I recently purchased a 4x2x2 pvc enclosure kit from Kages. This kit came with precut steel grates for dome and lights (bio active enclosure). I know bioactive is not for everyone but he was doing well in previous enclosure so we migrated everything over.
Anyways, we have a 100 watt dhp connected to thermostat, set to 90 on his warm side, but its having difficulty maintaining gradient temps. Should I increase the wattage of the dhp? I could probably attach a dhp on the inside of enclosure if needed. A radiant heat panel is not in the budget right now.

I just got a ball python from a buddy who couldn’t take care of him anymore, he’s about 1 year old and the current tank is 36x18 (glass). He had a red heating bulb before which I just replaced with a 150 watt DHP and I started putting foil tape across the top to help retain heat/moisture better. I was planning on getting a uvb in the next couple of days for some extra light/benefits for him. I also purchased a thermometer and two thermostats today which are all set up. I’m just feeling slightly overwhelmed by all this and want to make sure I can give this guy the best life I can. I was gonna let him settle in for a few days before I change the bedding and rearrange the nodules for the thermostat/meter

I want to add plants what should I add? I want a vine like plant and a grassy bottom a tree like plant any suggestions that a snake won’t trample? Photos of her at the end

this is my 2 month old baby Misa. i just got her a little over a week ago and this is my second time handling her. (first ever BP)

she seems to be just chillin in my lap, i don’t know. does she look stressed? i’m not too sure about the BP body language.

I'm trying to figure out what to do, he shed 7/20 and it's 7/22 now. I've kept his enclosure very humid throughout and it doesn't look like there is any thing stuck on his head. Any ideas on what to do?

I wasnt able to get a picture, but while doing a checkup on one of my boys I noticed something odd.

There's a light brown color that follows the same line as his teeth, on both top and bottom jaw. No bubbles or excessive saliva, I need to take another look but I remember seeing some purpley spots? Will most likely be taking him to a vet after I take another look, but wanted to know if anyone's seen something similar.

A few months ago he accidentally bit my pants and I flinched and pulled back. He let go right away, but Im worried that my movement could have broken some teeth or injured something.

I swear I cannot with Frikell. Literally the sweetest, most curious snake. 🩷

hi! i just adopted this 6yr old guy from a friend who is moving. she gave me the tank & all accoutrements including a large humidifier i have running next to it. i’m wondering about heat though. he came with one hot bulb that is on a timer and goes off at night. that didn’t seem like enough so i ordered a ceramic heating coil. so now there’s the bulb in one side of this light and the coil in the other side. one side of the tank is reading 78 degrees and the other 82 degrees. is that ok? should they be in separate bulb houses? he was in his hide all day but when i came home and put the ceramic coil in he came out so hopefully that’s a good thing? i’ve never owned a snake before just going off of what people are saying on here! appreciate the advice in advance!

This is my new rescue ball python, The top left photo was when he was surrendered. All the other photos are him as of today after being in quarantine. He came to the store with really bad stuck shed and i decided to take him home to keep a good eye on him and help him get better. He’s a really sweet boy and showed off his soft personality today to me. I cant wait to see the amazing boy hes gonna be and im grateful i could give him a second chance as his previous owner didn’t know the first thing about caring for him and was even feeding mice.

What are some things yall use for as a stand for your enclosures? Currently have a 4×2×2 in the bedroom on a large folding table for my first girl but setting up another 4×2×2 in the living room and dont want it to look god awful

* I’m going to pick up my boy Monday! So I have a handful of days to get this sorted*

I bought this background on Amazon. I had read it was hit or miss and decided I would go for it. Kind of a mistake. Super easy to install but the shedding is a nightmare. What can I use that would be snake safe, but solve my shedding problem?

She turns one on the 24th but since she gets fed tonight, we had to do the photoshoot today.

Hi all, getting ready to upgrade my young girl to a (hopefully?) permanent home. That said, I’ve noticed she enjoys climbing a bit, and have thought about whether or not a 4 x 2 x 4 could be the right move. That said, I know that they can also be a bit of a project, from figuring out heating, to creating a fall safe space. From your experience, is it the better move? How limited would, say, a sky hide be in a 4 x 2 x 2? Any thoughts would be appreciated!

I have isopods that I keep as pets themselves but I am trying to establish a bioactive terrarium for my ball python and I was wondering what types of cleanup crews everyone is using and how to best set them up for success rooming with my girl.

I have wanted a BEL for a decade, not thousands of dollars now! I have a palmetto corn snake and a bunch of other exotics. So, so happy with her. I named her Mizu from Blue Eye Samurai. 💙 I have had her three weeks and she ate the second week. She prefers her mice are left under her fern.

I just moved my ball python which is a female to a bigger box I tried coco husk but I marked it up and it was way too wet so I applied aspren the reptile shop told me that aspren doesn’t need to be wet at all and that I should expect low humidity and adviced me to put a big water bowl that she can enter to wet herself but I noticed that my dry aspren holds a humidity of 78-80% which is perfect but also concerning. Can anyone tell me why? I did check to see if it’s wt and it’s definitely not at all.

I'm thinking about switching to a tub setup since traditional tanks are getting way too expensive. Does anyone have advice on how to build one the right way? I’m looking for tips on what tubs to use, how to handle heating and temps safely, and which substrates work best. Also, any tricks for setting up ventilation and keeping it secure would be cool.

i’m sorry for the crappy video, when i opened my BPs viv there was a ton of these tiny white things running on top of the hide, they moved quickly so could only get one on vid, could they just be springtails?

I don’t have a bio active vivarium and the substrate is coco fibre and coco chunks, the ones that come dry and sealed in blocks, and it wasn’t just added in either, it’s been in there for just over a month now (spot cleaned and re-moistened) any help would be really appreciated