Ball Python help!

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Originally Posted by bsash

Mist it with water out of a clean spray bottle.

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Sure will.
Thanks for the advice!

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Originally Posted by heatrepeat

I bought it yesterday and the guy owns plenty of snakes so he was unsure of when it was last fed. The tank is about 3-4 feet and it's currently laying on the tank floor. What should I mist it with?

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okay for substrate you need to put in cypress mulch,aspen,paper towel,newspaper those are the best pick any one of them

he needs 2 caves to hide identical you can go to the dollar store buy 2 bowls cut a hole in the side so he can hide in them. make sure to make the edges smooth so he does not cut himself and because he owns plenty of snakes he still should know when he fed it last but thats not your fault he's just being dumb, you can also go to the dollar store and buy a mister just mist the substrate not the snake lol a bit you will need something to measure the humidity and temps i suggest the accurite you can buy it at walmart for like $12 it will measure the temp where the heat pad is with the probe
the humidity and the ambient air which is the air in the tank with the device itself it is quite easy to use.


Good Luck


Lorne

Thank you so much for the time you're taking to help me!
I have REP+ you all which have helped me. I will go asap to buy all those stuff to make sure the snake is feeling safe and fine.

I will try and update it with pictures to show you how my progress is.
Once again, thank you!

I was planning on feeding it today and if denies the mice I was just going to wait a couple of days to try again. What do you guys suggest?

If the snake doesn't feed when you first offer, then just wait until the next week. Not feeding in ball pythons isn't a huge deal, and trying to feed too often will stress them out more than not feeding enough.

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Originally Posted by heatrepeat

I was planning on feeding it today and if denies the mice I was just going to wait a couple of days to try again. What do you guys suggest?

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try it if not luck like he said feed next week snakes can go a long time without eating if he does not eat no biggie haha and i wanna see some pics i love new BP's! xD

I wouldn't feed it yet. You just bought it and it doesn't have a proper set up yet.
Wait until you get some substrate (paper towel at the least), hides, undertank heater with a thermostat and a digital thermometer to measure the temp. Once you get all that and set it up, leave the snake alone for a week. No handling, just water changes. Then try feeding it. Once you feed it, do not handle it for at least two days while it digests.

Does the person you bought the snake for have any experience? If not, it is good that you are learning all this so that you can help your friend with their new pet.:)

Don't feed the snake until you have the enclosure heated properly. If it isn't heated properly, the prey item will just rot in the belly of the snake.

Sounds like you have gotten some pretty good directions so far. Just to sum it up, here is a little shopping list:

2 cereal bowls from the dollar store for hides
paper towels or newspaper for substrate
Under tank heater (UTH)
Reptile thermostat (reptitemp 500r is the cheapest but hard to find in stores, ordering online is a good alternative)
Thermometers/Hygrometer (accurite weather station from home depot, lowes, or walmart)
15qt tub if you want to use one instead of a tank. Then you will never have humidity problems.