Tanks/tubs

[Newkid14]

I plan on getting a Bp possibly in the future I would love to see your guys tanks and tubs

[The Serpent Merchant]

Here are my PVC cages.

I would advise that you stay away from tanks, they can be very difficult to maintain proper temperatures/humidity in. The threads I put links to in your other thread have pretty much all the information you need to keep a ball python happy and healthy.



By keeping the cage simple it is much easier to keep everything clean.

Many people would consider this to be the ideal BP set up. (I can explain everything in detail if you want)

[Newkid14]

Arent u using tanks or are those ones specially made for snakes? And that sounds great if u could explain everything

[Daybreaker]

^ Cages like Aaron's are for reptiles, tanks are for fish. I personally use tubs but will use cages for my larger snakes.

[h00blah]

Here are my PVC cages.

I would advise that you stay away from tanks, they can be very difficult to maintain proper temperatures/humidity in. The threads I put links to in your other thread have pretty much all the information you need to keep a ball python happy and healthy.



By keeping the cage simple it is much easier to keep everything clean.

Many people would consider this to be the ideal BP set up. (I can explain everything in detail if you want)

Off topic, sorry, but your enclosures are so awesome and simple! Very cool

[Bellabob]

Tubs are much better for snakes, especially Ball Pythons, because they require higher humidity levels. They also keep the heat in very well and are much easier to clean and maintain.

Tubs>Tanks.

[Quantum Constrictors]

not to high jack but Serpent can you link where you got those!!!

[Newkid14]

Ok I'm starting to understand this now lol your I'm still curious to see everyone's tubs and cages but I think I like how aspen looks

[Xeperxi]

Those are AP enclosures ( the same that I use). Tanks IMO are never appropriate for snakes. Yes, you can make modifications to make them better, but save yourself the headache and time and do not use fish tanks for any snake, either go the tub route or go for PVC enclosures.

[The Serpent Merchant]

When I say tanks, I am referring to glass aquariums. There cages I use are made by a company called Animal Plastics and are designed for reptiles.

http://www.animalplastics.com/

I prefer their T8 cage.

This thread goes over setting one up in detail:

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...With-Pictures!

I will go over how this cage is set up here as well:



This is 1/2 of a T8 cage made by Animal Plastics. I am using a divider so I can keep 2 Ball Pythons in a single T8 (snakes should never be kept together)

This is the whole cage:



Thew cage is heated by a special type of heating pad called Flexwatt. it is taped to the bottom of the cage using aluminum foil tape



The flexwatt is controlled by a thermostat. (any and all heating pads must be controlled by a thermostat. most can easily get up to 150 degrees if not higher, if they are left unregulated. (which is hot enough to kill a snake)

The thermostat has a probe that measures temperature. the probe is sitting on the flexwatt in a special slot designed for a thermostat probe



Inside the cage I also have a thermometer with a probe. it measures the temperature of the cage floor on the hot side, as well as the air temperature on the cool side and the humidity level in the cage. I purchase these thermometers at Walmart. They cost $12



Here it is mounted in the cage





It is important to have a probed thermometer because heating pads do not change the temperature of the air in the cage... all they do is heat the floor of the cage.

because my heat source (the flexwatt) only heats the floor of the cage it is important to keep the substrate thin. I prefer to use paper bas wed substrates (newspaper, paper towels, corrugated wrap) because it is easy to keep clean, and lets heat transfer very well.

The only things I put in my cage is 2 hides and a water dish. Ball pythons are ground dwelling and do not need anything to climb on. As I said before the less you have in the cage the less there is to clean (which needs to be done fairly often)

These are the hide sI like. they are very secure, easy to clean, are durable, and cheap

http://www.reptilebasics.com/hide-boxes

Water dishes need to be heavy enough that a BP can't tip them over and flood their cage. I use ceramic dog bowels.