This is my 08 normal male. He was my birthday gift from Jan this year. We got him at Petco. I've read where some people have trouble with their balls not eating. I guess I'm lucky because mine eats like a shark. LOL. I don't have a scale so I'm not sure about his weight, but he measures about 25'' long.



His setup is a 30 gallon fish aquarium with a 30-40 gallon ZooMed under the tank heater on the right side. I keep his water bowl and one of his hides on that heater. This keeps the water warm and helps with humidity, plus gives him a warm hide with plenty of belly heat. The hide on the left has no heat source. The bedding is aspen. The lid is a standard wire screen top I bought at the pet store. I currently have most of the lid wrapped in foil, leaving an open space for the heat lamp to sit.