Ball python care

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Originally Posted by KMG

That thermometer will tell you air temp.

Red or black bulbs can be used for any hours. The blue day bulbs bulbs should only be used for daytime hours. They can throw your snake of its day/night cycle.

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yea i ment the black bulb or red bulb . im just having some debates what size do you think i should get i want something he will live in for a good while. whats the appropiate lenght and width i should get when buying a tub

A forty gallon tank is suggested for an adult and they are 36x18, so something near that should work fine. Lowe's has a pretty good selection of tubs.

I would say you will probably need a sixty watt bulb but that is something you will have to play with. Using a light stand or a dimmer should make it easy to dial in.

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Originally Posted by KMG

A forty gallon tank is suggested for an adult and they are 36x18, so something near that should work fine. Lowe's has a pretty good selection of tubs.

I would say you will probably need a sixty watt bulb but that is something you will have to play with. Using a light stand or a dimmer should make it easy to dial in.

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i have a spare tank just not sure how many gallon or if it would be ok for his whole life. its 36 inchesx12 1/2 inchesx 17 inches