Snakes on newspaper...

I would love to have a nice big enclosure totally naturalistic and all but i know thats not what my balls call for which is why i have other species that do call for a more elaborate enclosure. I have red eye tree frogs with live plants, exc thats what i get to spend my creative time on doing.. and my beardeds enclosure but otherwise i like to keep the basics going for the balls. For my ease and their comfort. I was thinking about using aspen for the balls when i get my rack in but now i dont think im going to.. Just seems like newspaper is the easier way out all the way around.

Good luck with your animals. Perhaps consider getting a different kind of snake in addition to your ball to have that nice display tank your looking forward to using (just my .02 of course)

I personally like the idea of the active substrate for a natural set up to avoid the constant cleaning. I have read Vosjoli's book over and over and can't wait until we get the jungle carpet for our display. :D It's something I am really looking forward to, and I know it's going to look awesome.

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Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

BPs need small hides for them feeling safe, that is true of course. But I also think that a snake needs a certain room to explore once they're out of their hide. Or are you trying to tell me that BPs in Ghana stay within 2 feet of their hide entrance? ;) I think that as long as you provide plenty of adequate hides, there is no such thing as a tub/tank that is too big.

Again, I know that snakes can feel great in a rather small tub laid out with newspaper and equipped with a good hide... the point of this thread was that I wanted to find out if people share my feelings in regard to the natural look & feel of the tank/tub.

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Hi Markus~
I have cages and racks. I got my cages from Rich (@ RBI) and they are specifically designed for herps; easy to maintain temps and humidity, solid walls on three sides, and plexiglass 'front doors'. I really like the idea of being able to see the snakes and just the look of the cages. I keep paper in all enclosures. That said, racks are a huge benefit to the keeper when we have more than 2 or 3 balls. One Helix can run a ton of them and the snakes needs are still being met; just not all of my needs!!
Hope this answers your question!