#ball python enclosure

I come back from the depths to share with you guys Daemon’s new terrarium! It’s the same size as his old one (beneath it), but with more height so I can give him more climbing opportunities, since I’ve seen him enjoy that occasionally.

I think I might actually finally be happy with this enclosure now lol

Finally decorated and have Charis in! It's not what I was planning, but it looks pretty decent for now. I'll be redoing it again in a few weeks when the drawers and stuff I ordered come, but I can see how the basking mound holds up in the meantime.

I must make her home PERFECT and BEAUTIFUL

(She has destroyed so many plants though)

I have no idea if the reptiblr community remembers MONSTER, the enclosure of my adult ball python Rufus.

MONSTER got an upgrade several month´s ago.

Long side: L 360 cm  H 60 cm  W 60 cm Short side: L 200 cm  H 60 cm  W 60 cm Heating: heat cable

From left to right:

I don´t have a green thumb, so all my plants are living in plant pots. This makes it way easier to rescue take care of them. They are already doing a great job keeping humidity up to at least 62 % or more.

Basking spot with UV light.

This enclosure is holding heat and humidity so well, I couldn´t be happier. As for Rufus ... Rufus is totally fine with everything. No signs of stress. Sleepy at day, active at night. He totally uses the room given to slither around, climb and do whatever he want´s to do. He has perfectly shed last week and eaten just yesterday evening.

I couldn´t ask for more.

I think it’s a fine way to keep a ball python, and so do other folks, such as @wheremyscalesslither (link goes to WMS’s setup howto post).

A well-set up tub is much better than a glass tank, by far.

The same money that you’d spend just buying the glass tank will buy you a much larger tub, and all the other things that you’ll need to set it up: thermostat, heat mat, decor, water dish, hides, substrate.

On that note, buy a large tub. As large as you can fit in your home. They’re so cheap at a home improvement store, and your snake will thank you.

Buy a tall tub, and put in some dowels that span the width, on different heights. Ball pythons climb, and do it well. Climbing will help keep your snake in good body condition. If there’s one thing I regret about my snake setups is how little headroom I afforded my BPs in their AP cages.

The Container Store has two right now that you can get for under 50 bucks.

https://www.containerstore.com/s/sterilite-tree-storage-box/d?productId=11009874

This one will allow for several climbing perches. I bathed Sunny in one of this size, so you can look through his tag and see how big it is.

And here’s the other, legendary tree storage box, not as tall, but quite a bit longer. I kept Sunny in one like this while a new cage was being manufactured and shipped, the linked video also shows the use of lashing straps. (This was an emergency adoption and I did the best I could at the time. I ordered a new cage for him right away -- rather a new cage for Rocky, and Sunny got moved into Rocky’s 8-footer).

https://www.containerstore.com/s/storage/iris-44-gal.-storage-tote-with-wheels/1d?productId=11005991

You can order online for pickup in-store, and I think that is free. They also ship for free if you order over some amount, and you may need more stuff from that store.

BOTH these boxes I own, and BOTH needed straps around them to keep the lids on securely. The longer one, three. The shorter one, two. I personally own a shit-ton of these, from my other hobby, but these here seem to be good too. Just go to a home improvement store and ask for “lashing straps” -- select some that are long enough to go around the bin, and buy several. AND USE THEM always.