Hi, I'm Rick I M new to this site and I bought a 1 month old ball python last week. My roommate also bought one. They both have there own 10 gallon tanks. I am using jungle mix as its substrate. they were both born in captivity. In my tank I got a good size water bowl and a rock cave hid. it looks like a hollow rock with a hole to get in and ithe top of it can be removed. only one side of the tank is exposed where you can look in the other 3 sides are covered with that plastic decoration stuff you use on the outside on the back of a fish tank I bought a cool looking dinosour one (thats the only one they had that was not fishes). I have a 50 watt red light with sillicon coating on it it is in a light unit that is designed to be over the tank (thats where I have it) I have a screen with clips on the top of my tank.


My roommates setup is a bit more cheaper he has a 10 gallon tank with a good size water dish, a wooden log hide(basicly like a tree limb was cut in half and hollowed out) and jungle mix substrate he has a screen with clips and the same light as I have. his tank has all the sides exposesed except his tank is in the corner of a wall so really 2 sides are exposed.


for food I have a large plastic rubber made container with pine bedding with 8 mice food and water.


this is my first time owning a snake or a retile and wanna know how im doing so far.



thanks

rick