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    Some people have indicated that finding the method to contribute is rather difficult. And I have to admit, that it is not all that obvious. So to help, here is a thread to help as a quide. How to become a contributing member of FaunaClassifieds.

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Hey folks,

Do you think housing a baby BP in a 30-40gallon tank will stress the little fella' out --- assuming I place in a few hides and some fake foliage for cover? Some people have suggested a smaller tank to begin with..what are your thoughts?
 
I know the most common suggestion is to house hatchlings in a small cage, and I use shoeboxes for my babies, but I honestly don't think a larger cage will bother the snake at all as long as there are a few hiding places. He'll just curl up in one of them and spend the majority of his time there not using the rest of the cage for the most part.
After all, in the wild they have the entire savannah as a habitat and that apparently doesn't bother them much.
 
How do you heat your shoebox to the right temps though?
 
If you use a shoebox with ball pythons make sure you drill plenty of holes for ventilation. High humidity may increase the susceptibility to blister disease. A "Cobra" heat mat under 1/4 of the shoe box should mainatin adequate temperature if the temperature in the room where it's kept is around 70 degrees. Make sure you leave an air space (1/4 inch) between the mat and the shoe box. Use a thermometer!
 
Skunky said:
How do you heat your shoebox to the right temps though?
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I keep my shoeboxes in racks and they are heated with 3" flexwatt heat tape on a thermostat.
Just to make sure we're on the same page, these are not the cardboard boxes tennis shoes come in, they are plastic storage boxes. You're proabaly already fully aware of that, btu you'd be surprised at the number of people who don't associate the term shoebox with anything but their new Reeboks.
 
Hehe..was just about to use shoebox my Docs came in :p There's no issue of the UTH melting the tubs? Lastly, do you just drill in a ton of holes in the lid, or all over the tub?
 
It will depend on how you are going to use the tub, with or without the lid. If you are going to use the tub with the lid you can drill the latter. If you are using the tub without the lid (in a drawer-like fashion) then you probably don't need the holes as there's enough ventilation left between the top of the tub and the upper shelf.
 
Without a lid..got to get your dimensions right there first time or bye bye snake! :) Thanks Dan, been a great help again!
 
Absolutley! You have to measure the height of the tub and the sides of the drawer very precisely, the tighter the better. That's why belly heat it's sometimes difficult to provide.
 
I put holes in the tubs anyway, extra ventilation doesn't hurt.
Don't drill them though, that's labor intensive and a little too much pressure on the drill and you will crack the tub. Go to WalMart and pick up a cheap soldering iron, they run about $7. Use it to melt the holes in the tub, it's neat and very easy with no chance of cracking the tub.

Housing baby balls in a rack is not like housing hatchling corns, the spacing of the shelves is not nearly as critical since they are fat little snakes anyway.
I use an 1/8th of an inch gap. The tub won't bind and the snake can't get out. Remember wood changes over time, it can swell or draw up. If you make the rack with too close a tolerance the tubs can start binding a few months later and a tub that sticks is real aggravating.
When assembling the rack use spacers to space the shelved. Sit the tub on a table and lay a straight edge across it. Measure from the straight edge to the table to get the exact tub height. Add 1/8" to that and cut two spacers that size to space the shelves with. If you try to use the tubs as spacers you'll wind up with some binding and just measuring the shelf spacing and screwing it together leaves a lot of room for error. The spacers make assembling the rack very quick and uniform.
 
Excellent..thanks folks..been a really helpful bunch!! So glad I joined this forum..been a fantastic resource!
 
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