Quote Originally Posted by lusciousdragon View Post
I moved my single ball python over to a tub setup today. It is in my craft room away from the kids and pets where I do my sewing and scrapbooking. I put the tubs on my shelves that I use to store craft supplies up along an interior wall. Could you tell me if I did everything correctly and if it looks good to you?

I put a 7 foot long roll of 4 inch heat tape along the back of the shelf. I didn't run it through the middle of the shelf, just along the side closest to the wall. I attached it to the shelf with aluminum tape. I have my 2 year old ball python in the 25" x 16" tub. I put newspaper on the inside of the tub. The air holes are about 3.5 inches apart and are made with a drill bit. The holes go all the way around on all 4 sides. I set the thermostat to 92 and put the sensor on the inside of the tub (enlarged a hole and slide it through the hole) then used a suction cup to attach it directly over where the heat tape is. I added a water bowl and cardboard hidey box (I have new plastic hidey boxes coming in the mail). On the opposite corner from the sensor I put a temperature gauge and a humidity gauge. The temperature gauge is reading 82 degrees on the cool end. The humidity gauge is reading 70%. It is hot and humid out right now in Ohio. Now for the smaller tubs those are 15" x 10" and are for 3 het pied babies coming in the mail next week . The air holes for those are about 3 inches apart and go all the way around. They will be set up the same way inside as the large tub.

So my questions are: Is that enough air? Is everything set up in a satisfactory way? Is this a happy set up for both owner and snakes? Is the temperature alright or should I change it? Is everything safe? In the future, once the babies are old enough to breed, I will make an actual rack set up. But I figure I don't need to make one just yet since I only have the 4 for now.

Pictures!




empty baby tubs




Me with Aura
Your tub setup itself looks good, but the area may be a bit busy for your snakes, considering all of the other things you have on the shelves and the potential for loud noises and things falling onto your snakes enclosure. You may want to pick convert that shelving unit to just hold your snakes. I just finished a home made rack last night that I made from similar shelving (got the idea from youtube). I cut the shelving legs down to get about a quarter inch gap between the next shelf and my BP's tub. I also ran flex watt along the back side of the shelf connected to a thermostat.