Need Help

i going to hopefully get a baby blood python at rhe end of summer.
I know the temps that they need to be kept in and the humidity.
But can u guys show some pics of your babys and there cages and what u use to heat them?? Also i have a ten and a five gallon cage wich would be better for a baby??

you know how everyone always says glass tanks aren't great for balls? well they're even worse for high humidity animals. I would say you need to look into a cage that isn't so open, and one that can maintain humidity better. If you can maintain humidity in a glass tank, then more power to you, but my rainbow only has one hole in her cage, and humidity is still a pain.

what size rubbermade contaner would be good for a blood??

15 qt for a baby, 32qt for a juvi, 41qt + for adults (maybe bigger for females)...

Can anyone show pics of thier baby short tailed pythons and thie setups??

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Originally Posted by mars

Can anyone show pics of thier baby short tailed pythons and thie setups??

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Mine wouldn't be that exciting....thick layer of newspaper, water bowl, hide...very simple.

When I first got my blood as a baby, I put a container of sphagnum moss, and it seems to like to hide in it while it acclimated. I took it out after a few a weeks of solid eating and replaced it with a normal hide and everything has been good.

Just make sure that you have everything good to go and running before you get your blood...these snakes are nowhere near as forgiving of trial and error as ball pythons are.

dosent matter i just whant some examples.
I think i going with a 12 quart, with a uth, 2 hides, should the moss hide be on the hot sid?? and is Bead A Beast a good substrate?? Or is paper towls better for a baby??

anyone??

There's a lot of info packed into this forum alone if you read through some of the posts and/or use the search feature. Being able to research, read and learn for yourself is essential to having a successful experience working with ANY animal, regardless of species. Try doing some more homework. ;)

I would still like to see some pics of your baby enclosures.

for baby is it better to have one constant temp threwout the cage or have a hot spot??
If one constant temp is better how would you do this a heat mat under that whole cage set at 80-83 degrees??

don't mean to be rude, but it does not seem you are in any way ready for a blood. have you done any researching on your own?

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Originally Posted by KLG

There's a lot of info packed into this forum alone if you read through some of the posts and/or use the search feature. Being able to research, read and learn for yourself is essential to having a successful experience working with ANY animal, regardless of species. Try doing some more homework. ;)

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you should listen to kara, she's quite an intelligent lady, and through her hard work has succesfully kept many many animals. you need to learn to do some things on your own if you are going to own anything in case some day you need to react quickly to a problem that could possibly end with your animals dead, if you need to waste time and ask everyone for what to do.
even just a google search on blood python care would have answered all your questions, so i'm not sure why you haven't done that.
please take the initiative to be a responsible owner.

I have been reading caresheet after care sheet. I just wanted some examples for cages.

even thow its not my first snake it is my first blood. Would it be a good idea to start out witha 5-6 month old blood??