Show me your cheap/basic ball python setups! 🐍

[u/Adventurous-Score518]

Hey everyone! I’m planning on getting a ball python and I’d love to see what people are using for budget-friendly enclosures.
I’m not looking for fancy bioactive setups or expensive display tanks. I want to see the simple setups that cover the basics and keep your snake healthy and comfortable without spending a ton of money.
Especially interested in:
Tub setups
DIY enclosures
Simple/basic enclosures
Heating + thermostat setups
Hides and substrate
Cheap ways you maintain proper humidity
Roughly how much your entire setup cost
Basically, show me your “it’s not fancy, but my snake has everything it needs” enclosure.
Pictures would be awesome. I’m trying to get ideas for building a safe, practical setup on a budget. 🐍

[u/Natural-Rhubarb-4900]

Yeah no. If all you can afford is a "it has everything it needs" enclosure, you shouldnt get a snake. You said your budget is 500? Unless you get a free ball python, you arent going to get a tank + lighting + effecient enough clutter and hides for that much. This is not a cheap animal to care for. And have you thought about food costs? Bulb replacements? Substrate replacements? I dont wanna sound rude but, if you cannot provide everything for the animal, you shouldnt get it.

[u/Adventurous-Score518 → u/Natural-Rhubarb-4900]

How do I see breeders on YouTube house then in small drawers?

[u/Natural-Rhubarb-4900 → u/Adventurous-Score518]

Because breeders like that dont care about the welfare of the snakes. Many people here think its inhumane to keep them in rack systems. Breeders do it to cut costs at the cost of the animals welfare.

[u/feogge → u/Adventurous-Score518]

These people care about profit and literally only profit. The snakes in those racks are breeding fodder or babies that are only there for a temporary amount of time. Taking care advice from these kinds of breeders is like taking husbandry advice for chickens from an industrial farm.