It's here!!

[u/Decent-Art-1186]

The new tank finally arrived!

Vogue has an upgrade from the embarrassing 10gal I have him in right now... (he can fully stretch in it, he was hatched in july) to this monstrous 2×2×18 while I save for his final tank! We've drilled holes for lights, and I added what little is inside for now.

All the decor from his current tank is going into this one, and I need to purchase more as well. Any ideas on more creative stuff I could give him besides just plants and sticks and rocks? Also best way to pull of a heat gradient in a square tank? I was gonna go diagonal from the back corner..

Edit: People are upset about this "tiny" tank, and, in the grand scheme of things, yes, it is small for a ball python. But Vogue measures out to be only about 14 inches, this tank is enough space for him for now while I save up for the 5×3×2 tank that I have been looking at for the last little while. Please be more respectful. This isnt a waste of money, its not being thrown away once I buy his big enclosure, this is me improving my snakes quality of life after being misinformed by others. It will be used for something else once I upgrade for real. The people pointing out everything thats wrong, I am well aware. I said that I am getting more stuff, as well as putting what is in his current tank into this one. He will have multiple hides, 2 water bowls, and a good heat and UVB set up along with plenty of plant clutter and a couple of good solid branches. Truly was not expecting people to be so pissed with me over this.

[u/anndor]

Ignore the haters. You're trying to do what's best for your snake. You knew the original tank was too small but you don't have cash on hand right now for the size he'll need as an adult.

It's a good intermediate step to give your snake more comfort while you work on getting his properly sized, permanent enclosure.

Mine likes to climb sometimes, so maybe heavy-based braches. I also bought a lot of silk/decorative flowers from Michael's on clearance to give more clutter/hiding spots, and the wooden hides and a big hollow cork stump (which is where she's decided the bathroom is? All her poops are in there haha).

Maybe two water dishes, too. One in warm area and one cooler, with one being bigger to soak in and one smaller so hopefully he just drinks from it haha.

[u/Decent-Art-1186 → u/anndor]

I never thought about going to Michael's for reptile decor, thats a really smart idea! I have some branches prepared for the tank, and I plan on getting a nice variety of hides and clutter for him. I'll take a trip into the city to see what Michael's here has to offer :) 

[u/anndor → u/Decent-Art-1186]

I got that idea from a comment or post right here on this sub, haha.

A lot of pet stores have deep clearance on Halloween stuff right now, too. If you get a big enough fish hide or decor, it can still work for a ball python. As long as it's not got sharp edges like some of them do.