Your Tank :)

[Brstin2flames]

Hey New_Girl! Just a few suggestions for your new setup...

- Get some sort of background or black poster board to cover three sides of your tank, ball pythons like their privacy and to feel secure. He may get stressed because of the open sides and back. You can use foam core/poster board or go to a petstore and buy an aquarium background. The foam core will insulate it tho.
- you may also want to get some plants or something to fill up some space to make him feel more secure. They don't need a ton of open space as they usually are in their hides anyways.
- Make sure you have your thermometer probes in the right places, you want to measure the cool side and the hot side, also ambient temp and humidity. The hot side probe especially should be between the glass and the substrate so you know the hottest point your snake can get to. (assuming you have a uth)
- are the hides identical? I can't really tell from the pic. If not, it is preferred that they are both the same that way your snake doesnt have to sacrifice its temperature to be in its favorite hide.

I think thats it for now! I started out with a very similar setup and then through reading the threads on here realized I needed to fix a few things, so I thought i'd give you some advice to start off! Enjoy your new baby!

[zeke]

I like it too. Hey Zeke...what do you have in all of those enclosures???

Thank you for the compliments it took awhile to finish this bad boy..

the top thank with the light on has a White spotted gecko
the 10 gal to the left has our Harliquin, Rustee
the 20L below Rustee has our tiger/dal Huntington


As for the cages, the top one has Djinn our normal, then Siafu our Blood and then Zeke our pastel. We also have a beardie but he's in a 55 gal on a different wall..

Great lookin set up every one! Love to see how people do things..


Cheers

[tonyaltn]

75 Gallon glass, Exo Terra Heatwave UTH, ZooMed 150W Ceramic heat element, Zilla 1000W Thermostat. The hide is a small Walmart tub I cut in half the long way because it was way to tall, I have bark over the top of it, and a substrate to keep it nice and dark...although he only uses it after he eats. Once he eats he will spend a day or two in that hide over the UTH, then head back under his water dish never to be seen again, lol.
I have been searching for an acurite but cant find one around here so I may have to order one, the temps are good so Im in no hurry. I have just over half the top covered with foam core thats been covered in foil, wich has been a big help. And I use a small 34W regular bulb at an angle to give enough light so the tank looks nice. Not the coolest setup but he is happy so I dont mess with it.
(Yes! Those are NES games on the floor, I just got an NES, 13 games and some controllers for $30 at a yard sale, lol. That was my first game system, it just came out when I was like 10 years old and mom bought me one, had to have it, spent hours playing mario when I was a kid)

Down below is a 40 gallon breeder waiting for a new resident, not sure what will go in it, but I do know it WILL be another snake (I AM OPEN TO PIED DONATIONS!!! haha ) , perhaps an IJ Carpet or another Ball, who knows. I think its to big even for an adult Corn (Sunglow Motley) or that Licorice Ratsnake I have been wanting...its a far cry from a 20 long. And just to the left is my Crested Gecko enclosure due to be cleaned tomorrow.

[New_Girl]

Hey New_Girl! Just a few suggestions for your new setup...

- Get some sort of background or black poster board to cover three sides of your tank, ball pythons like their privacy and to feel secure. He may get stressed because of the open sides and back. You can use foam core/poster board or go to a petstore and buy an aquarium background. The foam core will insulate it tho.
- you may also want to get some plants or something to fill up some space to make him feel more secure. They don't need a ton of open space as they usually are in their hides anyways.
- Make sure you have your thermometer probes in the right places, you want to measure the cool side and the hot side, also ambient temp and humidity. The hot side probe especially should be between the glass and the substrate so you know the hottest point your snake can get to. (assuming you have a uth)
- are the hides identical? I can't really tell from the pic. If not, it is preferred that they are both the same that way your snake doesnt have to sacrifice its temperature to be in its favorite hide.

I think thats it for now! I started out with a very similar setup and then through reading the threads on here realized I needed to fix a few things, so I thought i'd give you some advice to start off! Enjoy your new baby!

Thanks for the points i knew about the board around the other 3 sides just haven't gotten that far into the setup yet so haven't picked any up and haven't found any plants and sticks that aren't to big for the tank in general lol also yes HER hides are identical so nope she's not sacrificing i have a UTH but i am not using it yet i don't have the thermostat to keep it from getting to hot so until then its there but not in use i have temp probes on both sides the cords r just ran to the back * have a walking baby gets into everything and i don't like clutter.... soooo i secured them to the edges also a humidity thing in there as well thank you for the concern in her tank much appreciated

[Brstin2flames]

Thanks for the points i knew about the board around the other 3 sides just haven't gotten that far into the setup yet so haven't picked any up and haven't found any plants and sticks that aren't to big for the tank in general lol also yes HER hides are identical so nope she's not sacrificing i have a UTH but i am not using it yet i don't have the thermostat to keep it from getting to hot so until then its there but not in use i have temp probes on both sides the cords r just ran to the back * have a walking baby gets into everything and i don't like clutter.... soooo i secured them to the edges also a humidity thing in there as well thank you for the concern in her tank much appreciated

Great, Sounds like you have it all under control!

BTW, great idea for a thread! Lets keep the pics coming people!

[New_Girl]

brstin2flames I found Nyoka a AWSOME branch today fits PERFECT and some fake plants you attach to the glass at the top so it looks WAY better all ready and i ment to get the boards at walmart but it totally sliped im running around llike a crazy woman cause my son turns 1 in 10 days lol but yea im getting there just thought id update ill get new pictures up soon ! and yea peeps gimmie some more pictures !!!

[ameh78]

tank when i first did it up.. he has of course now trashed it. the flowers are all over and he constantly moves his warm hide around.. er - and he has a new cool hide.

[Exotic Ectotherms]

I've never seen a BP setup with flowers in it before....very cool!!!

[Jeremy78]

Flowers with a bp?

Bps actually prefer skulls, bones, and motorcycles in there cage, didnt you know that?

[ameh78]

Flowers with a bp?

Bps actually prefer skulls, bones, and motorcycles in there cage, didnt you know that?

lol, well i guess my boy has a flare for the eccentric! He enjoys the finer things in life, along with making a big dookie in the flowers.. wait..is that a hint?