Quote Originally Posted by azak323 View Post
sure thing! Normally, i keep her in a 20G (unless she's at my bf's place where we've got a 30L) on aspen bedding, rock water dish that holds about 15oz, one small fake plant, and a medium sized wooden hide. I have a small heating pad under the hide, and i use a 60W (75W if the house is cold) blue UV day bulb during the day and a 75W red infrared light at night time. ambient temp is usually around 80 degrees. I was trying to keep the humidity at around 60%-80% by misting the tank down a few times a day, but i'm wondering if this is what caused the scale rot by putting too much moisture in the aspen??
Read this: http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ad.php?t=56846 This is a sticky composed by Cass who painstakingly included everything she could think of to make it easier for those herp keepers choosing to keep their snakes in a tank. It is really helpful!
As for your set-up, moving the snake from enclosure to enclosure is very very stressful and I would advise against this. Also, you need 2 identical hides, one for the cool side and one for the hot side.
You never need 80% humidity; 50-55% is fine; I bump mine up a wee bit during a shed.
Your heat source needs to be controlled by a thermostat or something that Missi was talking to you about.
I really again want to ask you how you feel about purchasing a reptile cage. I again mention this because you have not yet sunk a lot of expense into the enclosure. Purchasing from RBI (link was given by Argentra) would get you a cage made for reptiles and already wired for heat. You would still need to purchase a t'stat.
Anyway, these are my thoughts. Please do read all of the good info compiled by Cass and perhaps consider weighing it against a reptile cage!