Ball Python Set Ups Please Post

[blackcrystal22]

Ask and ye shall receive.

20Long tank - Normal female BP


10gal tank - Pastel male BP (he always knocks down that acurite)


20Long tank - Ghost male corn


18x18 ExoTerra tank - Amel male corn. Lemme know what you think, it's new.


And those are just my TANKS.

Explain your last tank to me.. Does it have a tube that it will ACTUALLY go up to get to the upper level!?

I'm almost embarrassed to post pictures of mine.. They're not nearly as well put together as everyone elses.

[cH@0s]

i LOVE that setup!! is there anyway you could like list all thats in it?i just got my first BP and want everything to be perfect!

My setup?

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/l..._/DSC05060.jpg

[Argentra]

Explain your last tank to me.. Does it have a tube that it will ACTUALLY go up to get to the upper level!?

I'm almost embarrassed to post pictures of mine.. They're not nearly as well put together as everyone elses.

The tubes support the platform, so he doesn't actually enter them. I have yet to see him go up there, but he was only moved in a few days ago. He's long enough that he could just lift his upper half and pull the rest up.

bradabolics: that enclosure is awesome! Display cages are so nice.

And certainly I will send the step-by-step instructions for screen treatments. It's really easy.

[blackcrystal22]

Ok.
So as embarrassing as it is..

That's my bps set up. Its wrong, I know. :[ The thermometer is missing because I was setting it up in the new temp. tank for his feeding cycle to get back on track (smaller tub).


Thats him poking out of his hide wondering what on earth I'm doing.


Thats a great shot of my corn in action. Shes so pretty, but very feisty.
Also, I just noticed, but if you look under her log on the left side you can see part of her body. That shows how long she is. Haha.

[Argentra]

Those tanks look nice... but there's just one major thing: If that's sand Get RID of it! Sand is NOT a good substrate for corns or ball pythons since it's devilishly hard to clean, harbors bacteria, and can cause problems if ingested. The paper towels your BP is currently on are much better, also newsprint paper and aspen.

Also, ditch the huge water dish and get another of those cave hides for the other side. For a dish, get a small ceramic dog or cat dish, they work great!

Just my two cents, there.

[blackcrystal22]

Those tanks look nice... but there's just one major thing: If that's sand Get RID of it! Sand is NOT a good substrate for corns or ball pythons since it's devilishly hard to clean, harbors bacteria, and can cause problems if ingested. The paper towels your BP is currently on are much better, also newsprint paper and aspen.

Also, ditch the huge water dish and get another of those cave hides for the other side. For a dish, get a small ceramic dog or cat dish, they work great!

Just my two cents, there.

I have another cave hide, its hard to see but its in the corner behind the wood set. :]

The one that hes in is supposed to be the cool side one.. he likes it more though I think.. The one you can't see also has a basking area on top where he rests sometimes.

SAND!? Where!?
Both of my cages use paper towels. D: I would never use sand.
Even for the sand boa I plan to get, I wouldn't use sand. I'm going to buy this lizard litter stuff thats made from crushed walnut shells! :]
Edit: Chaos! You have the same water bowl as me! Haha.

[Bruce Whitehead]

My setup?

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/l..._/DSC05060.jpg

If you are open to criticism...

Log hides suck. There is no way around that. They are not snug enough and are too open to offer a bp security. They are a betch to sterilize as well.

Pet stores sell them to new owners, but most people lose them pretty quickly.

I say that as someone that started with log hides... I loathe them now.

You substrate is way too deep. There is no way you can regulate your temps with that depth. What happens if your snake pushes down into the substrate... and where do you measure you temps and at what depth?

You should be able to measure your temps at the lowest point the snake can get to. When you have several inches of substrate that is hard to predict.

But I am probably the wrong person to comment, as I do not care for glass tanks, and I do not think heat lamps should be used on bps.... ever.

It can be done, and done well, but it takes alot of work. I personally think tanks are advanced husbandry, and more often than not they are implemented, are ineffective, and the husbandry is tweaked while the snake is in the enclosure. Rather than the husbandry being perfected and THEN placing the snake in the enclosure.

Perhaps someone can post the link, but I think there is a great thread on setting up a viv on this site, but I am not sure where it is.

Check the stickies.

Hope that helped?

Bruce

[Bruce Whitehead]

http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ad.php?t=56846

Dang... I brought it up... my responsibility to post the link.

Read it and ask questions. Might be worth starting a new thread if you need feedback, just so it does not get lost or buried.

Bruce