Ball python heat and hidy houses

You should be able to fit at least one in there. When I used a 10 gallon I had enough room for both a hide and a water bowl.

It is entirely possible to have two hides, a water bowl, and a very good gradient in a 10gal tank. :) Here's the tank I kept my rescued pastel in...until he outgrew it. :D Now it houses my spider girl:

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...t_10g_tank.jpg


The key is insulation of the glass and screen. I agree that you should ditch the lamp, or at LEAST hang it above the top 8-12" from the lid. UTHs sized for the tank on thermostats give a perfect 10 degree gradient across the floor, and you can stick with only one UTH on the warm side if your room temps stay above 75 all the time. :)

this is what i have for a therometer

http://www.reptilesupply.com/product...roducts_id=655

Does anyone have a ten gallon that i can see? Just to see how much room a ball needs? people make it sound like they like to be cramped :weirdface guess it makes sense though. Would a UTH be ok under a tank on a wood table? Even with the under tank heater and lights its still hard for me to retain the heat :tears: in the 15 gallon i mean. So im confused on how you would use a low watt bulb and a UTH :confused: im too much of a novice i guess :/

ball pythons like those small hidy houses O.O Really?!? Thats what i used for my cornsnake O.O well at least for alittle while and then changed to a coconut thing :rolleyes: How big is your snake? i just cant even imagine her fitting in there :confused:

and like i said i live in MN so my house is kinda cold. :/

Use a quilt, or some other sort of insulation, across the back and 2 sides, and that may help you retain some heat as well.

ok ill try that :) i hate minnesota :P

My BP just outgrew his hides, but i left them in there anyway because he burrows in the aspen so that he can fit. BPs love tight hides.

Here's the ever-famous hide size thread :D
http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...=543688#543688

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Originally Posted by mainbutter

Well a 10 gallon might be too small for a water bowl and two hides, I remember thinking that I was glad I picked up a 20 gallon long tank when I was fitting my snake's hides and water bowl in.

Here's my setup, you can see how I set up two hides and a water bowl with some extra plants for decoration/extra cover.

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/8867/dscf0990hu7.jpg
http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/d...jpg/1/w320.png

If a 10 gallon is half this size, I couldn't fit those two hides in there with a water bowl. Granted for a snake the size of mine I could put some pretty dinky hides in there, but these aren't too big for her and will last her for a good long while.

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