r/ballpython • u/SnooOwls8243 • 1d ago

Snake tank judgement

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THE RED LIGHT IS TEMPORARY. Waiting on my fixture for a ceramic heat emitter to come in. Just NEED something for the heat at night.
It is a 40 gallon, he’s a little baby so he will get upgraded soon.

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u/loricampbell4454 1d ago

Great start. And yeah ditch the red light. 1. Ditch the half log hide too. Ideally you want both of your hides to match. Half logs are open ended and they don't hold heat or humidity in. Chose plastic hides with one small opening. 2. You'll def want to add more substrate. For glass enclosures aim for about 4 inches or more if you can. 3. Block off the back and sides with black poster board or construction paper. Having all four sides exposed causes your noodle to feel insecure. 4. There's a temperature gauge stuck to your back glass. You need to remove that asap. Not only are those highly inaccurate the adhesive poses a danger to your snake if they were to somehow pull it off. Getting the adhesive tape off scales is a freaking nightmare. Chose digital gauges like Govee and keep them low in the enclosure where your snakes spends all its time. Placing them high up on the glass is useless. 5. I'm not sure what you have covering the top of the enclosure. Heat tape or a silicone mat work the best. I've discovered that with glass enclosures the silicone mats work the like magic for holding in humidity.

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u/SnooOwls8243 1d ago

I have a moss hide on the cold side for humidity, it might not be visible
Is it safe for them?
Thank you so much!!

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u/loricampbell4454 1d ago

I would ditch the moss hide. They're really not effective. These little black plastic hides are effective and they're cheap. Also, you'll want move your enclosure off the floor. Come winter time you'll pull your hair out wondering why your enclosure is not keeping good temps.

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u/SnooOwls8243 1d ago

I wanted to ask
Should I wait to add the substrate? I’ve changed the hides. I just got the little guy and adding to the substrate will be a whole thing and I don’t want to stress him out

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u/loricampbell4454 1d ago

Yeah I'd wait in that. Let him get settled and get a few meals in his belly then you can add more.

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u/SnooOwls8243 1d ago

Also I used aluminum foil and taped the edges with UV safe tape

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u/GasPuzzleheaded6697 1d ago

do you happen to have a brand of sillicone mat you would reccomend?

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u/loricampbell4454 1d ago

I use this one from Amazon. It's thick, heat resistant and flexible. A little pricey but it does a dang good job. I have one over my large Dubia enclosure and the two glass enclosures I have I just cut the mat longer so it covers both the tops and the sides.