Hey guys!

So it's been about 4 years since I've kept ball pythons, and I'm finally buying one and getting back into the game.

I live in Northwestern Ontario, so I'm in a colder climate, and my main concern is always with keeping ambient high enough. In the past I had a rack in a closet, and I used a space heater on a thermostat for ambient and heat tape on another thermostat for the hot spot.

Now, I'm only getting one ball, and planning on keeping it at that, so no rack this time around. I don't have a dedicated room/closet that I can heat to ambient temperatures in my apartment, so I'm thinking my best bet for keeping up ambient temps is a che.

I know everyone hates tanks for balls, and tubs are way better, I'm just not sure about a che with a tub. I could possibly cut a window in the lid, cover it with wire screen (on the outside obviously so no sharp edges inside) but then my concern is that the screen would get hot and the snake could potentially burn himself.

Other option is a tank. Not my first choice, but I'm not sure if it would be the better way to heat or not.

My other question is, do you think you could set the che on the hot side to the 88-90F, and have that be enough ambient air heat to keep the cool side at the desired 80F?

Or are there better options than either of these? Let me know

Thanks in advance for any advice or input! It's been ages, and I'm totally open to suggestions. The hatching I'm getting still has a few meals to go before he's ready to be shipped, so I still have time to decide on a set up, order it and have it set up in advance.

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