Finally got her, Now what?

still trying to figure out pics sorry lol

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Hi Razzle,

Check out these4 links on posting pics on the forum and see if they help you.:)

video tutorial by Raj


Sticky on posting pics

You need to have the full web address between the image tags.


hope this helps.



dr del

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...d-2_898182.jpg
This is my set up. What do you think? I know the bricks are a bit much but that's the only way my fiance would be comfortable

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...d-1_940091.jpg
This is my girl sammy

you dont need 2 thermometers like that, if you take that accurite(the one on the left) and put it in the coolside of your tank INSIDE the tank near substrate level, then run the probe underneath the substrate to the hot side it will look a little neater, also go out to the pet store or walmart and buy some fake plants, they love em the ones that stick to the glass will do, about your light setup, what are the wattages etc? are you using an under tank heating pad? is one light for illumination and the other for heat?

The one on the left is 100 watt it also goes with a UTH. The other is a 50 watt with another UTH. I only use it when the temp gets to low on that side. That not often only when my fiance puts the ac on full blast. My bp is still a bit nervous when i hold her, she'll ball up if get near her head. Does this behavior go away? Any type of fake plant will be ok?

yea, any fake plant is good, easy to clean :) 2 uth's? i bet if you had the 100w light on the coolside and your uth on the hot side your temps would be perfect, everything you have seems like a little overkill, i have a uth on my hot side and a 100w ceramic heater on my coolside in a 30gal long,with a thermostat and i have my temps perfect and steady, you could probably do a 60w for the coolside and the uth for the hot

Yeah, I know it was my 1st snake and i got a bit excited. I heard once you put a UTH on it won't come off. True? How long do they take to get use to you?

Nice stuff.

He is definitely in Fort Knox with all that. But the girl prob feels better. :D

Very pretty snake. :)




Staying on is true w/the UTH, once you've plugged it in. You need to have it on either a rheostat(dimmer) which then you're tweaking/ adjusting all the time, or a thermostat. Otherwise you chance on cooking your snake......*personal experience talking. :( *

There are some really good t-stats that won't cost an arm and a leg. I have Johnson Control stats, and they work really well for me. Another would be a Ranco. Top of the line (and more $$) are the Herpstat and Herpstat II.

I don't need the bells and whistles of night drop temps and multiple controls. As long as the tubs and UTH styles and sizes are identical I can plug them all into the same t-stat.

But you do need some sort of temp control...either proportional (rheostat/Herpstat) or the on/off (Ranco/Johnson Control). :)

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