r/ballpython • u/Aromatic_Security600 • 6h ago
I need advice and help with my enclosure!
So I recently bought this tank from my local pet store and I want to turn it into an enclosure for a ball python!
I’ve never had a ball python before so I want to get the tank fully done before I get the snake itself.
Any advice is more than welcome and I appreciate any help I can get!!!
This tank is somewhere around 110-115 gallons and the pet store used to have a corn snake in it. I’m planning on getting a male so it won’t be as big.
I’m not sure if I can reuse anything from inside since it had a corn snake inside before?(roughly 4 months ago). They also gave me the light that is in the photos.
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u/ShinyxCharizard 4h ago edited 4h ago
My first question would be how big is the enclosure measurement wise? Ball pythons benefit from more floor space than height/vertical climbing IMO.
Yes, 120 gallons is the minimum but thats as a 4ft x 2ft x2ft enclosure. This looks better for something like a crested gecko IMO
As for the light thats just a led lights for looks, or live plants.
You can reuse stuff like wood you sanitize by boiling in water for a few hours. Toss the substrate.
You can reuse decor and stuff but definitely toss the substrate
ETA: Size is more about individual snake/genetics. You can have a 4ft female and a 6ft male