lighting

[JLC]

Oh alright...he's going to be my first snake. So, are you talking a 100watt lightbulb, then at night turn that off and use one of those blacklight type lights that give off heat but no light?

I'm not mentioning a specific wattage of anything, because I have no idea what kind of environment/set-up it will be in and can't begin to predict how well it will heat.

What I'm trying to say is to NOT use a white lightbulb at all.

Here, read our care sheet:
http://www.ball-pythons.net/modules....warticle&id=52

And hopefully that will give you an idea of how to set up your enclosure. The very BEST thing you can do is to get it set up ahead of time, so YOU can know what works and what doesn't. Once you get it working so that it maintains a proper gradient and humidity, THEN buy your snake and his new home will be all ready for him.