First of all thank you for the welcome!
That pic was the day I got her. I have already let her soak a couple days after I got her, as I didn't want to stress her, and was able to easily wipe the scales on her tail and she had some on her neck as well that easily wiped off after soak. As of right now she came with a 20gal glass enclosure with heat pad under tank and overhead lamp. I plan to go to ceramic overhead as from what research I have done over the years lighting is not required other than for day/night cycle and often causes issues with humidity. I have had her for almost 2 weeks and have been able to keep temps steady at 89 on warm side and 80-82 on cool side, humidity has fluctuated a bit between 55 and 60%. Previous owner used newspaper, with a single hide, and water bowl and that's it. I plan to change her to a substrate this week when I clean her tank and get her a second hide in place. I plan to change 1-2 things at a time as to not cause any stress. She has adjusted well so far and I don't want to hinder any progress we have made.
I try to handle her for 10min a day other than the 48-72 hours after I fed her. She is use to being handled and so far has always been pretty curious and relaxed when being handled. Just trying to get her use to me as her caretaker. I also only get her out if she is already out and exploring in her enclosure.
I have two enclosures that I am seriously looking at one is PVC 4'x2'x2', the other is glass on three sides and comes in 50gal or 67gal. My husband is a fan of the Bioactive enclosures and has done extensive research as he has been wanting a Bearded Dragon. From what I have researched, they may take more time with Ball Pythons to figure out their patterns of how they move around the enclosure to figure out placement for plants etc as they will just bulldose over them, also must have dwarf isopods as larger ones can injure the snake. If we do bioactive the larger would be needed to create a good ecosystem but I am nervous about keeping it warm enough. We live in a pretty humid area in southern Indiana so its not as much of an issue.
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