Finally.. PICTURES of my BP

i redid the tank this morning, bo was happy to get to play on the bed and was checking out EVERYTHING on my bed.
anyway i have a pic of the tank now, i added more water in there, and my humidity is better its staying 42%, up from 31% (however if i put the unit down on the floor of the cage the humidity shoots up) i did check the temp of the pad directly on the gass and got a reading of 92 degree's this was after keeping it there for approx 20-30 min.

BUT my temp's are down today im hoping thats due to the winter weather outside (its only 20 degrees today)
but my temps are reading the same on both sides 76.6 on hot and 76.5 on cold im concerned about this temp change.. i have the top covered and it itsnt doing anything to help.. and i dont have any form of heat whatsoever on the cold side.:confused:

yesterday i was getting low 80's on hot and mid to high 70's on cold

anyway here are my pic's from today
also i found a 20 gal long tank for 15 bucks or a 29 long for 20 bucks on craigslist im thinking of going ahead and picking this up and storing it until needed. that price is AWSOME



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Looks good! Have you thought about switching the substrate to something that holds humidity better? Cypress Mulch and Coco Fiber hold humidity really well. You have to make sure to use the Coco Fiber the correct way though, or else it can be bad for the snake.

Also, if you have an UTH, the heat won't be able to flow through that much substrate. I'd suggest taking some out if you have an UTH that's being controlled with a thermostat or dimmer.

Looks good. He's got alot of places to hide and wedge into. He will be more active for awhile until he settles in and figures out there is no way out and that is his den. As for the tape thing. Ive never had a problem taping wire for years but you do need to be sure its good tape and the glass is very clean. I would not use that frosted scotch tape because that stuff doesnt stick very well. With no chance of it peeling up anywhere. If it ever starts to do that you just replace it.

Looks very good so far. Believe me they like very small places. You wont need the bigger tank for at least a year or so depending on how fast he grows.

Looks good Just get the temps up before another problem arises.

I suggest switching that white bulb to a IR Bulb. They cost lil more but have a stronger beam of heat with minimal light and dont kill humidity as fast.

Heres the bulbs i used when i had Beardies years ago.
http://www.arcatapet.com/item.cfm?cat=11925-
On site search for Item 11925
i believe petco sells them but your going to pay more for it there.

BoBo looks so cute peering around every corner. He looks so happy : )
What a precious pup.

okay IM GETTING CLOSER

if you'll look in the pic's where the thermometer is sitting i left i there, but removed the cave that was beside of it (its really to small anyway) but i took some advise of a friends and used duck tape as my covering on top of wire (except where light is and leaving ventilation around light)
here are my temps as of now (humidity is a bit high to me so i thought if i took the smallest bowl out it will help)

temp's

hot side 80.5
cold side 74.5
top of driftwood 91.0

Humidity is 74%
temp's are still rising just a bit after the tape and i just took the small bowl on top of cave out

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Originally Posted by toddsbabygirl

okay IM GETTING CLOSER

if you'll look in the pic's where the thermometer is sitting i left i there, but removed the cave that was beside of it (its really to small anyway) but i took some advise of a friends and used duck tape as my covering on top of wire (except where light is and leaving ventilation around light)
here are my temps as of now (humidity is a bit high to me so i thought if i took the smallest bowl out it will help)

temp's

hot side 80.5
cold side 74.5
top of driftwood 91.0

Humidity is 74%

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You want
90-94 warm side
80-84 cool side
55-65% humidity when not shedding and 70%+ when in shed.

Okay, you need to use about an inch of substrate, that is probably why your UTH isn't heating up enough. Make sure the probe is under the substrate right over where the UTH is.

About your hides. Honestly I would think about getting different ones. The log hide doesn't really work as a hide for a ball python. They are far too open for this kind of shy snake. You need some small tight fitting hides that are low to the ground. You could go out and get some rock cave hides from the pet store but those can get kind of expensive. opaque plastic bowls with a hole cut out of the side work very well and are very cheap!

Move the lamp to the other side of the cage or the cool side. You don't need two heat sources on one side of the enclosure.

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Originally Posted by Foschi Exotic Serpents

Looks very good so far. Believe me they like very small places. You wont need the bigger tank for at least a year or so depending on how fast he grows.

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actually the hubby is going to move him to a 20 long tank sometime next month. we've been redoing our home and are going to build him a better habitat with a humidity getaway and lots of things to keep it feeling cozy and "small" yet still large enough to do him a few years. its going to be really really nice. i know we dont have to do that just yet but he is wanting to do it and possibly build the tank into the wall across from the fire place or something we arent sure.. but we will have our amazon parrot on one side of the room set up in a huge wall sized cage and bo on the other.. its going to look amazing

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Originally Posted by toddsbabygirl

actually the hubby is going to move him to a 20 long tank sometime next month. we've been redoing our home and are going to build him a better habitat with a humidity getaway and lots of things to keep it feeling cozy and "small" yet still large enough to do him a few years. its going to be really really nice. i know we dont have to do that just yet but he is wanting to do it and possibly build the tank into the wall across from the fire place or something we arent sure.. but we will have our amazon parrot on one side of the room set up in a huge wall sized cage and bo on the other.. its going to look amazing

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I would make sure your snake is eating very consistantly before you consider moving him to a bigger enclosure so soon. For some ball pythons, moving them to a bigger enclosure is enough to make them uninterested in eating.