Handling

What type of enclosure is the snake in? (glass tank, plastic tub, PVC display enclosure, rack system, etc...)
How are you heating the environment?:
Do you have a thermostat, rheostat or dimmer hooked to the heat source?:
Are you measuring your temperatures with a digital thermometer, temp gun, stick-on dial thermometers from the pet store?
Where are the thermometers placed?
What are the temperatures on the hot side? Cool side? Humidity levels?
What substrate are you using?
Are you providing hides on both ends of the enclosure?

1: 20 Gallon glass tank
2:Heating bulbs red at night time blue/white during the day
3: i have a humidifire right next to his tank that i keep running as often as possible
4:The thermomiter is on my alarm clock and it never gets below 75 degrees
5:I don't have any thermometers in side the tank (my buddy who owns 13 different snakes says as long as it doesn't get below 70 that i'll be fine)
6:humidity is between 45-75 (depending on when the humidifire is runnign out when im not home or if i just filled it)
7:I have a aspen substrate for him
8:yes i have 2 differnt hides on each end

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Originally Posted by dusty-monkey

What type of enclosure is the snake in? (glass tank, plastic tub, PVC display enclosure, rack system, etc...)
How are you heating the environment?:
Do you have a thermostat, rheostat or dimmer hooked to the heat source?:
Are you measuring your temperatures with a digital thermometer, temp gun, stick-on dial thermometers from the pet store?
Where are the thermometers placed?
What are the temperatures on the hot side? Cool side? Humidity levels?
What substrate are you using?
Are you providing hides on both ends of the enclosure?

1: 20 Gallon glass tank
2:Heating bulbs red at night time blue/white during the day
3: i have a humidifire right next to his tank that i keep running as often as possible
4:The thermomiter is on my alarm clock and it never gets below 75 degrees
5:I don't have any thermometers in side the tank (my buddy who owns 13 different snakes says as long as it doesn't get below 70 that i'll be fine)
6:humidity is between 45-75 (depending on when the humidifire is runnign out when im not home or if i just filled it)
7:I have a aspen substrate for him
8:yes i have 2 differnt hides on each end

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Thanks for that. Overall, not too bad but there are a couple of things I'd probably recommend changing.

First, have a look at the caresheet here on this site. This will tell you what type of environment a ball python needs. http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...s%29-Caresheet

The 20 gallon tank is probably fine, if not a little big for a baby ball python. Make sure you have enough hides (sounds like you do) along with maybe some fake plants or other things to clutter up the environment.
You should get some kind of thermometer to measure the temps inside the tank. One of the most recommended thermometers on this forum are the Accu-rite digital indoor/outdoor thermometers, which you can pick up at Walmart for about $12. I can't find a link, but it has a probe for the hot side and the thermometer unit itself measures the cool side temps and humidity. You really want to know what the temps are INSIDE the tank since that's what your BP is being exposed to. Different snakes have different temperature requirements. A ball python really needs a cool side temp of approximately 80 degrees and a hot spot of approximately 90 to help with thermoregulation and digestion.
The humidifier in the room is a good idea, but it might not be enough with the heat lamps running. Heat lamps tend to dry out the air, so you might find yourself misting the enclosure frequently to reach the recommended 50-60%. It would also help to cover half of the screen lid if possible to help trap that humidity in the tank.

I'm trying to do that with books and what not but i think i'm going to make a different lid that will seal in more hunidity