Tub housing pics

Can you guys show me some of your tub housing, including the heating sources and in the inside and how u use heating lamps if you do.. thanks

Well, I can't show pictures of the heating, which is all UTHs, since it's under the tubs... but here are a few pix of my tubs from different angles:

Front view
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...2/corn_tub.jpg


Inside view
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...tub_inside.jpg


Juvenile tub
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...e_corn_tub.jpg

I use lamps in the winter to raise ambient temps, otherwise they are as they are. :)

so in the summer you dont use a lamp?

Nope, not directly anyway. I have a single lamp shining over the area where the enclosures are to increase 'day' lighting (it's on a timer BTW), but nothing directly over each tub except in winter when the boost is needed.

Of course, my BP enclosures each have two UTHs one on each side controlled by separate t-stats...but the cool side hardly clicks on during summer time. :)

I don't use lamps on any of my reptile tubs no matter the season. Everything is heated with UTH's.

The only thing I use lamps on are some of my scorpion tanks, where heat from above is better than an UTH.

I wouldn't use lamps at all...except this is Colorado and I can't afford to heat my apartment above 72 in winter. Hence the need for a boost to the ambient temps.

o ok....... well i plan on gettin soon wat size tub do u think i would need the snake hatched today...and he said after they feed a couple times and shed i can get it

You can get a 6qt or a 12qt for a hatchling. I prefer 12qt myself since they can grow out of the 6 fast. :)

They're not going to grow out of the 6qt that fast.. I have snakes under 500g in 6qts and they are quite satisfied in their surroundings. 15qt tubs are fine, but if the snake is tiny, then they would do alot better in the 6qt.

wouldnt it be alot harder to control the temps in a 6 qt container? even in a 12 qt?

Not as long as you use a UTH or heat tape that only covers 1/3 the bottom. That way you get the gradient you need...as long as the air in the room (or right near the tub) is in the 80's for the cool side.

That green tub pictured is about 12qt and, though it's for a corn snake, it keeps the gradient just right at a 10 degree difference.

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Originally Posted by Argentra

Juvenile tub
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...e_corn_tub.jpg

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i really like that one wat size is that?

I believe it is a 12qt. Got it from WalMart back during the post Christmas tubs sale...which is why it's green. :) It's my favorite small tub since it's nice and wide for more floor space and perfectly clear...aside from the green tint. I really should have picked up more than one. :(

It has a 1-5al size ZooMed UTH under one side and holds two coconut hides and a nice mini ceramic dish, as well as some mini logs for climbing (since that houses a young corn).

[QUOTE=Argentra;806213]Not as long as you use a UTH or heat tape that only covers 1/3 the bottom. That way you get the gradient you need...as long as the air in the room (or right near the tub) is in the 80's for the cool side.
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What do you mean??

And how about this one? its a 35 Quart Latch Box
http://www.sterilite.com/Products/Catalog/1886_LG.jpg

And sorry to steal into the topic, but it's tub related so...

The warning labels on UTHs say not to use on plastic. If it were hooked up to a thermostat then they'd be alright?

35 Quart Latch Box
That is the tub I use for Pandora. Works really well for me. It is a little tight trying to fit everything in it, but if you use some jigsaw skills it will work out. I will get a pic for you in a couple hours after my girlfriend wakes up. We have a driftwood log, two DIY gladware-ish hides, a rock water dish and 2 fake leaf vines for cover, all on aspen. She put on quite a bit of length this shed, but probably around 2 3/4 feet now. I can get you a better measurement of that too if you'd like, but she is probably around 600 grams now. She was a rescue, so i dont really know how long your hatchling will take to get to this size, but from what I hear around the forums with peoples yearlings at a kg+, my guess is less than a year for sure. Good luck and shoot me a pm if you want some pics.

Just realized that might not be the exact same tub as Pandora's. It looked familiar so I thought it was, but I think that is the same tub as what one of my friends is keeping feeder mice in. Either way, mine is really similar, I can get pics if you want them.

Allright, I wanted some pics for my gallery anyway. Here you go.
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...Wedding113.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...Wedding114.jpg

Allright, I wanted some pics for my gallery anyway. Here you go.

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...Wedding113.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...Wedding114.jpg

I thought I resized these. Sorry mods, working on fixing it.

thanks, where do u keep ur temp gauge?

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They're not going to grow out of the 6qt that fast.. I have snakes under 500g in 6qts and they are quite satisfied in their surroundings. 15qt tubs are fine, but if the snake is tiny, then they would do alot better in the 6qt.

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Ditto. I have 800+g bp's still in 15qt tubs, and they wouldnt have it any other way.

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Originally Posted by Nick

thanks, where do u keep ur temp gauge?

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The thermometer in that tub is on the front. :)

I keep mine either at the back center in tanks and large tubs or I use probed meters (for temps and humidity) in the smaller tubs.