I also fill VE-175 tubs with water for my goldfish Makes a nice little outdoor pond if I say so myself.


As I said in another post in another one of your threads, a 30gallon is much too big for a baby and you will end up with a stressed out, non-eating, most likely sick Ball Python. Big tanks are hard to heat properly without the necessary insulation. You can't just get a heating pad and a water bowl and be done with it. Even people that set up glass tanks properly with thermostats, insulation, plexiglas, digital thermometers, flexwatt, STILL have issues with them. Yes, you may be able to see your snake clearly, but what good is it when it is at the cost of your snake's health and well-being?\

A nice little 15qt tub would be great for your new baby, as would flexwatt and an appropriate thermostat. That whole set up would cost:
$65.00 for a JC thermostat
<$2.00 for the 15qt tub
$4.40 for 2 one foot sections of 3" flexwatt
$8.99 for a Lutron Credenza dimmer to control cool side temps
$10.00 for two flexwatt power cord connections or $6.40 + $0.88x2(2 6ft extension cords) if you want to do it yourself.
$3.00 for aspen bedding or Free newspaper, papertowels
$11.88 for an Acu-Rite Digital thermometer, measures humidity too.
$1.00 for a water bowl from dollar store
$1.00 for two hides from WalMart(plastic saucers that are put under planter pots to catch water)
$1.50 for a box of black binder clips used to hold the lid on
$4.00 for a soldering iron to melt holes in tub

And there ya go! That's about minimum what you would need to set the snake up properly. You would spend a bunch more if you bought the stuff at pet stores as they mark their prices WAY up. If you need help finding these things, just ask. I know where each item can be purchased, whether store or website.

Tubs all the way!