King Snake in a Ball Python rack?

[Monty44]

Would I try to house an adult GBK in a 6qt baby ball rack running a hot spot of 33 with an ambient of 28? Not for one second!

By my signature alone (see: 3,200g Normal), it's safe to say that I have racks that support at least up to 41qts if not more (unless I'm just a terrible snake owner, but I probably wouldn't be here asking for advice if that were the case). I have a custom rack that I built that supports everything from 6qts to 60qts so I can move my snakes along to other tubs as they get larger.

set points of rack, differential within the rack, etc... the temps at the bottom of the rack tend to be lower than they do at the top of the rack, 3) the depth of the tub offers a wide degree of gradient,

I mentioned in a previous comment that temps weren't going to be an issue. Since it keeps getting brought up, my BPs are kept on paper towels. I'll be keeping the king on substrate so not as much heat gets through. If I find that it's not enough, I'll use one of my bins that have an indent in the bottom so it doesn't get the full heat effect. Of course, I'll be testing the temps before I buy the snake.

I have a pair of GBKs. I was able to easily house them in the bottom tier of a...

Thanks. I just wanted to know if it could be done. I've heard stories of Kings smelling the Balls and going crazy.


Thanks to everyone for their input.