Quote Originally Posted by DZ Reptiles View Post
Congrats on deciding to pick up a BP! You'll understand while we are all addicted to them

As for the setup, the size of the cage depends on how old the BP you get is. You DO NOT want to put a baby ball in a 40 gallon. Having a cage to large will cause ALOT of stress. Now for an adult BP (preferably a large female) 40 gallon is great. As for the substrate id go with paper towels for the first little while. With paper towels you'll be able to notice things more. As in if the snake you bring home as mites. Although the breeders that go to shows usually keep their animals in good condition, It's better to be safe then sorry. In other substrate it will be hard to see mites, on paper towels you will be able to spot the mites easily!


Most people use aspen or newspaper because it is so easy to clean! Aspens sort of a pain lol, but anwyays, newspaper is so easy, its what i use. When my BPs make a mess, i just replace ALL the newspaper with a fresh batch.


Definitely check out the care sheet, its super beneficial! Welcome to the addiction
The caresheet definitely helped. I thought for a while that I'd like to bring home a baby but after thinking it over I think I'll be better off getting an older, more established feeder for my first herp. :] Less headaches for us both, haha. I've always wanted to own a snake (or even more than one eventually!) and BP's are just so gorgeous! There's so many different morphs I know it'll be hard to choose just one.