what's it like to have a ball python?

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I am going to make it easy on myself and buy a commercial enclosure that is specifically suited for the species/type. Same with when I someday get a more 'difficult' species like a Chondro.

It's worth it to me to spend a little more time/money up front to make things run like clockwork down the road. I ended up going that route with fishkeeping, and never regretted it.

I'm an engineer, so I live by the motto: Use The Right Tool For The Job :grinyes:
 
Well, I guess I'll take a minute to plug some cages I've used before and loved:

www.animalplastics.com

I had a Terrestrial model 3 cage, (T3) when I had a single ball, it worked great. Held heat and humidity like a charm.

If you forsee yourself getting more snakes, I'd look into a rack system. AP also manufactures quality racks.

To control the heating elements regardless of the type of cage you use, I would recommend using a proportional thermostat like a Herpstat (www.spyderrobotics.com) or a Helix (www.helixcontrols.com). They gradually adjust the power flow going to the heat source to maintain a stable temperature, whereas traditional thermostats just shut the power off and on over and over.

Just a little extra tidbit of info. I went the normal route- glass tank with a heat lamp ----> display cage ------> rack system. I would have saved a whole lotta money if I would have just believed what I'd read and gone right for the good stuff right away. Oh well, sometimes you gotta learn the hard way....
 
Just recaptured my little ball python! There are a number of other small Boids as well. I've got a Guyanese Rainbow boa, childrens python, solomon island boa which stay fairly small. I am sticking to pythons and boas that can't eat our cats......
 
fishmommy said:
I am going to make it easy on myself and buy a commercial enclosure that is specifically suited for the species/type. Same with when I someday get a more 'difficult' species like a Chondro.

It's worth it to me to spend a little more time/money up front to make things run like clockwork down the road. I ended up going that route with fishkeeping, and never regretted it.

I'm an engineer, so I live by the motto: Use The Right Tool For The Job :grinyes:
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If everyone had your mentality, there would be a lot less reptile casualties in the world. :thumbsup:

If you're looking for good enclosures, Vision Herpetological makes some nice ones. Their models have different configurations so you can have recessed areas for dome lights, fluorescent light fixtures, etc. What's more is that you can have dome lights in all of the enclosures and still stack them. Everything is vented so they won't melt. They are also a breeze to clean with the removable sliding glass doors. A very nicely put together product. I used to have them back when I used to breed some of the smaller and arboreal boid species.
 
mexican red tails are wonderful snakes, much better than balls IMHO, and dont be intimidated by the size, theyre gentle, and you can keep them around your neck and just walk around the house when theyre a lil bigger

ive never had a red tail bite me, and theyre are absolutely beautiful snakes, especially after shedding

get it a kiddie pool to swim in, and theyll slide right out of their shed
 
you can get a hogg island boa, they only get to be about 6 feet long and males are smaller. a reptile forum i go to is called redtailboa.net they have many reptile experts there and are very helpful. they can give you information on any aspect of keeping snakes.
 
btw some good cages are vision, boaphile, animal plastics, and jungle habitats. this is just based on what i heard though. btw someone had a boaphile and said it stayed a constant 50% humidity without spraying or anything which is very good. lol i wish my glass tank would stay that high.
 
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