Therapy snakes ???

[zina10]

Taking your mind off things is a kind of therapy really. That is one reason I decided to own a snake. It gives me something to look forward to during the day at work. Also I keep my snake in my bedroom. I use to keep em in a 40gal glass critter cage, (I stopped due to constant humidity problems and now have a plastic tub,) but when I had them in a tank and had a red or blue light on them at night I use to love watching em cruise around as I lay there getting ready to sleep. I kind of miss that part of a tank but have less problems using a plastic tote. I can still look in an watch but not as easily or clearly and they don't move about as much in a plastic tub and it's a narrow view.

I know what you mean !

That is why I went back to a Display cage. Just one...the rest of the snakes are in tubs.

Display cages can be done and still maintain correct heat and humidity fairly easily. You just have to purchase the right cage. Neodesha and Animal Plastics make snake enclosures. What I like about the Neodesha is that the front is a bit higher then the back and slanted. Gives you a beautiful view but the cage itself is still solid on the sides, back, top and bottom. Only the front is a glass door. So its sort of like a "cave" for the snake. You can add hides and or a shelf for them to hide. They are easily heated with UTH on a thermostat. You can even add a very dull/low lumen light if you want, I have a 2.5 W LED amber bulb, gives out very little light and no heat. Just enough to have a "view" If you use substrate its very easy to maintain humidity. Those cages are lightweight (aside from the removable glass door) and easy to clean.

Of course they are still Ball Pythons. They don't move around non stop and often are found in the hide. But I still enjoy walking by and seeing him peep out of the hide. He DOES come out and cruise, too. I like to keep the display cage "naturalistic" looking, but not over complicated. So its easy to clean and maintain.

Best of all, those cages really aren't that expensive at all. This is the 36" wide model, and in the pictures the door was removed Hides are custom made, since the snake is to big for store bought ones...