Quote Originally Posted by BrianDallek View Post
I wish people would do some research before putting so much time and effort into trying to make an aquarium work for a ball python. they are not worth the effort at all. They are ground dwellers and don't need the height, which is where your loosing heat. From the picture it looks like there is a screen top on your cage?? You will never keep ambient temps up with this. cover it. They also don't need the sticks or the foam wall...those are for your viewing pleasure. Honestly man it is gonna be hella hard to keep this setup clean. Oh and that circle temp or humidity reader in the pic...throw that crap right out the window cause you are not getting any where close to an accurate reading with it. You need a infrared laser http://smile.amazon.com/Etekcity-Inf...ity+dual+laser to read your hotspot and http://smile.amazon.com/AcuRite-0061...words=accurite to read humidity and ambient temp.
I did plenty of research, actually. He actually quite enjoys the extra hight and goes climbing frequently. It's only 18" tall. It is a screen top, covered with a towel. The sticks and foam wall are certainly for my viewing pleasure, I enjoy making pretty display tanks. But to my surprise as well, he does use the sticks and the wall for climbing. Not sure what's so hard about keeping it clean... Having experience with frogs, I also have experience with humidity levels. I use the "crap" hygrometer for a general idea, but a digital one is just as bad . Water gets up the probe and then you are still getting an inaccurate reading. I do have a temp gun, I believe it's mastercraft brand. I also have the zoomed digital thermometer with probe. Everything is under control here. One of my hobbies is making nice display cages, so I didn't mind the extra hassle to get it set up and actually enjoyed it.


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