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Ball python enclosure setup

The ball python (Python regius) is a shade dweller from a tropical habitat. Here is what its enclosure needs, and a plan sized to yours.

The care card

Adult minimum
48 x 24 x 24 in
Recommended
72 x 24 x 24 in
Basking surface
88 to 92°F
Cool side
75 to 80°F
Night, lowest
70°F
Humidity
60 to 80%
UV zone
1 of 4
Substrate
tropical, 4 in deep or more

What keepers get wrong

  • Humidity is the most common ball python problem: a moisture-holding substrate and a solid or covered top fix most of it.
  • Two identical tight hides, one warm and one cool, keep a ball python feeding.
  • A 36 x 18 x 18 is a good juvenile enclosure; adults need at least 4 x 2 x 2 ft.

Common enclosures

Plan your ball python enclosure

Your enclosure size, your top and your room. It is drawn with its lights as you go.

UVB Heat Humidity Drawn from your numbers. Every distance and height is on your plan.

Your setup plan

A plan for your enclosure

  • The UVB tube and how far it sits from your animal's back
  • The basking height, the halogens and the thermostat for your room
  • The soil in quarts, the drainage, plants, hides and cleanup crew
  • The build in order, and what to check before it moves in

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The ball python shelf

The parts your plan names most. Your plan says which tube, how many bulbs and how much soil, for your enclosure.

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Hands pouring soil over a drainage layer in a new enclosure

Light

UVB for the bones, a halogen for the basking spot.

Heat control

A thermostat on every heat source, and the tools to read it.