What morphs should I start with the first time I breed

[The Serpent Merchant]

Most BP sales these days go through the internet. There is a company called ship your reptiles that specializes in shipping reptiles. They take the hardest part of selling online out of the equation.

http://www.shipyourreptiles.com

Tubs hold humidity in very well, in most cases humidity is actually too high and holes need to be drilled in the tubs to let some out.

Tubs on the other had are harder to heat than glass tanks or professionally made reptile cages.

Here is a thread on setting up a tub:

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...e-Basics-*DUW*

The air temperature inside a tub as well as the cool side of a tub is determined by the temperature of the room that the tub is in. This means that the room needs to be heat to 75+ F (80 F would be best) year round.

[Dawson101409]

How are the tubs harder to heat and why is the humidity usually to high doesn't aspen absorb water so wouldn't that take humidity away from the air

[Dawson101409]

And I really love the tubs better than glass because they are cheaper and it gives the balls more privacy which doesn't make them insecure and plus more space for all the baby's the balls will have even though average is 6 eggs

[The Serpent Merchant]

Aspen is pretty humidity neutral, it doesn't really effect humidity at all. The reason why glass tanks are so hard to maintain humidity in is because of their screen tops (high airflow) and heat lamps that burn off the moisture.

As I said they are hard to heat because the cools side/air temperature of the cage is dependent on the air temperature of the room they are in. Heating an entire room to 75-80 F can be difficult and costly.

The hot side of the cage is pretty easy. All you need is an UTH or heat tape and a good quality thermostat.

For more info on cage heating read through this thread:

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...t-Thermometers

[The Serpent Merchant]

And I really love the tubs better than glass because they are cheaper and it gives the balls more privacy which doesn't make them insecure and plus more space for all the baby's the balls will have even though average is 6 eggs

I not trying to turn you away from tubs. I don't like glass cages very much, but they do have their place in the hobby. All I'm trying to do is make sure you understand the +'s and -'s of tubs so you don't get yourself into trouble down the road.

[Dawson101409]

Oh I thought you meant heating the hot side was hard sorry my misunderstanding

[The Serpent Merchant]

Oh I thought you meant heating the hot side was hard sorry my misunderstanding

It's no problem at all, I should have mentioned that the hot side was easy in the previous post.

[Dawson101409]

And I know I have a glass tank now and it's hard as hell to keep the humidity up so when I get my breeding baby's I'm switching to tubs, plus they are easier to clean and do you know how they sell aspen for $16 a bag well at my local Walmart they had a huge brick of aspen for $3 I know where I'm buying my bedding

[Dawson101409]

Oh and it's ok I know you are not trying to turn me away from tubs I have actually been recommended tubs by many people but I never believed them but thank you for all your tips and pointers

[The Serpent Merchant]

Oh and it's ok I know you are not trying to turn me away from tubs I have actually been recommended tubs by many people but I never believed them but thank you for all your tips and pointers

It's no problem at all. There are so many possibilities these days.

There are the glass reptile cages my zoo-med and exoterra:

http://www.petsmart.com/product/inde...AvailInUS%2FNo

Professionally made reptile cages like the ones I use made by animal plastics:



http://www.apcages.com

Fully enclosed racks like these:

Animal Plastics: http://www.apcages.com
reptile basics: http://www.reptilebasics.com/reptile-rack-systems
cserpents: http://www.cserpents.com/C_Serpents/HOME.html

Large Metal Frame Racks:

ARS: http://www.arscaging.com/reptilesys.html
Freedom Breeder: http://www.freedombreeder.com

Among many other choices. Finding what works best for you can be a big task.