Hellooo! I've had my ball python for about 6 months now. He's in great health but being stubborn and having a hunger strike. Here is the deal...I moved in February and therefore updated his set up. He is now in a 40 gallon vivarium with a uhp to match the size. Problem is I was gifted his tank and its a perfect size but its made of glass and the top is screened therefore Im struggling with husbandry. I thought I did enough info digging before I bought him but that was stupid to assume of course because learning never stops!!
I now regret not buying an animal plastics pvc home. I feel like his partial food problem is there is no way for me to keep the heat up and a solid humidity. The uth is junk so ive been keeping his heat lamp on at all times and i know this is messing up his cycles but ambient 70 degrees is too cold for half the day. I've been in contact with proproducts for an rhp and they have guided me to the correct watt/size.
SOOO finally my question is this...Has anyone encased their glass tank with a reptile safe insulation and if so any advice? I don't want to ditch the large tank and waste it, so my idea was to spend some cash to improve it. I currently have some pink insulation bored cut and secured on all 3 sides of his tank..its a fail. So I'm planning on buying and cutting some 1/2" pvc board with some nontoxic heavyduty adhesive to the outside walls of the tank including securing the top therefore in part turning my glass terrarium into an insulated pvc home. Dumb idea or no?
I'm holding back from contacting proproducts back and buying the rhp until there is a proper way to secure it to the top of my tank.