Hello,

My name is Tiffany and I was referred here by ginevive for questions about my ball python. I just bought one yesterday and he is 7 days old. He is very active at night and snoops around his tank, he went in the hide once, but has not stayed in it. He is actually laying on top of it as we speak. My questions are:
1. For in future when soaking, should the water be lukewarm or warm?
2. Should the water bowl be big enough for him to soak in?
3. My leopard gecko has a moist hide with moss for shedding, would this be ok for the snake?
4. What kind of substrate do you recommend?


One comment on the site on ball pythons Gold fish can live for more than 20 years and are not short lived. Unfortunately, people put them in tanks too small and it stunts their growth and life cycle. Just thought I'd add that, since you mentioned something about them being short lived.