housing

[smeagel]

can i please get some advice on housing my ball pythons in rubbermaids. i need to do some space saving.
what size do i need for adults juviniles, hatchlings ect. how do i heat them and regulate them, how do i get proper air circulation ect.

[Jeff_Favelle]

5.83L for hatchlings. 11.4L for 4 months - 10 months (or so). 26.4L for yearlings to about 18 months. 34" under-the-bed storage units for adults 1.5 years and older.

Easy as pie.

[smeagel]

what about the air holes, and the heating?

[Jeff_Favelle]

12-18 SMALL holes on the cool end (side, NOT the top), and then heat tape or a heat pad at the back (back OR bottom, but on ONE side only) creating a thermal gradient of 90-92F warm end and 78-82F cool end.

Easy as pie.

[daver676]

I'm putting my bp into a rubbermaid this weekend. She has outgrown her tank. A question:

Do you set the rubbermaid directly on the heat pad, or do you prop the rubbermaid up with something?

[Jeff_Favelle]

Do you set the rubbermaid directly on the heat pad, or do you prop the rubbermaid up with something?

You do whatever it takes to acheive the well-documented thermal gradient. No one can tell you otherwise and is the main reason why setting up the enclosure is always necessary before getting the animal.

[sapphire_moon]

if the rubbermaid has little legs then you should be able to set the rubbermaid right over the heat pad, as long as the heat is controlled!

[daver676]

Originally posted by Jeff_Favelle
No one can tell you otherwise and is the main reason why setting up the enclosure is always necessary before getting the animal.

That's the plan. Want to make sure everything is correct before I move her. My reason for the question was in case the extra weight on the heat pad could damage the heat pad and cause the heat pad to malfunction.

marisa,

Not to worry. I'll have it on a rheostat. Looking in to getting a thermostat. :thumbsup:

[BoidKeeper]

You do whatever it takes to acheive the well-documented thermal gradient. No one can tell you otherwise and is the main reason why setting up the enclosure is always necessary before getting the animal.

Now that is a great answer.
Cheers,
Trevor

[Jeff_Favelle]

Thanx Chewie!!