what kind of environment ball pythons like best?

Answer 1

I believe a humid 80 degree tree enviornment will do the trick!

Answer 2

Please, whatever you do, DON'T get your Ball Python a heating rock. Their nerves aren't as responsive as ours, and he'll lay on it forever before he realizes he's burnt himself.

The best way to heat your cage is with a heat light or ceramic heater hung ABOVE the cage, where he can't touch it. Under-tank heat pads work well, too, but ONLY if you use at least an inch or so of substrate on the bottom of your tank, otherwise you'll run into the problem of potential burns again.

With that said, I see someone's already pointed you to the N.E.R.D. caresheet, which is about the best there is.

Follow that, and you should be all set. While it may all seem complicated, Ball Pythons aren't too hard to keep. There's a lot of argument over what the perfect ambient temperature for the cage is, and to be honest, it doesn't have to be perfect... but the best advice I can give you is to give your snake a lot of options.

See, Ball Pythons have to move in and out of hot and cold places to keep their body temperature optimum... it's called thermoregulating. Make sure you provide your Ball with basking areas if he feels like sunning himself, and cool places to hide away from the heat lamp if he feels like cooling off. Give him a big dish of water to soak in if he feels so inclined.

Best of luck!

Answer 3

Honestly all Ball pythons care is that there basic needs are met. They are mostly insinctual animals. It does not matter to them how nice a setup is or wether it looks natural or not. They don't need chew toys or playground equipment.
All you have to have is the proper temps, a good hide spot (does not matter what you use as long as it's the right size), and a source of water. Newspaper as the substrate (bottom of cage) for easy cleaning. Thats it.
Here is a good link to info on proper setup for Ball Pythons.
http://www.newenglandreptile.com/CareBall.html

Answer 4

Warm--80+ degrees, humid (but you knew that)-and, as they are shy----
---multiple places to hide, some at the warm end, some in the cool
--- a water dish big enough to soak in-
---if it is a nice big cage, somplace to climb, and even a 'high hide' or two.

there are good ball python care sheets on the web--go looking

Answer 5

10-15 gallon for toddlers 35-40 gallon for grownup, a cover, water bowl (so he can soak into it) warmth mat or lamp ( stay faraway from warmth ROCKS!!! THEY BURN THE SNAKES pores and skin in the event that they touch) if usa in britain its purely criminal to feed frozen, any the place else its ur selection, purely think of of those: is it creul on a stay mouse? is it merciless if the mouse bites the snake? is it merciless no longer letting ur snake hunt? interior the wild snakes invade mouse territory no longer any opposite direction around, so is it rather organic? are u squemish? u settle on on tht one million, the towel could save somewhat humditity yet no longer 2 effective

Answer 6

basiclly;
- a heating rock
- a large stick sat upwards for them to curl around
- a bowl of water
- and maybe some kind of leaves spread along the bottom for them to hide in

not hard to please!!!! i luv pythons.
<3, brittany

Answer 7

As far away from my house as humanly possible. Thank you. Drive through.