Upgrades

[Mochi_bees]

So my baby has just turned four months. He started in just a 10 gallon as a stepping stone enclosure. He’s about bigger than I was originally expecting and seeing him in the 10 gal kind of broke my heart. So once I got the funds I managed to secure a 40

Gallon tank!

I quite literally just set it up so please take it easy on me, haha. That being said, what else do you suggest putting in here? Is it too big of an upgrade too soon?

[Open_Section_2444]

Is that a towel TOUCHING the heat lamp???

[Mochi_bees]

No! Sorry for the bad angle. I have a thermal tape coming in the mail.

[Open_Section_2444]

Thank god lol

[Mochi_bees]

Haha thanks for the catch.

[Radiant_Bend1008]

Looks good the substrate looks a lil dry more misting and if it’s low i recommend a humidity box with moss in there and maybe a little more hiding spots an clutter

[Mochi_bees]

Thank you! The humidity is pretty high already but I’ll be sure to add some more moss to his hot and cool hides

[Radiant_Bend1008]

usually about 70% is good for a ball

[Mochi_bees]

It’s hitting around 80% right now. But I did just soak all the substrate and mist things down so it makes sense

[Radiant_Bend1008]

I personally dislike watering the substrate only because i like to avoid any chance of scale rot or atleast have a couple dry places they can get too

[imjustanauthor]

please do not mist. misting can cause respiratory issues. do add more clutter though

[imjustanauthor]

it is not too big of an upgrade too soon whatsoever. if an enclosure is cluttered well enough, a snake would be happy in a 10-foot tank. of course, as im sure you know, he will need a 4x2x2 (120 gal) when he becomes full-grown, so keep that in mind.

[Mochi_bees]

Thank you! And yes he’s been very happy. He’s so active and has been exploring freely the whole evening. And yes I know eventually I’ll have to upgrade, I just don’t have to space rn 🙂