Re: My snake acts stressed.
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Originally Posted by snake_lady83
Great that makes things easier on me and my snake. In your experience do bp take pre killed food well. I really don't want to feed her live if I can avoid it I don't want her to get hurt.
You should get her to eat live a few times if that is what she wants. Once she is on a good schedule and you have fed her a few times, then you can attempt p/k.
Re: My snake acts stressed.
Ok thank you for all of your advice. lol I made a a cardboard divider like you suggested earlier and it wasn't quite up to the tipy top of her tank, but I figured there was no earthly way that she would be able to reach the top of it lol (yea right) I went back to typing on the computer for a few min. glanced over and there she was purched on the top of the cardboard. So I had to get her down and make the divider taller than what it already was. I'm going to have to wait and see if it works this time. Just goes to show you can't assume anything when it comes to snakes. I guess I should have named her Houdini.
Re: My snake acts stressed.
Why not go to WalMart or Target and save yourself ALOT of hassel, as well as stress for the snake, and get yourself a 12-15quart tub until the snake grows a bit. Then you can get a 30qt, and on up until the snake is big enough for that huge 40g thing(that is going to be hard to heat and a pain in your rear).
Even if you do have a divider, how are you maintaining proper temperatures and humidity in such a large tank?Proper gradients and such? I have four '06 babies in 15qt tubs and they are all doing wonderfully, eating every week, shedding perfectly everytime, gaining tons of weight, and aren't stressed out.
The tubs are incredibly easy to make a snake home out of and worth your time. Your snake will get settled in quicker, and she/he will eat on a regular basis. Just get the tub, drill or use a soldering iron to melt holes in the sides(about 10 holes in short sides and a varying amount of holes on the long sides), and get a bungee cord to hold down the middle. Also, get two small(4"-6" works great for my babies) plastic planter saucers(they catch water underneath the actual planter pot), and a small water bowl. Then add newspaper or papertowels as bedding, and you're set!
Ball Pythons are not a display species and should never be asked to be unduly stressed out from too much space(and a hard to heat BIG space, mind you). If you want to see your snake, you can when you handle it. Mine love their tubs, and if they didn't, I wouldn't house them in them.
Use the 12-15qt tub until she gets a bit bigger, and then get a bigger tub. You can use the 40g for later or for something else that will appreciate the space. The 15qts cost around $2 at WalMart. Try your local dollar stores too.
