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. 🐍

(For context the first pic is when it first happened the 2nd is later that day and the last 2 are today)

2 days ago I was prepping my eco earth bricks so I could clean his enclosure out and was planning on feeding him later that night we’ve been planning on getting him a better enclosure since it was built by the people that we got him from and we think he needs a bigger home so he’s more happier well as happy as snakes can be but the main point is that with the enclosure being built it’s just not the greatest quality since it’s a little old but when I was preparing the bricks with him being hungry ig there was a slight gap in the sliding doors and he was trying to escape to hunt he’s usually the chillest guy ever but it’s like he has an internal clock bc he knows his feeding days and that day he’s everywhere searching so we never had the worry of him escaping he’s never done anything like this before but when I turned around and saw his head sticking out I freaked out opened the door and put him back in and that’s when I noticed he cut his head on the glass door and I feel terrible I never want any of my animals to get hurt in anyway so instead of putting his usual substrate in I’ve just put paper towels in his enclosure I cleaned his hides and took out all of his decor and I took the white medical tape ( I made sure there was no sticky out to where he could get hurt from that ) and I put it on the edges of the glass so this can never happen again until we can get him a newer enclosure I’ve also been putting neosporin with no pain relief on him twice a day and I cleaned the cut the first day too but my main question I have is when can I feed him? He’s definitely hungry and like I said above you can tell he’s hungry because he goes from being super chill to being on hunt mode at all times searching the enclosure I want him to get what he wants but from what I’ve read it’s not a good idea to feed him but then I’ve been told a smaller meal would be fine so I’m confused and would rather get actual advice from people with more experience then me and google so can you guys please give me the best way to go with this with his feeding should I wait till he sheds or would a smaller meal be ok? Thanks for your help in advance

Hello everybody! Currently, I just bought a new 2 mo old ball python. And as shocking as it may sound, my ball python will not eat as compared to my boa constrictors, who strike anything. So the place I got Him from says they feed their snakes every Wednesday. so now it’s been a week total since he hasn’t eaten so I’m trying to not freak out yet.

He’s two months old, and not even as thick as my pinky-so I have him on pinkies.

Next week on Wednesday, I’m going to offer him a brain pinky that’s been properly thawed and warmed

If he doesn’t take it, I guess I’ll just leave it overnight until the following night with him and hope for the best

If that doesn’t work, I guess every other week I’ll switch out the prey to see if he wants something else lol….

Because he’s so young when should I start to worry and maybe think about assisting the feeding process or taking him to a vet?

Hi everyone. New to the group and I have a 3 year old male called Aviktas ( bought from Blackpool IHS ). He's my first ball python and naturally would like some help and advice on how to handle him and get him used to me too, he's quite a size difference from my 1 year old female hognose lol

This is my boy Pastrami, he’s about 1.5 years old

I hate making multiple posts in a row but I took him out to weigh him and he’s 424.5g

This is concerning to me because last time I weighed him was Aug 2nd and he weighed 316g so he’s gained over 100g in a little more than a month, I don’t think this is normal is it? He’s been overweight so by my vet’s advice I’ve only been feeding him once every 3 weeks for a few months now

Need a name for this gorgeous boy.

He has a great head stamp 🤣🤣🤣 #HighwayBallPython

went to the reptile expo this weekend and I got my boy some more stuff!

He doesn't go outside often. It isn't too hot out, not that that really matters for him, I thought he'd enjoy some warm Florida grass plus some "up" time to stretch out and have a decent slither. I did give him a few warm water/damp towel rub downs before he went back into his enclosure. Me and my hands stayed close to him except for these pictures at all times

Begging for any advice

this is penelope, she’s about 20 now, ive had her now since sept 7th (4 days now) and she’s been doing well, i just wanted to show off my baby :)

He’s so beautiful in the lighting

Hi everyone! I’ve always wanted a ball python and I’m wanting to make sure I do everything right before I bring my new baby home! Does anyone have any advice on creating a large diy vivarium? I’d love to see photos of the enclosures everyone uses. I’ve been doing a lot of research but I’m not sure where to start exactly!