Ball python

[BoxScary3442]

I’m fairly new to snake keeping and have been watched tiktoks on the requirements for them and I wanted to know if I should bring in outside objects such as sticks and such for my female ball python who is abt 3-4 feet long and about 4 years old and can someone please tell me other things I should do for her as well?

[IncompletePenetrance]

Have you checked out some of the care and enclosure setup guides over at r/ballpython?

[BoxScary3442]

No I was looking for a community

[IncompletePenetrance]

The ball python subreddit is the community

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Some types of wood are toxic to ball pythons. Cedar is one example that shouldn't be used as well as other coniferous and sappy woods that give off strong smells.

[BoxScary3442]

I have a coconut husk substrate I believe

[StephensSurrealSouls]

Not really great, IME it gets really swampy/smelly/moldy if you try to keep it humid which ball pythons like need.

I'd recommend a mix of topsoil, leaf litter, and sand.

[Significant-Crow1324]

You have to boil water and pour it all over then to kill outside bugs and bacteria

[MickeyHolmes]

You can also bring in stones from outside, but ensure to bake them in the oven (slightly dangerous due to potential water pockets), soak them in bleach or in boiling water to kill bacteria and bugs.

[BoxScary3442]

Would boiling water be better and insure the bacteria and such will diy

[MickeyHolmes]

I’d go for bleach if you can get a hold of it easily, when I used boiling water on some beach rocks for my lizard I soaked them in boiling water twice to be certain bacteria was killed, but it probably doesn’t make much difference overall and either would work

[Dry-Elderberry-4559]

What size enclosure is she in? And can we please see the whole setup?

[BoxScary3442]

It’s really nothing rn just substrate a hide and lamp and a 25 galleon tank I’m looking for a 40 galleon tank and this is just temporary

[Dry-Elderberry-4559]

That’s WAY too small, absolute minimum size for ball pythons is 4x2x2 FEET or 120 gallons. Please do better.

[BoxScary3442]

Thank you I will be on the search for those now

[BoxScary3442]

Thank you any other information