Quote Originally Posted by Clay View Post
i searched google for bio active python tank but it showed some for other reptiles too, moving water is just cool looking in tanks i think..
i heard you need a pretty big tank and bio set up to actually have use of the cleaner bugs cleaning things like waste?
my kids are 2 and 5 yrs old.. my 5 yr old holds the snake and enjoys it so he'll help out soon i'm sure..
i've got a probe from the thermometer 1.5-2 inches off the ground in the corner of the hot side.. i figure that could catch my ambient temp.. i don't have anything checking the belly/ground temp besides the TSTAT probe between the mat and outside of the tub.. i will say i put my finger to the bottom of the inside of the tub where the UTH is and it actually feels warm like it would be emitting good belly heat (i know you said not to use ur hand but at this time that's all i had and i think were ok there.. i think the tub is close now.. ambient is almost mid 70s.. humidity about 40% so i'm just a tad low it sounds like
I don't think that you have to have a big tank to use a cleaning crew. The use springtails in small dart frog enclosures with some success. I really depends on the load you are trying to sustain. The waste from a childrens python is minimal. The waste from my Tegu is massive so I need a large number of springtails, worms and isopods in there, but the cage size is much much bigger.