Tank setup

[Stark5050]

Interesting! Nice looking snake

I think you meant thermostat, not hygrometer hygrometers measure humidity levels, thermostats control heat output (ex. of UTHes). How are the temps looking?

I suggest swapping that heat bulb for a heat emitting bulb (or, if you want to see your snake at night and don't mind the glow) a red or black bulb. That way you don't have to turn it off at night, as red does not bother ball pythons (they can't see it on its own). You don't want temps dropping at night, you want it to remain around 80F ambient all the time

THE WATER IS SO BLUE. WHAT'S WITH THE BLUE?? LOL!

Best of luck

It it is a hygrometer and thermostat together, it runs the mini fogger and UTH. I will have it off the ground, I have it there for cleaning since he shed last night. The water looks blue because the bottom of the bowl is painted blue. I have no idea why it just came with the tank. In the last pic you can see the waterbowl I made, but I didn't cure it completely and it cracked lol. When I tried to do a quick fix, it shattered lol. So I will be making a new bowl soon. Thanks for the info! Ohh and the bedding is Zilla bedding, not sure exact makeup of it, but it's made for snakes and other reptiles. I do have a blue and white light, I have been running the white light because it's been fairly cold lately and it helps keep the ambient temps up. I use the blue at night to do the same and also to see him.

[PitOnTheProwl]

It it is a hygrometer and thermostat together, it runs the mini fogger and UTH. I will have it off the ground, I have it there for cleaning since he shed last night..

Still amazes me how many did not read that

The water looks blue because the bottom of the bowl is painted blue. I have no idea why it just came with the tank. In the last pic you can see the waterbowl I made, but I didn't cure it completely and it cracked lol. When I tried to do a quick fix, it shattered lol. So I will be making a new bowl soon.

Save the trouble unless you just want to make one............. Walmart ceramic dog bowls are about $7 each and can take a good beating

[Stark5050]

Save the trouble unless you just want to make one............. Walmart ceramic dog bowls are about $7 each and can take a good beating

Thanks PitOnTheProwl, I probably will just purchase a new waterbowl once he outgrows this one. I do enjoy making most of my own stuff, but at the same time I have failed epically at the clay stuff. I did try to mill out one of the flat stones I have in there, and it worked great for a hide. However, when I tried to seal it so I could use it for a waterbowl, again it failed. Although it stayed together I could never get it to seal completely and it looked horrible with the sealant on it. I know I could seal it with a stronger automotive grade sealant used in fuel tanks, but I don't think I want to expose my BP to that kind of chemicals, so I will probably stick with a store bought bowl from here on out. Maybe I can modify a store bought bowl and camo it up to look more appealing.

Thanks ks again folks for all y'all's input!!

[patientz3ro]

It it is a hygrometer and thermostat together, it runs the mini fogger and UTH.

I can't believe I didn't catch this before, but are you talking about the ZooMed HygroTherm?

The reason I ask is that I really don't think that's the best Tstat for controlling a UTH. Don't get me wrong, it's a great controller, and I use one myself, but the size of the probe coupled with the fact that it can't be used directly on the bottom of the cage (inside or out) means it's really best for ambient air temp.

If you're using something else, just disregard all of that.

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