Ball Python Setup.

[whoaxmary]

I'll look into the repibark to then. I've heard of it on this forum, but never seen it.. Does it look similiar to the eco-earth? Where do you pick your up - just a pet store - or somewhere else? Sorry for all the questions, I'm a curious person.

[TeaNinja]

Originally Posted by whoaxmary

I'll look into the repibark to then. I've heard of it on this forum, but never seen it.. Does it look similiar to the eco-earth? Where do you pick your up - just a pet store - or somewhere else? Sorry for all the questions, I'm a curious person.

np, i buy big bags of eco earth and reptibark at petco or my local crappy petstore, im sure its at just about every pet store.



this is what it looks like once its mixed

[whoaxmary]

thanks for the picture, ill keep my eye open my next trip into town.

[Lankyrob]

Here we go then - sorry for the reflections!

The whole tank, right hand side is big water bowl, humid hide stuffed with sphagnum moss - left hand side two big bits of "coconut bark??", small water bowl to help humidity, its directly under the heatlamp. - substrate is 100% reptibark


Closeup of left hand side


Closeup of right hand side


I mist the whole floor area each morning, raising the humidity to baout 75% it then drops over the next 24 hours to around 50% before i spray again.

Here are a couple of pics of "monty" too!

[whoaxmary]

Awe ! Monty sure is a handsom guy~
Thanks a ton for the pictures, it's nice to compare how other people have them set up, and my brain works a lot better with picures vs words. :P

I just woke up, gotta get a coffee into me then it's off to clean /reset up the viv. I suppose, pictures will come after.

[Sapphyr]

Awww, what a lovely snake~ <3 Love his set up, too. :> Also, nice polar bear plush, Rob. xD

[Aaron_S]

Originally Posted by Reptile_Reptile

dont use aspen for a ball python its too dusty for them and dries everything up you want a mulch of some sort

WRONG!!

Aspen isn't dusty nor does it dry everything up. I use it exclusively and it's fabulous. If a little gets wet just take that bit out and plop another handful in. I keep my water bowls filled and I don't have shed problems.

Also Mary, I forgot to mention a thermostat is what you need attached to the heatpad. It will regulate the heat output of it so it only reaches a certain degree. They run a little on the expensive side but you can find a rheostat as well.

[citysnakes]

Mary, if the cling wrap was covering a screen top then its best to leave it covered up. keeping the screen top covered reduces the amount of ventilation where humidity can escape from. if you are having humidity issues then a reduction in ventilation may help to retain some of the moisture in the air.

after your final nix treatment you should keep the snake on paper towel for a month or so just to monitor your animal for mites you may not have killed.

[whoaxmary]

Thank you Aaron. I will look into to those for the heat matts aswellll!
Got Blue out with me now. She's sems very happy and active today. Going to play around with her viv. Pictures will come later this afternoon.