First ball python! Could use some guidance.

[TheBallPython]

I just heard that giving them another feeding place can help prevent them from being aggressive in the tank. I know a ton of BP owners do it?

And no, I don't have my lamp on a dimmer. I didn't even know you could. I'll have to get one today. I am confused though.. first you say put the lamp on the hot side, but then talk about using the dimmer on the cool side? And it is my assumption that the UTH goes on the warm side, correct?

[KMG]

Feeding in another container will not make your snake aggressive. Once you get a larger collection it would really become a hassle to do. You are right that many people do it but it is not based on good advise.

It can cause more stress and increases the chance of getting bit by your snake by moving it in feed mode. I feed all of mine in their home and none of them have become aggressive.

You will not find anybody on here with snake know how telling you to feed in a separate container.


You should be able to get your uth right in a few hours. As long as you don't disturb your snake to much getting the tstat hooked up feeding today is fine but you may want to wait a day to improve your chances since it is a new snake and you do not know its feeding behavior yet.

[MsMissy]

I just heard that giving them another feeding place can help prevent them from being aggressive in the tank. I know a ton of BP owners do it?

And no, I don't have my lamp on a dimmer. I didn't even know you could. I'll have to get one today. I am confused though.. first you say put the lamp on the hot side, but then talk about using the dimmer on the cool side? And it is my assumption that the UTH goes on the warm side, correct?

I love my dimmer for my lamp. It is hot here so I leave it off during the day, but due to running a fan and a cooler at night, temp dips so I turn it on low then. By the 'low side' I meant keep the dimmer on low so your ambient temp gradually increases. Sorry about that, I was getting rdy for work while posting. As for feeding, KMG knows better than I do but even I have never considered feeding mine in a diff enclosure. Being as I don't make a habit of running around smelling like eau de mousy, I'm pretty certain they aren't going to mistake my finger for a snack.