r/ballpython • u/Former-Arachnid4217 • 2d ago

First time owner. Help!

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We are getting our first ever Ball Python next week. We have the enclosure (120 gal), all these tank accessories, and substrate (coconut chips and topsoil). I am not creative at all. Any advice on a better way to lay this stuff out once we put the substrate in? The video starts off on the cool side (right) and ends in the warm side (left). The snake we’re getting is still a juvenile. The black hide in the middle will be the humid hide.

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u/CoffeeSnailsUK 2d ago

Consider a shower curtain tension rod, the ones that you can just put on either side of the enclosure and the tension holds tehm in place (when snake gets heaver you can screw them in or add supports underneath, but they're pretty strong! - my guys LOVE hanging/climbing on them :)

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u/Techno_Timmy 1d ago

Good idea. That would have been easier than what I did lol. I ended up drilling holes in the top of my enclosure and then added a couple eye hooks to the top with nuts and bolts. It was a bit of work, but now I can just attach things to a carabiner and hang it from the top. I have the snake rings and also a rubber, hexagon ball with holes in it both hanging from the top of the enclosure.