Hey guys Im new here and I just bought my 1st Snake ever!
After doing a lot of research and going back and forth I decided to buy a baby male Pastel Ball Python. I just got him today, he seems healthy and happy so far, he was a little stressed from the plane ride here but the 1st thing he did in his new tank was take a huge dump so I'm assuming he's comfortable lol
I was told he is 3 months old, he looks a little bit big though to me for only 3 months.. They were feeding him on rat crawlers tho..
Anyways here are some pics of my snake and his enclosure.
The enclosure is a 20 gallon long and I am using Coconut Husk substrate and a little bit of some repti bark. As far as heating goes I have a UTH and a overhead heating lamp(mainly to create a day/night schedule.) My tempts were getting too high tho with both so I replaced the 100w basking light bulb(I should have gotten a 50w anyways) with a normal 65 watt bulb. Cold side is around 80-85 and warm side is 93-98(is that too hot?) Humidity is between 50-60%.
As you can see from the pics I do have a few dial gauges which I know is not recommended but I will be replacing them with digitals. I do have 1 digital that has a probe inside the hide on the hot side tho so I can monitor that.(also Im not going to leave the wire like that)
Do you guys see anything so far that I should be aware of as a potential problem? Does the snake look healthy to you? I didnt notice and hissing when breathing, no mites, and he was very alert to my presence.
My only problem I have run into so far is that he is using the piece of wood in the background as his hide instead of the ones I specifically set out. Oh well he knows where he is comfortable. Does the hide on the left look too small for the size of the snake?
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