Tall tank for a BP?

Cool. Sorry, I didn't read to the end of the thread before replying. Sounds like you got it straightened out long before I weighed in.

Now, I wish I could convince my girlfriend to let me get a lizard or two. She's holding firm on one snake is reptile enough...

I use clay pots hides for about 30 snakes. I think they're ideal for the purpose. What's great about clay pots, besides being cheap, is that when your snake goes into shed, just soak the pot with water, and you have a wonderful humid hide. No more stuck sheds!

The only issue is that when they "mess" inside the hide, the pot will absorb the liquid. When that happens, I scrub and then soak the pot in a bleach solution, rinse well, and then bake it in a 250 degree f oven for about 20 minutes. Once its cool, its ready to go again.

Steve

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Originally Posted by hoo-t

I use clay pots hides for about 30 snakes. I think they're ideal for the purpose. What's great about clay pots, besides being cheap, is that when your snake goes into shed, just soak the pot with water, and you have a wonderful humid hide. No more stuck sheds!

The only issue is that when they "mess" inside the hide, the pot will absorb the liquid. When that happens, I scrub and then soak the pot in a bleach solution, rinse well, and then bake it in a 250 degree f oven for about 20 minutes. Once its cool, its ready to go again.

Steve

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great thanks for the info and tips. Guess I'm goin shopping for pots tomorrow :D

of course, another question: should I skip the paper towels and go straight to a regular substrate like cypress mulch, repti-bark, etc. if the heating pad is going to be very close to the glass? i dont want my bp to be able to get under the paper towels and come in contact with the glass where the heating pad is

For starters, I use shredded aspen for substrate. Nothing wrong with paper towels or newspaper, I just like the aspen.

Now, as for the heat pad, if you get a proportional thermostat, you'll put the probe directly ON the heat pad, and set it for around 92 degrees (adjust to get the proper temp in the tank. This will ensure that the heat pad doesn't get hot enough to burn your snake. In the mean time, you could use a rheostat (lamp dimmer) to keep the pad at a reasonable temp.

Even if you use aspen or cypress, etc, the snake can still get down to the glass by burrowing in the substrate. I sometimes wonder why I bother to use substrate because so many of my snakes end up lying directly on the bottom of their enclosures!
So, it is really important to control the temp put out by the heat pad!

Steve