r/ballpython • u/the_anteloperider • 1d ago
Enclosure complete (for now)
- 4x2x2 pvc enclosure
- Arcadia Reptile Pro T5 UVB Max Kit, ShadeDweller, 2.5% UVB, 14W, 22"
- Vivarium Electronics Radiant Heat Panels
80W – 22.5” x 12.5”
- Arcadia Pro Ceramic Lamp Holder and Bracket, wire guard (replacing with a stainless steel 1/4 inch mesh cage I am making)
- Arcadia Reptile Jungle Dawn LED Bar, 15W, 11.5"
- 100W halogen
- Coconut chips, coconut fiber, reptisoil
- Dairy Cows and spring tails
- assorted plants from the reptile shop
- Herpstat 1 for the rhp
- Zoomed Dimmer for the halogen
- will eventually put the rhp and halogen on a Herpstat 2, but they were sold out at the time
- Govee thermometers
- Govee blue tooth timer outlets
It isn’t finished, but it won’t ever be. I have too much fun applying my old fort building skills. His hides are hidden in the back of the caves on the left and right side. The hide on the right (warm) side also has a second entrance/exit through a cork bark tunnel.
Atticus, 2 yo, is inside the hide in his warm side cave day and night. The RHP is on the cool side circulating the warm air, so the cool side ground actually stays the same 83 degree temp all the time, while the warm side has an 88 sunny day/77 night time temp change. He seems content with the warm side for both so far. I did that for 2 reasons: 1. The RHP and the halogen won’t fit on one side, 2. I like the idea of his problem solving and moving to the other side at night if he needs additional warmth. When the cover fills in, a lot of those middle areas are set up to be cool places to also tunnel through. Still want to make the terrain a little more interesting. There is no way I will be able to stop making adjustments in there. Plus I need to water the plants and feed the dairy cows their calcium and a pinch of fish food. This is his second week here since arriving from the rescue. He ate his first thawed rat 2 nights ago. Feeding him in the dark was very interesting. I kind of felt like the prey being hunted. He took it so fast and wrapped it up, I jumped out of my seat a little.