New to ball pythons: A few noob questions!

Do you have a scale?

This pastel BP weighs 200 grams, and is used the small size hide at the time

http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/...t/da98c371.jpg

This picture shows the mini, small, and medium size hides.

The mini is too small for BP's, the Small is great for hatchlings -350 grams, the Mediums are good up to 1200 grams

I do have a scale but I don't have her in my posession quite yet. I'll email the breeder tomorrow and ask about weight. I do know she looks nice and rounded and that she was born august 24th of this year.

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Originally Posted by RoseyReps

You rock for doing your homework and making sure everything is perfect before your baby comes home :gj: Keep on being awesome :D

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Thanks Rosey! I do always try my best for my animals. They're like my kids lol. Sad when I see others that don't even bother to learn the basics when all they would have to do is a tiny bit of research or even ask. :(

I would assume she is under the 100g mark, maybe right around there. I think the small would be ideal for her for a while, then when she hits 300/350 (as Aaron suggested) move her up to the medium.
My girl hatched July 10th, eats like a pig, and is just over 150g.

I agree, smalls will most likely be the correct size.

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Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant

I agree, smalls will most likely be the correct size.

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I have a lil guy that looks strikingly similar to the one you pictured. I bought the small sized hides from reptile basics and I really think they are too small for him. You really use them until 400g? Craig is only 180g but he barely fits in in upside down when I checked the size and when I put them in he only goes half way in then stops. The medium ones are a big jump so I went back to my cut down flower pots.

@ 200 grams

http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/...t/21819934.jpg

By 300-350 grams they start to "turtle" (push out of the hide because they are too big) but they like it snug. You can switch to mediums earlier, but there is a really big difference in size between the smalls and mediums.

cool thanks :)

So I was looking into the thermostats. I was thinking about going with Vivarium Electronics VE-200 or something similar and was wondering If this would control 2 different heating elements? Like if I bought only 1 thermostat would it be able to control both the UTH and the heat emitter or do I need to buy 2 of them (1 for each piece of equipment)?

the VE-200 will control only one zone. The only VE that does dual zone is the VE 300x2.

I would prefer to use a plain old dimmer with the CHE and use the thermostat for the UTH.

I was looking into the dimmers but the ones I saw looked like it was one button that you move up and down so it seemed like you would have a REALLY hard time getting it set right. If that's what is recommended though, I will certainly go with that rather than spend another $100 for 2 VE-200s lol. Thanks!