My bp's enclosure

daver676 · 12-03-03, 10:10 PM

Here it is. 15 gallon (24x12). I don't use the stick on thermometer. I just forgot to put the digital back in. UTH is on it's way. Suggestions? Comments?

sapphire_moon · 12-03-03, 10:29 PM

Nice, she could stand a bigger enclosure. With 2 bigger hides, and a larger water bowl so she can soak without spilling water. Becareful of the rock thing you have in there. I had one in my male bp's enclosure for a while (before I really knew much about anything) now his eyes are all scratched, he is probably blind.

It looks like the digi theremom is right there on the side! Those sticky kind kill my fingers, I usually leave them on....Beautiful bp!

mykee · 12-04-03, 01:09 AM

Personally, I would use one hide (I've never found they use a second one much). I would also put the water against the cool side of the tank, not out there in the middle. JMO. Otherwise, very nice.

sapphire_moon · 12-04-03, 01:32 AM

some do some don't. Our corn uses all 3 hides, but if you put the water bowl kinda in the corner you won't need a second hide because she will hide behind the water bowl.

maiden_canada · 12-04-03, 01:50 AM

why do you have the sticky thermometer thing stuck at the top of the enclosure?

daver676 · 12-04-03, 09:19 AM

I use the rocks to keep the hides in place. She actually uses both. At night before I go to bed, she is in the cool hide, but in the morning she is usually in the hot hide. Thanks for the suggestions. I'll move that water bowl over, and get something a little bigger, although I have never seen her soak. Bigger enclosure eh? I didn't think she was ready for that yet. I'll give that some more though. Thanks!

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Originally posted by maiden_canada
why do you have the sticky thermometer thing stuck at the top of the enclosure?

This used to be a fish aquarium, I just didn't take it off.

mykee · 12-04-03, 06:51 PM

That aquarium is more than suitable for close to another foot or so, it's not even as long as the snake. Depending on how quickly the snake grows, you're good in that one for at least another 6 months.

daver676 · 12-04-03, 09:27 PM

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Originally posted by mykee
That aquarium is more than suitable for close to another foot or so, it's not even as long as the snake. Depending on how quickly the snake grows, you're good in that one for at least another 6 months.

Good to know! Thanks mykee.

Auskan · 12-11-03, 11:01 AM

I agree that that tank is more than big enough. Balls don't need a huge tank & will thrive in quite a small one. Also, I agree that they need at least two hides - one on the cool side and one on the warmer side. My ball has this setup and uses both hides regularly. Another idea for the water bowl: This is what I did this past weekend - I bought one of those freestanding shelves from K-Mart for a couple of bucks. You know the kind that you use in your kitchen cabinet to double your space, and allow you to stack your bowls over your dinner plates etc? Well, I got one of those and placed the water bowl up on that. This serves a couple of purposes. 1) It gives her something to "climb" and 2) It frees up space on the floor of the tank. My water bowl is large enough that she can soak in it, and this seemed a good way to fit it all in. My ball is about 21" long and in a 10-gallon tank, and with this shelf, she now has room for two hides, a water bowl and a humidi-mat.