Is this set up good for my Ball Python?

[Houzi88]

[Argentra]

Too much space. Cover the back and sides with an opaque paper or background, get another cave hide for the other side, and add some scrunched up paper or fake greenery for hiding/security.

Also, get rid of those dial thermometers (they are crap) and get yourself a digital one, preferably with a probe. Acurite is great and an in/out/humidity unit with probe is around $12-13 at Lowes or Walmart.

Also, how are you heating? Is there a UTH on a control device or is it just those lamps?

[missi182]

Too much space. Cover the back and sides with an opaque paper or background, get another cave hide for the other side, and add some scrunched up paper or fake greenery for hiding/security.

Also, get rid of those dial thermometers (they are crap) and get yourself a digital one, preferably with a probe. Acurite is great and an in/out/humidity unit with probe is around $12-13 at Lowes or Walmart.

Also, how are you heating? Is there a UTH on a control device or is it just those lamps?

Same questions!

[eddyhead]

im going to be the :cens0r::cens0r::cens0r::cens0r::cens0r::cens0r::cens0r: that says it.....but

Its too Big..isnt the wild pretty Big?

Cover the sidessame thing i didnt know the wild had 3 sides covered

im just saying i've never understood this thought process...

i would agree to get rid of the analog meters. walmart has a nice one that has a probe and its only like $12 its an Acu Rite.

also maybe get some plants in there just for our eyes and something more natural

[missi182]

im going to be the :cens0r::cens0r::cens0r::cens0r::cens0r::cens0r::cens0r: that says it.....but

Its too Big..isnt the wild pretty Big?

Cover the sidessame thing i didnt know the wild had 3 sides covered

im just saying i've never understood this thought process...

i would agree to get rid of the analog meters. walmart has a nice one that has a probe and its only like $12 its an Acu Rite.

also maybe get some plants in there just for our eyes and something more natural

Now now, be nice You are correct, the wild is very big! But bps live in teeny tiny burrows and termite mounds, where it is dark and snug and secure. They hunt and live out of these tiny spaces, and to simulate them is important to successful feeding. That is why covereing 3 sides is important, as well as having the correct size enclosure

[eddyhead]

Now now, be nice You are correct, the wild is very big! But bps live in teeny tiny burrows and termite mounds, where it is dark and snug and secure. They hunt and live out of these tiny spaces, and to simulate them is important to successful feeding. That is why covereing 3 sides is important, as well as having the correct size enclosure

Thank You!! i dont really know much about BP and their natural world...Thank your helping me clear this up.

[Argentra]

Yep. When the wild they inhabit is surrounded on all sides, then covering at least three of the four is important for their feelings of security.

As for space, I for one like to give my animals as much space as I have to give...but that also means I have to provide plenty of cover in that space for solitary/secretive species. In the case of my first BP, I started her in her 20L tank when she was 2 months old, but I made sure she had plenty of plants and good hides to help her feel secure. Basically, it worked.

[missi182]

Thank You!! i dont really know much about BP and their natural world...Thank your helping me clear this up.

No problem, thats why asking questions is important!

[chetman7]

are u actually buddhist or u just put the buddha in there for decoration?

I'm buddhist, it bothers me alitle to see a buddha where a snake and piss and poop on it. just my opinion

[butters!]

no offense but if i could find a jesus statue heavy enough to support the snake i would have one and im christian.god invented pooh,how bad can it be?