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Ball pythons are very shy snakes. They thrive in smaller enclosures. They spend 90% of their time hiding, so the constant roaming and exploring is actually a sign of stress. QUOTE]


I feel awful for her now!!! I have read so much and have never noticed any info on keeping them in small tanks, I must have just over looked this... Should I keep multiple different hides and the piled grape vine for her or should I keep the tank more minimal, I also have a ton of greenery in there for her, should I remove it?


I have 4 thermometer and humidity gauges set up in different low spots in the tank, Because she is my only and first one I haven't got too into fancy equiptment yet... But I think I'll have to shop tomorrow to find her a lower smaller tank... What do you suggest using to check it all?

Well for right now, the more stuff the better. Clutter it up as much as you can until you can find her a smaller home.

I would suggest getting her in a 10gallon or in plastic housing.
http://www.ball-pythons.net/modules/...warticle&id=40
There is a DIY on how to do it. It is super easy and very inexpensive.

Not the prettiest thing, but it will most likely do the trick for a problem feeder.

For temp and humidity, you absolutely need digital readers. For thermometers, you need the kind that have a probe. If you are using a UTH (which I highly reccommend) you should put the probe right above the UTH right on the glass (under the substrate).