Quote Originally Posted by bcr229 View Post
Relying on advice from a local big box pet store, where I was told:
- A mouse pinkie is an adequate meal for a 100 gram BP
- All snakes have mites (well the ones in your store do!)
- You don't need a thermostat for a UTH because the snake will move if it gets too hot
- Tanks are fine for ball pythons
- The half-log wooden hides are fine for ball pythons
- Analog thermometers and hygrometers are plenty accurate
- Ball pythons can co-habitate just fine
I got told all the same things when I got my first BP back in the early 90s. I also got told that they didn't need hardly any humidity because they come from the desert in Africa. That it was normal for them to shed in pieces because of that. Oh and I also got told that play sand from the hardware store was a good substrate for them as well. Also got told they only need to be fed once every 3 weeks.