1st Post and I'm setting up a 10 gal. tank

[BillinIndiana]

If you put a piece of plexiglass over the top of a tank I don't see that it is any different from a tub..

I guess I should add that the back and both sides will be covered, so this will help with the feeling of being insecure.. Although I'm not real sure how the snake tells you all that he is scared? Seems many people have healthy BP's in glass tanks that feed and shed properly...?

[Kaorte]

I guess I should add that the back and both sides will be covered, so this will help with the feeling of being insecure.. Although I'm not real sure how the snake tells you all that he is scared? Seems many people have healthy BP's in glass tanks that feed and shed properly...?

No doubt. You don't need to switch to a tub. Many people keep ball pythons in glass tanks, it just takes a little extra effort.

[Poseidon]

I guess I should add that the back and both sides will be covered, so this will help with the feeling of being insecure.. Although I'm not real sure how the snake tells you all that he is scared? Seems many people have healthy BP's in glass tanks that feed and shed properly...?

Aquarium background if you aesthetically prefer that.

When scared they get stressed and don't eat or shed or whatever. Acute rapid breathing also.

[BillinIndiana]

Yea we'll do a aquarium BG for the 10 gal, but when it grows out of it to say a 20-30 I plan on doing my own, like one of these...
http://www.lizard-landscapes.com/

I really like the finished look on these

[I-KandyReptiles]

I'm shocked no one has mentioned this yet, and surprised I didn't either.

Have you considered a PVC enclosure?

This is mine:


I did the tank as well. I hated it.
This new enclosure is amazing! I don't even mist and the humidity stays at 51%

[BillinIndiana]

I plan on getting one of those when our snake is an adult, but I really can't see spending the money for something it will outgrow. I thought about just buying a adult sized PVC and being done with it, but people told me it would to big for a baby BP and stress it out

[I-KandyReptiles]

If you order the t8 from animal plastics, you have an option of getting divider.

You could use the divider to make the cage into two sides so it wont be as large. Then when he's an adult, you can remove it.

[BillinIndiana]

I thought about that also.. But at that time I was looking at the radiant heat panels as a source of heat. With dividing it I would had to have bought a smaller RHP then another when I opened up the cage to full size. So I scrapped that idea.. I even had a bunch of Melamine shelving I was going to build an enclosure out of.. That's why I was looking at RHP, due to the thickness of the shelving..

I've been round and round with this trying to listen to all the Opinions.. I finally got pissed and bought a cheap 10 gal. tank that already had the sliding screen top.. Just like others have used for years and years. I'm not absolutely clueless that using one is a little more work, that doesn't bother me at all. I'm disabled with a bad hip and am on Disability, so I have lots of time on my hands.

[Kaorte]

You don't absolutely need an RHP for pvc enclosure. I use flexwatt with mine just fine. The stuff is cheap and easy to wire yourself.

I think that upgrading to a PVC enclosure when the snake is big enough is a good idea

[BillinIndiana]

Yea, I was thinking RHP when I was going to build a Melamine enclosure.. That stuff is 3/4" thick and heavy