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I'm bringing home a poss. gravid ball 2morrow I think, I think I would like to start a rack system as I will be acquiring more balls in the near future (I hope), What type of bin should I use in the meantime?
how do I go about making sure she stays warm enough? what about humidity? Any advice would be greatly appreciated

Try reading through the caresheets, they offer tons of info.

In the future please have both research the the enclosure ready before you get a new animal...

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showthread.php?t=56846

Also, feel free to utilize the search feature on the nav bar. Keywords that might help are "tubs" "setup" etc.

Good luck.

I have a tank already set up for her was just thinking, bins would be easier maintenance

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Originally Posted by llovelace

I'm bringing home a poss. gravid ball 2morrow I think, I think I would like to start a rack system as I will be acquiring more balls in the near future (I hope), What type of bin should I use in the meantime?
how do I go about making sure she stays warm enough? what about humidity? Any advice would be greatly appreciated

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you should do a little more research before bringing her home, them require more than a tank, hide, and heat source

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Originally Posted by llovelace

I'm bringing home a poss. gravid ball 2morrow I think, I think I would like to start a rack system as I will be acquiring more balls in the near future (I hope), What type of bin should I use in the meantime?
how do I go about making sure she stays warm enough? what about humidity? Any advice would be greatly appreciated

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You need a heat source (flex watt, UTH, CHE, RHP) that is controlled by a thermostat (Johnson, Ranco, Helix, Herpstat). You also need a thermometer and hygrometer to measure the temps and humidity; many people use the Acu-Rite brand as it also measures ambient temps. Remember that temps need to be a gradient of 82F on the cool end and 91-94F on the warm end. Hides are also a must.

If the snake is gravid, you'll need to set up an incubator and that is also run by another thermostat and with a thermometer/hygrometer.

Food is also a necessity! :)

If you're going to be adding new animals in the future, be sure that you have a quarantine area set up, that you don't just add new animals to the same rack without 60 days of QT.

I'm interested about where you're acquiring her from. Is she a WC animal that was brought in gravid? If so, do you have any prior experience getting WC animals to feed?

Good luck with her, I'm not sure a gravid female is something I'd take on if you've got no prior experience with them.

Make sure you have an incubator ready to go and do your research on properly incubating the eggs.