Quote Originally Posted by Whodinidunit
Ok I want to make sure that I have my setup proper for my BP. I am first using a kitchen cabinet as the frame of it. I took the doors off and replaced it with plexi glass front. and a heavy gauge screen top. For bedding I am using cypress mulch. the cabinet has a upper level and lower level. on the upper level I have his hide rock right uner his heat light. The lower level I have his water bowl. The upper level by his heat rock the temp is aroung 90-95 degreeswhen heat light is on. drops to mid 70's when it is off.
Ok as for the whole two level set-up I've never seen anything like it for what people have, I would think that its kinda big and the snake won't feel very secure though. Most of the people on here just have plastic totes as they are very affordable and easy to maintain temps/humidity. For the ones who use glass tanks it can be a little more difficult to maintain constant temps/humidity which is why the majority of the top needs to be covered. So while the tank you made looks very nice, it doesn't serve the needs of the snake. And heat rocks are a major no-no they can easily have hot spots and cause burns on the snake. Besides a heat lamp, you can either use a UTH (under tank heater which you can buy online or at a pet store) or flexwatt. And temps need to be about 95 on the hot and 80 on the cool. You dont want them to drop much lower than that or you increase the odds of your snake getting sick (i.e. RIs which will lead to a vet visit and some sort of meds), humidity should be about 50% when not shedding and about 60% during shedding (bump it up basically when you see their eyes start to cloud over). There are a few different stickys on shedding, temps/humidity and all that if you want to read more in depth about it.