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    Re: Ball Python...

    Quote Originally Posted by blackcrystal22 View Post
    If you don't have the money for the snake.. how will you get the money to buy an enclosure and heat with a good thermostat? Please make sure to take that into consideration.

    Read the caresheet on this forum before you set up the tank. Learn it like a bible.
    http://www.ball-pythons.net/modules/...warticle&id=59

    Don't get a cage too big (I recommend a tub actually).
    Make sure you get a good UTH (under tank heater) and have something to control it. I recommend a good thermostat. They run 70-80 dollars or so.
    Use either papertowels, newspaper, aspen, or cypress mulch for substrate. Avoid heat lamps, log hides, and oversized water bowls. Don't use sand, cedar, or pine bedding.
    Here's an idea of how a tank should be set up.
    http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...g?t=1259267982

    Good luck and welcome!
    I have the money to get the enclosure...
    I just didn't have all the money to get everything...
    The enclosure is pretty cheap at my petstore and heating is cheap too...

    At the moment... A 20 Gal tank is 10$ on sale and a Heat source(Lamp that sits on top) is like 3.99.

    I already have extra stuff from past snakes that I can use to make it's VIV as best as poss.

    *Edit*... Since I can't use pine bedding, what should I use?? Because I have a 50LB bag of Pine at my house I bought a few years back... It's still fresh and crisp.
    Last edited by Retarted Geese; 11-26-2009 at 03:45 PM.

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