Savannah monitor enclosure questions

[Bradyloach]

Okay guys my enclosure is 5 x 2 x 3. My monitor is only 13 inches, dont know how old he is only a couple months I think! The cool side is around 82 f and the basking area is 120 f. He won't burrow unless I burry worms. My humity is low I wil seal it with glue againtonight while he is sleeping! But I wanted to know of I should drill so,e holes in the cool side for cool air? I want to keep the soil moist to but it's really hard. I have a 150 watt no light ceramic bulb. And another one 75 watt inn the corner for light also a UVB bulb. I want to get more lights in a row making it more light and humity higher! Anyways any suggestions are welcome I will most Liku follow them! Thanks :)

[infernalis]

Air holes are not necessary, opening the door lets in enough fresh air to last for days.

Think about this, in the wild they go way down in those dank burrows, it's humid, it's dark, and there is almost no air flow.

[Bradyloach]

Yeah but 82f is a little to warm for the cool side

[infernalis]

No it's not.

70-75 down in the tunnels is great, 82 up top is not a bad number at all.

[BarelyBreathing]

The high wattage is sucking the humidity out of the air.

[infernalis]

Like I said, a pair of 45 watt floods, and a fluorescent on the other end to lighten up the cage.

[Bradyloach]

Alrighty, till deff change them ASAP :) thanks my reptile friends :))) I was talking to a guy I the pet store and he says he makes over 30 grand a year from breeding ball pythons :o soah

[infernalis]

Alrighty, till deff change them ASAP :) thanks my reptile friends :))) I was talking to a guy I the pet store and he says he makes over 30 grand a year from breeding ball pythons :o soah


30 grand a year is a great income, now think about it, unless he owns the pet store, why would someone who pulls down $600 a week (supposedly selling pythons) work at a minimum wage job?

I quit a career with benefits and a decade of my life invested for less than $30k gross per year.

[KORBIN5895]

I had the same thought Wayne but maybe that "breeder" was purchasing something as opposed to working there. Or maybe he was looking for new stock?!

[Bradyloach]

Oh he Wasent working there he was buying supplies

[millertime89]

I dunno, if I was making that kind of money breeding pythons I would want a part time job just to do something when I'm not taking care of the critters other than play video games, read, and watch TV.

[Kiljosh]

I dunno, if I was making that kind of money breeding pythons I would want a part time job just to do something when I'm not taking care of the critters other than play video games, read, and watch TV.


F that, I'd move my desktop into the snake room and play MMO's all day everyday. :bouncy:

[beardeds4life]

I dunno, if I was making that kind of money breeding pythons I would want a part time job just to do something when I'm not taking care of the critters other than play video games, read, and watch TV.

I dont think you would have time just because of the sheer number of animals needed to make that much money

[Bradyloach]

It seemed a little shakey him telling me this, but he has a contract with a couple pet stores in town, plus petsmart

[beardeds4life]

yes it does...

[KORBIN5895]

It seemed a little shakey him telling me this, but he has a contract with a couple pet stores in town, plus petsmart

My local petstore gets baby ball pythons for about 25-50 dollars each. So 30k divide by 2 is roughly 15k( I am saying maybe half of his snakes are normal royals [ for you Todd!]) Now divide that by 50 per each normal and you get around 300 snakes. Remember the 50 bucks for a normal is top dollar. Personally it just doesn't add up to me.

[theapexgerman]

There's a pestmart near me sale normal balls run at 95 dollars such a rip off

[KORBIN5895]

So that pet store is paying around $30 each.

[Bradyloach]

He has more than just ball pythons, he says he as like 20 different kinds of snakes

[millertime89]

that's just normals though, think about when the value of those snakes goes up to 100, 200, or even 300 bucks.