I'm new to the forum, but I've had my python for more than two years now. I appreciate all the advices from Zekesmom, but both dial and strip in the cage are really for backup purposes only. I live in Puerto Rico and most of the time, due to the tropical nature of the island, we have the perfect temperature and humidity that Ball Pythons need. I still monitor it's hiding box with internal gauges (inside the box itself). At night I turn on a Red (nocturnal) light to make the hiding box warmer. Up to now she's been eating a rat weekly and sheeding every two or three months.

I forgot to mention that the lower large plate has natural reptile sand. She uses this area to hide as well and being the sand cooler than the box, she loves it.

I currently don't have more snakes. I had a Garter Snake once, but she died about a year ago.