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Hi,
I would only use one substrate to avoid over insulation the animal from the heat.
dr del
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ok, thanks for the advice. what do you recommend as far as substrate? I'm thinking the repti-bark or bed-a-beat because it can hold/release moisture to aid in keeping up humidity.
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newspaper is 100X easier for my ball python. i use aspen for my corns since they like to burrow a little. but all balls do is lay around, so newspaper does the trick.
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haha. alright alright. I king of want a nice african looking landscape but newspaper might be the best way to go to keep it simple.
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now for thermostat sensor placement, just set it on top of the newspaper under their hides?
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Originally Posted by GA_Ball_Pythons
Just wanted to add that these are the things that I use and I love them. I started with smalls, and when my BP outgrew them I just threw the next size over the top as opposed to replacing them all together. Now she can go in the small one, go in the big at wrap around the small, half in the small/half in the bigger... you get the idea.
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ok, thanks for the advice. what do you recommend as far as substrate? I'm thinking the repti-bark or bed-a-beat because it can hold/release moisture to aid in keeping up humidity.
I've been very happy with Bed-A-Beast. It holds humidity well, is attractive/natural, etc. Although, is does require a considerable bit of time when you change out the old for the new and it gets a bit dusty when it's dry.
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what are those exactly? (brand, name, where to buy)
Zilla Creature Cubbyhole. I got mine at www.reptilesupply.com. "Cage Accessories-->caves, huts, hides"
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what are those exactly? (brand, name, where to buy)
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Welcome!
Your set up sounds good but you may want to look at our sticky about glass tank set ups. I was a long time fighter of the "Glass tank" battle but recently put one of my babies in a tub when I brought him home from a show and didn't have a tank ready. It's so much easier to keep the tempatures stable and all. Dont get me wrong, I'll still keep some in glass and deal with the extra work to keep everything perfect, but to keep things easy, tubs are the way to go.
If you choose glass that's cool too, just keep in mind it's a bit more work. That sticky helps a lot!
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Welcome!
Your set up sounds good but you may want to look at our sticky about glass tank set ups. I was a long time fighter of the "Glass tank" battle but recently put one of my babies in a tub when I brought him home from a show and didn't have a tank ready. It's so much easier to keep the tempatures stable and all. Dont get me wrong, I'll still keep some in glass and deal with the extra work to keep everything perfect, but to keep things easy, tubs are the way to go.
If you choose glass that's cool too, just keep in mind it's a bit more work. That sticky helps a lot!
yea, i have read it over like 10 times, haha. I'm still on the fence. either way, all my equipment will be the same, it will just all go in a tub instead of a glass tank if i go that route. i have some contemplating to do on that mater...
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I'd avoid the reptile carpet stuff, it tends to be a bugger to keep really clean (you need at least two pieces) and can grow some rather nasty bacteria. I'd go with a nice natural substrate like aspen or bed-a-beast since GA's had good experiences with it.
As far as heating you can't beat Rich at Reptile Basics. Let him know what size of tank you are heating, the sorts of ambient room temps the tank will be in and he'll wire you up some flexwatt for that tstat so it's basically plug-and-play setup. He's an excellent online source that many of the members here use regularily.
www.reptilebasics.com
For monitoring temps and humidity I'd suggest an Acu-Rite from WalMart (in the outdoor weather station area). It's about $12.00 or less plus 1 AAA battery. You place the actual unit on the cool side, run the probe over to your warm side and tuck it into the warm side hide. Push a few buttons and you get:
IN - cool side temp that the unit is reading
OUT - warm side inside the hide temp that the probe is reading
HUMIDITY - overall enclosure humidity
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...g/Acu-Rite.jpg
You can see the Acu-Rite set up in this simple enclosure....
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...MuirnesTub.jpg
As far as a water dish you don't need a large one. BP's don't soak normally nor need to so as long as it's easy to clean, wide based so they can't tip it, you're good to go. I use white ramekins found in the kitchen section of any department store or even in some dollar stores. They work beautifully and come in various sizes.
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...ewaterdish.jpg
Another handy thing to have is one of these....
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...nsportCage.jpg
You can find them at all sorts of stores and with the addition of some vent holes you have a perfect snake carrier to bring your snake safely home in or take to vet appointment. We use them all the time to hold the snakes when we are cleaning tubs, etc. They come in various sizes and are just a really handy thing to have when you own a snake. They generally range from $2.00 to $6.00
