With heat emitters and basking bulbs, it is crucial to keep an eye on the humidity within the enclosure, especially if combined with a screen top, as both will dry the air quickly. Undercage heating pads and tapes like the Zilla heat pad, ceramic heat emitters (Flukers), basking bulbs (both regular daytime and red night bulbs) are just a few. There are several types of snake heat lamps that help heat a ball python enclosure. Stick the thermometer to the inside of the cage on the cool end and place the probe on the warm end, and you’ll have both sides covered at once. Do not guess! A great way to monitor temperatures is to use a digital indoor/outdoor thermometer with a probe, such as the Zoo Med Digital Thermometer. It is vitally important to know the temperatures at which you are keeping your snake(s). The ambient temperature should not fall below 75 degrees. Provide your ball python with a basking spot temperature of 88 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit and an ambient temperature of 78 to 80 degrees. Remember that enclosures must allow for a proper thermal gradient that the ball python can utilize, with a hotspot on one end of the enclosure and a cool spot on the other. Photo credit: Kevin McCurley Inferno Super Pastel (Super Pastel/Hidden-Gene Woma/Granite/Yellowbelly) Ball Python. Clay flowerpots, plastic flowerpot trays and commercially available hide boxes all work well. Provide one on each end of your python’s enclosure so that it doesn’t have to choose between temperature and security. Ball pythons are secretive snakes that appreciate and utilize hide spots. maybe even a couple of them (such as the Zilla Habba Hut). The one cage accessory that is required for a happy ball python is a good hide box. Rinse the enclosure thoroughly with water, and allow it to dry completely before replacing cage accessories and your snake. You can use a specialized cleaner to be extra safe, such as the Flukers Eco Clean Waste Remover. Do a complete tear-down every 30 days by removing all substrate and reptile accessories and completely disinfecting with a 5 percent bleach solution. Remove feces and urates as soon as possible. Spot-clean your ball python’s enclosure as necessary. A 36-inch by 18-inch by 12-inch enclosure will more than comfortably house an adult ball python. Adult ball pythons do not require exceptionally large or elaborate enclosures either. A small snake in a big cage can become overwhelmed and stressed. Juvenile ball pythons seem to do well in small enclosures that make them feel secure.
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