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#170953
Ryoflex36
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A few questions! 
Hi all! I’m thinking of getting a Ball Python! I have wanted one forever! My mom is deathly afraid of them. But long story short I’m older and moved out! LoL! So I have a few questions. Please help out if you can. Number one, what’s the difference between Ball Python’s and Boa Constrictors? They look the same in all the pics I view besides some length. Just wondering. And can you please tell me EVERYTHING I will need for an enclosure? Size, lighting/type/watt, hides, substrate, climbing logs/branches, real plants for humidity, fake plants for look, heating used, waterbased polyurethane or oilbased polyurethane, water source/how big/filtered???? I know right off the bat to use plywood or anything but cedar and pine. And I know I need a thermometor for heat and humidity, and to use an aquarium safe silicon. Please help with this all if you can! Thankz in advanced!
~Ryo~ 
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10/27/04 10:49am
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#170980
SCSnakeman
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Message To: Ryoflex36 In reference to Message Id: 170953
A few questions!
You have way too many questions to get them all answered here so go to a pet store that sells books on snakes and pick up one or two on ball pythons. The books will answer every question you have asked and you will have them forever as a reference.
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10/27/04 1:27pm
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#171018
Ryoflex36
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Message To: SCSnakeman In reference to Message Id: 170980
A few questions!
LoL! Dude first of all this is a forum for information. Besides it wasn’t all that many questions in the first place. I simply asked the differences of the Ball Python and Boa Constrictor if anyone knew. And the only other question was about the enclosure. I don’t see how that’s alot? I just broke it down so that everything got mentioned and answered. I don’t really see anything to complicated about it as to any other time I asked. I have asked the same about the enclosure when I got an iguana, my waterdragons and so fourth. Never was it a problem for people to share any of this to me, so why is it so hard now? If you don’t know or can’t give me any information because your too lazy to give me a general idea of what you have seen, know of to be the best, or your personal acceptance then don’t respond. I could go out and buy a book, I could have told myself that. But I’d rather save money and ask experienced owners just as I always do. Some books might be really good don’t get me wrong. But no two are the same. Just like the answeres on here might not be. So again to make it more simple for you and any others, what is the difference between Ball Python’s and Boa Constrictor’s IF YOU DO KNOW? And what should my enclosure contain? Detailed info please! Thankz in advanced!
~Ryo~
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10/27/04 3:27pm
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#171021
Eunectes4
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Message To: SCSnakeman In reference to Message Id: 170980
A few questions!
I dont think you have too many for here. Use a under tank heater and whatever light you want to provide a day night cycle. No special lighting is needed. Provide a hot spot at about 90 degrees F and a cool spot at 80 degrees F. The ambient air should be somewhere in the middle. I would keep humidity from 60-75% (this is higher than most sites will say but I feel ball pythons benefit from it). During shed you can bump up humidity to 85-95% for a while just to ensure clean sheds. As far as wood I do not recomend many woods. Especially ones like you mentioned that are known to have higher levels of phenol. I would actually recomoned glass or plastic/acrylic (plastic being the better). Woods are not good for keeping humidity anyway. And you never know the toxic affects when you factor in heat and humidity and the fact the animal is exposed 24 hours a day. If you do use woods I would make sure it is sealed well using side ventalation. As far as the difference between boas and pythons you should read up on that. We could spend a day on that one. And you cannot make a general statement about boas being a little longer. Yes they are longer than ball pythons and much larger but there are many species of python that are much much larger than all species of boa with the exception of the anacondas. Boas are primarily found in central and south america (with the exception of a few) while pythons are found throughout africa, asia, and australia. No pythons are native to the americas but it has been found that released burmese pythons have been breeding and thriving in the everglades. This should get interesting. Pythons are also oviparous (egg laying) while boas are viviparous (live birth giving). Any more questions feel free to ask.
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10/27/04 3:35pm
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#171026
Ryoflex36
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Message To: Eunectes4 In reference to Message Id: 171021
A few questions!
Well I usually build my enclosures out of wood and then polyurethane them to help hold humidity and heat better. Think that would work for a B.P.? And what should it contain? Any logs or any basking branches? I don’t need any heating lights with uvb/uva? Just a normal house bulb? And then about how many hides? Would a reptarium be bad for an enclosure? Probably... Anyway kind of describe your set up for me if you can, that might be easier to follow. Thankz again!
~Ryo~
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10/27/04 3:41pm
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#171040
Eunectes4
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Message To: Ryoflex36 In reference to Message Id: 171026
A few questions!
I have a lot of snakes...my setups are simple with everything I need. I keep my water in sturdy glass bowls. I use a one piece substrate for easy replacement so cleaning is always sterile because it is brand new. I offer hides...the more you offer the better and offer nice secure ones. You do not need UVA or UVB any light will be fine. I also have something for alomst ever snake I have to climb on just because I am a nice guy. A ball python doesnt need it but I still throw something in there. The arborials need it and I that is the first thing I make sure is set up perfectly for them. I do not know what a reptarium is. a basking branch is not necessary but if you want something for climbing go ahead. the snake will thermoregulate by using the heat pad so make sure it is not too hot. newspaper is a good substrate but carpet looks nicer. I use both it just depends on how much I want to spend any given month. IF you research the wood and be sure it does not contain phenol and you use polyurathane you should be fine. Logs are weak hides...try something more secure (smaller opening and more sides covered). The only cage I have photos of right now is one I set up a while ago for a green anaconda. This is very difficult to keep clean and it does not look like that anymore. I have 2 hides, large water container with fogger, small water fall, lots of FAKE plants (one is live bit it wasnt in there long) and climbing, a under tank heater under one of the hides, there is a ceramic heat emiter in the middle for added ambient heat because this was not in my snake room. They are normally bad for a tropical animal because they dry out the air but I had no problems with the amount of water I had in here and the fogger. There is also UVB light on one side but this was more for the plant and to make the cage look cool.
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10/27/04 4:13pm
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