2 new BP set up questions

Ok, I have just acquired 2 BP and setup. the set up is all wrong, I plan to fix, but please advise what are the priorities as to what I need to spend money on first.

These were not his first snakes, but my first in a long time. aquarium (75 tall?), screen locked top (alluminum foil taped to underside - maintain moisture I am guessing). He said that has had these for 5 years (all life) in this set up. not sure sex, both in same tank.

more wrong stuff... UTH stuck on bottum (middle), and a heat rock inside. No thermostat. 2 hides. one bowl. humidity so high as the insides are fogged.

Ok, do I 'need' to seperate them? I need thermostat, need temp/humid guages,

really just want to know what I need right away, then save for the next things.... again considering that this is how they have lived for about years..

thanks

I see no point in housing snakes together unless for breeding purposes, so IMO yes: you do need to separate them. There's already tons of threads about the risks of housing two together so I'd look into those.

Look into tub setups too: it's only about $6 for a tub for each of them.

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Ok, I have just acquired 2 BP and setup. the set up is all wrong, I plan to fix, but please advise what are the priorities as to what I need to spend money on first.

These were not his first snakes, but my first in a long time. aquarium (75 tall?), screen locked top (alluminum foil taped to underside - maintain moisture I am guessing). He said that has had these for 5 years (all life) in this set up. not sure sex, both in same tank.

more wrong stuff... UTH stuck on bottum (middle), and a heat rock inside. No thermostat. 2 hides. one bowl. humidity so high as the insides are fogged.

Ok, do I 'need' to seperate them? I need thermostat, need temp/humid guages,

really just want to know what I need right away, then save for the next things.... again considering that this is how they have lived for about years..

thanks

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Get rid of that heatrock!!

If you're an experienced keeper, keep them together, but IMO I'd separate them.

Check out the care sheet on this website. I would seperate them, and throw away the heatrock! Get some flexwatt and a good thermostat.

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If I were you I would ditch the whole setup for the most part and get yourself some tubs. I would absolutely separate them. There is no benefit to housing them together unless you are doing it solely to save money, which is a terrible reason. If you use tubs, housing ball pythons is very cheap.

thanks, that is what I will do then, Home Depot here I come, I will just build a little rack. Where can I get Flexwatt?

thanks

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thanks, that is what I will do then, Home Depot here I come, I will just build a little rack. Where can I get Flexwatt?

thanks

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Reptilebasics.com sells it cheaply :)