Ny first BP Terarrium

yes i have 500watt thermostat that yu can place 2 socket on this.

from wht i was reading you have two heat pads? if that is true the thermastat will only control one unless you have them both set the same temps. and what type of bedding are you useing.

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Originally Posted by gncz73

from wht i was reading you have two heat pads? if that is true the thermastat will only control one unless you have them both set the same temps. and what type of bedding are you useing.

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no i don;t have 2 head pads. i have 1 ceramic heater(100w) and 1 head pad(28x43cm) both is controled via thermostat. i put an extra in my ceramic heater. i plug a ''dimmer'' that allow you to control the watt between 0-100 watt! this is very usefull!

sounds good then

GNCZ73-

The setup looks pretty good, its also a very good thing that you are taking the time to test the cage out before snake is even in there, that will save you and the snake a lot of stress. The only things i saw that are possible no no's were the heat emitter being in the cage but peope have alreayd said that. And the second is that you need to make sure that you have some kind of substrate in there, even if its only paper towels, thats what i use and it works fine. I also use cypress bark when im in the mood to make the cage look really nice, but somtimes that makes cleaning the cage a little more of a process. But anyway take care of that heat emitter being in the cage, throw down some substrate, properly manage y0ur heat sources and you will be just fine!

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Originally Posted by DrEwTiMe

GNCZ73-

The setup looks pretty good, its also a very good thing that you are taking the time to test the cage out before snake is even in there, that will save you and the snake a lot of stress. The only things i saw that are possible no no's were the heat emitter being in the cage but peope have alreayd said that. And the second is that you need to make sure that you have some kind of substrate in there, even if its only paper towels, thats what i use and it works fine. I also use cypress bark when im in the mood to make the cage look really nice, but somtimes that makes cleaning the cage a little more of a process. But anyway take care of that heat emitter being in the cage, throw down some substrate, properly manage y0ur heat sources and you will be just fine!

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this is Ozone's thread not mind Drew

I'm not a fan of that setup at all.

1. Not enough floorspace. Ball Pythons are terrestrial and spend 99.99% of their time hiding or finding a dark place to hide. They won't benefit from cage height at all.

2. Ceramic heat emitter. These will dry out your cage and it is going to be next to impossible to give them the 60-70% humidity they need to properly shed. I had my first ball pythons when I was 12 and knew nothing about them. I had a ceramic heat emitter w/a glass tank. My snake NEVER had a good shed and he basically ended up going off feed and died suddenly one day. Probably due to stress. Poor guy, I get mad every time I think about it these days.

I recommed that if you don't want to put the $$ for plastic enclosure or a budget rubbermaid setup that some people RAVE about on here, I suggest you get a 20L size tank with a screen lid and a 50watt infared bulb kept on 24/7. This basic setup will house a ball python very comfortably until it reaches about 30-35" or so. You may have to battle humidity a little, but at least you will have a setup that works w/o the need for any of those rheostats or thermostats you bought.

i agree with brad, brad i'm going to have to get you over and see my happy bp's in the tubs! lol the bare essentials (plastic tub, heat tape, thermostat and a water bowl) is all you need. i like the natural setups and they look great i just don't want to clean and sterilize all that stuff. just my thoughts.

that che needs to be removed the snake can reach it and get burned!



vaughn

1 am using this substrates http://www.exo-terra.com/products/forest_bark_i.html
2 i don't want to have light in my cage! what type of heat you recommend me? expect head pad!

with the height of the cage your useing you will need something along the route you have. but if you cut the height down to about 6-8 inch in height and give it more floor space you wouldn't need a ch or a light just a bigger heat pad. thats why alot of us use rubbermaids tubs.