My Bio-active set up for a Ball Python

[spiderfreddie]

That is one beautiful display! Very nice job. If I were you, I would keep it as long as possible. I’m pretty sure a couple of my larger girls would destroy it in one night but then I have a couple that almost never disturb their water dish or substrate. So imo there is a chance it could work depending on the activity level of your ball python, some are definitely worse than others so if you get lucky, it might work. Very cool display either way

She is very active but even the aloe vera plants are doing well I've now got the springtails, tropical grey woodlice and bean weevils in there. the trailing plant Ive got in there has had so many flowers come out on it and she runs around on top of that plant so its a good sign, you can just see the plant in the background of the pic



I even put a little spider plant cutting in the skulls eye and that's starting to come up nicely. I'm not sure yet whether I should put some natural plant food in there to help out a bit but so far it doesn't look like i need to

[spiderfreddie]

It does LOOK absolutely marvellous ....

You beat me to it .... you're the second , making me the third to emphasise that there can not EVER be any kind of tape in a Viv / rub .

Best find an alternative and IMMEDIATELY , I use a hot glue gun to secure wires in place but there are another half dozen options .

Even Blu-Tac is safer in the meantime ..




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Thank you. I have now removed it it was the soft side of sticky velcro had to use a paint scraper to get it off really sticks well. I've used the aquatic safe silicone to fix those 2 thermometers on

[Starscream]

She is very active but even the aloe vera plants are doing well I've now got the springtails, tropical grey woodlice and bean weevils in there. the trailing plant Ive got in there has had so many flowers come out on it and she runs around on top of that plant so its a good sign, you can just see the plant in the background of the pic



I even put a little spider plant cutting in the skulls eye and that's starting to come up nicely. I'm not sure yet whether I should put some natural plant food in there to help out a bit but so far it doesn't look like i need to

Fertilizer, natural or otherwise, is not a good idea. Your clean-up-crew will convert poop and any food you provide for them into nutrients that will benefit your plants. No fertilizers necessary, as they're nature's true natural fertilization team!

As stated previously, if you have tape in the enclosure, that needs to be removed ASAP. Snakes are notorious for rubbing on things and peeling the tape off onto themselves. A bad time.

[Craiga 01453]

First off, beautiful setup!!!

However...As some others have mentioned...if that is take PLEASE remove it immediately. Tape, and any adhesives, are EXTREMELY dangerous to snakes.

Also, that skull looks really cool, but may end up being a problem at some point. Beleieve it or not, your snake may end up lodged in it and you will have to carefully destroy the skull while not injuring the snake.

Awesome setup, but could use a few tweaks.

[Sunnieskys]

Beautiful enclosure.

Thank you you for removing the tape.

[spiderfreddie]

First off, beautiful setup!!!

However...As some others have mentioned...if that is take PLEASE remove it immediately. Tape, and any adhesives, are EXTREMELY dangerous to snakes.

Also, that skull looks really cool, but may end up being a problem at some point. Beleieve it or not, your snake may end up lodged in it and you will have to carefully destroy the skull while not injuring the snake.

Awesome setup, but could use a few tweaks.

The Tape has gone I didn't think when i put it in there.
Yes i am aware of the skull problem that's why I've put the tree in there and filled it with the substrate. I am considering different ways to fully fill the skull when something that will set inside it so she can't even move it.

Yes still needs a lot of tweaks I want to find a very leafy plant to fill the back right corner and something to replace the aloe vera as they will get trampled very soon by her

[Craiga 01453]

The Tape has gone I didn't think when i put it in there.
Yes i am aware of the skull problem that's why I've put the tree in there and filled it with the substrate. I am considering different ways to fully fill the skull when something that will set inside it so she can't even move it.

Yes still needs a lot of tweaks I want to find a very leafy plant to fill the back right corner and something to replace the aloe vera as they will get trampled very soon by her

Awesome!!! Keep up the good work!!!

[tttaylorrr]

what a beautiful enclosure!!!

where did you get those LED lights?

[Zincubus]

Thank you. I have now removed it it was the soft side of sticky velcro had to use a paint scraper to get it off really sticks well. I've used the aquatic safe silicone to fix those 2 thermometers on

Great ... I can relax ....




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[Sunnieskys]

The Tape has gone I didn't think when i put it in there.
Yes i am aware of the skull problem that's why I've put the tree in there and filled it with the substrate. I am considering different ways to fully fill the skull when something that will set inside it so she can't even move it.

Yes still needs a lot of tweaks I want to find a very leafy plant to fill the back right corner and something to replace the aloe vera as they will get trampled very soon by her

What if you cut screen a little bigger than they're sockets and silicone them in place on the inside then you can sill fill it again but it would also allow for air flow and drainage?