do not need a lot of space, and in the past i have had 2 bp's at different times. so each cage is going to be 18x18x18. is this alright enough for the baby's? and as an adult will the cage 37x18x18 be large enough as well? i know all of the temperatures needed and what kind of hides to make, i was also wondering how i would go about using an UTH on a wooden enclosure. im thinking of using one and placing it under a slate tile from home depot and then placing the substrate over that. but would the bottom of the UTH burn the wood and be a fire risk? i'm sorry for typing so much, i just wanted to cover as much as possible. the cage is going to be constructed by 1/2inch plywood, and the door is going to be the same with 2 12x10 glass windows centered for each side. for air circulation i'm going to have the top of the cage where the lights go sitting on a metal screen each hole is 1/2inch by 1/4 inch. and will be secured with screws. air will be able to circulate through there, and depending on humidity issues i will add a floor vent to the sides a small vent. thanks for looking sorry for the long read!
EDIT: also forgot whats the best type of bedding to use? something other then repti carpet or newspaper preferably
thanks!
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