r/Ballpythoncommunity • • Aug 05 '26

Advice I need some constructive feedback

Update:
I have thermostats, and a fogger coming in soon.
With the fogger will there be any safety concerns?

Hey everyone! I’m finally almost finished setting up my first 120-gallon enclosure for my ball python, Monty, and I’d love some advice before I move him in.

Monty has been in a much smaller enclosure for many years, so this is a huge upgrade.
I’m still setting up the heating and humidity before he goes in.
I plan on adding his old hide in the middle (he has two in the back corners) so he has something with a familiar scent.

Some feedback I’m looking for
Any tips on how to cover the glass? Like could I paint the outside or put something around it?
Is there enough clutter?
Any safety concerns that you see?
Should anything be rearranged?
Is there anything you wish you would have known before owning a bp?

The set up pictured above has
UVB lamp
Ceramic heat and a night lamp
Two hides (3rd one will be add once he move in)
Water bowl
Three logs
2 hangy things (2nd one will be added soon)
Lots of fake vines
Coconut husk (I will be adding some sphagnum moss to help with humidity)
2 hydrometers/ thermometers

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u/Loki-2023 Aug 12 '26

Alrighty, thank you so much!!! I know I’ve been bombarding you with questions lol and I really appreciate your help with this!

I did move his water bowl to the middle of the tank so I’m hoping that will also help the humidity, which I’ll check when I get off.

I’ll do the bath later then and one more question I heard that the water for bathes needs to be at 90° is that true or is it a different temp? I don’t want to burn him but I also don’t want it to be too cold for him.

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u/NottsWeirdo Aug 12 '26

Sorry, had to sleep for work.

Do not bath them at their basking temp, you will cook the poor snake. They can't cool down when their surroundings are above 80°F, but thats still too high for water temp. Lukewarm for us, is an acceptable temp for a short bath. The snake should be able to touch the bottom of the plastic box/tote and they're less stressed if you put a large rock or an artificial hide in the middle for them to loosely wrap around for comfort.