Soil and Succulants?

[Allie225]

I was wondering if I should use soil and succulents for my ball pyyhon? As long as I have the humidity at a good level and make the succulents safe, is it okay?

[Spoons]

There is a Facebook group called Reptile and Amphibians Bioactive Setups I think you should go check out. It's ALL about a bioactive tank and how to set one up, and the best plants to use, and ideas. It's a great page

[FollowTheSun]

If you have a nice snake it will work out great. If you have a cage-wrecker like one of ours is, forget it. They will make it their life mission to destroy it all. LOL! She kept knocking over her fountain and digging up plants.

Our other BP so far is nice and leaving his one live plant alone. It's a great way to keep the enclosure humidified and fresh.

[Allie225]

Okay! I’ll check that out.It’ll probably be useful.

[Allie225]

She’s nice to her current and enclosure, so that’s good to know

[Alex Lehner]

Something I learned the hard way (that probably should have been obvious) is to watch what you plant right underneath heat lamps, or on top of uth. The uth is a great way to kill the roots of your plants. And the heat lamps can scorch leaves as well.

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[Helonwheelz383]

I would love to do something like this. Unfortunately it wouldn't last very long the way she likes to re-arrange the everything in the tank.

[Starscream]

Just from a succulent-grower's standing, I would not put succulents in with a ball python. Not only are they easily wrecked aesthetically (the leaves fall off with enough pressure), but they like drier setups and very little water, which isn't usually good for keeping the humidity in place in a BP's enclosure. I find that tropical plants do pretty well, so long as they survive the snake's abuse lol.

[redshepherd]

Succulents wouldn't be a good idea, but there are some other hardy plants with strong roots that I've seen people plant successfully with ball pythons.

Succulents tend to have very light roots, and need good drainage and generally loose substrate, so it wouldn't suit a ball python's wrecking habits LOL.