Quote Originally Posted by Scruffy View Post
Hi all!

This is my first post on the forums, but I've been lurking for a while reading various care sheets and tips etc.

What I'm trying to do is to have my setup complete before I purchase my BP to make sure the temps are ok and that it wont be problematic.

From what I've gathered from this and many other sites, these are the things i'm looking to purchase over the next couple days:

10 Gallon glass tank with a clasp lock on the top (they have these at my local pet store)

2 accurite thermometers from walmart

2 UTH's (still not sure which one or where I will get these from)

2 half coconut hides (i like the way they look and they have them locally)

1 water dish heavy enough to not be tipped over

I will probably use paper towel for substrate until I am sure my BP has no mites and is settled.

Probably a branch or something "foresty" just for looks and maybe for him to climb on

I was also considering putting some sort of paper over the 2 sides and back of the tank to give the BP a more "closed" environment.

My main questions though were these:

Was there anything on my list that is absolutely necessary that I didn't add?

What kind of UTH sources can I purchase locally?

How complicated is it to setup a Flexwatt heat source to the thermostat and apply it to the cage?

Any other tips or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Okay lets revise this to save some money

10 gallon is great for a hatching but outgrows quick but for now is good! Though they look better in tanks, tubs are cheap and great, but tanks are sexier imo

1 Accurite No real need for two because its only a 10 gallon

1 uth, so much better than lamps, when I made the switch my snake was way less stressed

1 thermostat, because you only have one heat source to control, dimmers work good if the room is constant! (I have the Reptitemp 500R and am satisfied for the price)

2 hides are the basic wants, I reccomend realistic plastic ones becuase they are easy to clean and disinfect, which means a healty snake.

If you do put a branch get a fake one or one sold at a petstore because anything in your yard could carry parasites.

Make sure you also have solution for cage cleaning before he arrives because its always a possibility that he will make a mess the day you get him and you will need to clean and disinfect his cage.

If you do make the decision to switch to wood substrate i pefer the bark not the aspen. I just pefer the darker look, looks more natural and the bark holds moisture way better than aspen.

Another thing you might want to consider is a couple of fake bushes and plants because they will want a cluttered cage so the feel hidden and secured!

Remember to have them housed in a room with low traffic especially in the first couple weeks to make sure the stress level is low.

Feel free to stick around and learn, one day you might just be writing this message to a person who is new in the python regius world!