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[acesmom]

hello, im new to this forum and i have a new juvenile ball named ace, he's my first and i have ALWAYS wanted one and i love him like you'd love a dog. My question is, what is the proper humidity level and temp. level inside of his cage? he's in a glass 20l terrarium with collapsible lid with air holes and a screen on top of that with locks. there is a little bit of fog around the bottom corners of the cage, but its comfortable when you put your hand in. he seems very happy and he's warm and very active when you get him out. the bedding i am using is, Aspen bedding. i will be adding a hide away cave and logs and stuff later. thanks for the help:]

heres a picture of Ace in his tank.

[arlynos]

well welcome to the forum first off, proper temps are 80 cool and 90 on the hot side and humidity should be between 50 to 60%. Nice look snake you have, anymore questions feel free to look around and use the search to find topics to see if your questions have been answered. I hope you learn a lot.

[a_green]

Welcome!!

Make sure you review the Ball Python Caresheet in this forum!

I hope you will get hides soon, along with digital temp and humidity gauges. Hides are extremely important for your BP's health, so if it's going to be a little while before you get them, I highly recommend putting in some temporary cardboard ones or something.

Also, your water bowl should ideally be big enough for the BP to have a bath in.

What are you using for heat right now?

Good luck!!

[SheilaR]

[acesmom]

ok thanks for all the help...I am trying to post a pic using photo bucket, I used the IMG link and it didn't work....I guess I will figure it out soon....lol

[deborahbroadus]

[acesmom]

Here are some more pics of ACE...Does anyone here exercise their snake?.if so how often and how?...I get Ace out everyday for an hour or two and just let him crawl around....

[Monty is my Python]

I hate to break your heart... But ace doesn't look like a juvenile to me ... he's almost full size if I'm not mistaken. That being said HE looks great!!!just make sure you follow up with ^^^ everyones suggesions and even though it's fun, be carefully of overhandling considering you just got him. 1-2 weeks is what everyone usually recommends (just to get him fuly settled and not stressed out) Good luck and welcome!

[PlayBall]

[acesmom]

thanks for all the great advice...The reptile shop where i got him said he was a juvi...im new so i dont know...my dad measured him and he is 38, inches...a little over 3ft....as far as handeling, he loves to be out...loves to crawl around and like me to hold him...Hmmm, Im not to sure...again im new and have always had dogs and he acts like a loving dog...not skittish at all...also he hasnt pooped yet and i got him this past Sunday and was fed last friday....They told me to feed him every Friday...Im just curious to learn the basics now...But you guy's seem great and Ace loves his mom....when I open the lid he comes to me..."WEIRD?"

[arlynos]

[acesmom]

Keeping this thread going...Here is a new pic of my set up for ACE....First of all HE LOVES IT..The only problem is, my tank humidity thermometer and temp thermometer reads...90% humidity and 70 degrees temp...I have them both on the opposite side of the UTH....My dad keeps it cold in the house will he be uncomfortable??? any suggestions?????

[PlayBall]

Cool hide!
Are you getting those temp/humidity readings from the analog gages on the top right corner of the tank? If so you might want to get yourself some digital ones and place them ground level (you want to measure substrate temps)

[a_green]

What you ideally want to know is (1) the temp of the surface where the bp is crawling around and (2) the ambient temp, no more than couple of inches above the substrate--at least, not at the top of the tank where your bp generally won't be hanging out. Digital thermometers with probes are the best thing (you don't have to overspend on reptile-specific thermometers, get them at wal-mart or somewhere else cheap).

PlayBall is right, analog will not give you accurate readings and so are really no good to you, and I would avoid anything stick-on as BPs love to climb on these and often pull them down, getting adhesive on themselves which can potentially pull out scales.

Also, he might appreciate a second hide so that he can feel as secure on the cool side as he can on the warm!

One more thing (sorry)--is there any space between the UTH on the bottom of the tank and the surface it's sitting on? It looks like your tank is right on the carpet there and if the UTH is against the floor that could build up heat which could be dangerous. If there is no clearance under there, you will want to create some.