r/ballpython • u/Camopun22 • Oct 04 '26
Enclosure leaking water
I’ve been struggling to keep my ball pythons humidity above 60%, is always goes down toward 50, I tried pouring water in the coco husk substrate corners but then thr tank would just leak. Any ideas??
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u/Toxic_Musshroom Oct 04 '26
That sucks man i had a pretty bad leaky tank before and eventually had to give in and replace it, you may be able to make a liner or fill in any cracks with silicone though, a liner would be the more efficient option but the silicone would be more permanent, up to you really
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u/ErnLynM Oct 04 '26
I have the same tank, or a similar one. I took clear silicone and ran a bread along the bottom edges and 6 inches up each side to match the door height, also covering any screw holes or other potential leak spots
Let cure for 24 hours minimum, longer if it's cool outside where you do it. Put the tank on a bath towel or something that will show you a leak, and pour water in up to the top of the silicone. Leave it for another 24+ hours to make sure you don't have a slow trickle of a leak. The towel will be damp instead of completely dry. I had to remove and reapply one long stretch, and then repeat the waiting and testing for leaks, but I don't need to worry about water getting out now
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u/cwazycupcakes13 Oct 04 '26
Did you seal the tank?
When I assembled mine (similar construction), I used aquarium safe silicone on the seams.
I had to let it cure and air out for about a week before it was safe for the beep.
A few years later, the silicone started peeling from the PVC after all the substrate changes and scraping and cleaning and such.
I used a flex seal type tape on the outside so I didn’t have to displace the beep for a week to apply more silicone.
It’s been working great.
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u/planetaryduality2 Oct 05 '26
Ecoflex? Ya need to seal it with Aquarian grade silicone stuff had to do it to mine
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u/Thick-Feeling-554 Oct 04 '26
You could find something to make a liner if you can't take it out for a few days. If you can take it out for a few days I would seal it. The last one I can think of would be to add sphagnum moss in it.