Humidity- They prefer low humidity, so 50% is fine. Mine has no problem shedding during the winter, when it can get as low as 40%.

  Temperature.- I provide an elevated basking spot that hits 89 and the cool side ranges from 80 to 84.

 Food- One appropriately sized mouse or rat once every 7 to 10 days. They have slower metabolisms than clolubrids. They should accept thawed or pre-killed prey.

 Substrate- They are not burrowers, so deep substrate isn't needed. You can use aspen, bark, sand-soil mix, Sani Chips, newspaper, whatever.

Water- Clean water should be available always.

 Thats it. Real simple. The coolest thing about them is that may appear to be dull in color, but their scales reflect light and give off a rainbow pattern.

0.1 Albino Sandiego Gophersnake
0.1 Western Hognose
0.1 Childrens Python
0.1 Everglades Ratsnake
1.0 Bull snake
1.1.5 Crested Geckos

Fur Bearin' Critters

0.2 gerbils
0.1 black cat

SNAKE CHARMER-Legaly boa addicted & licensed teenager.

PROUD DEDICATED OWNER OF
1.0.0 BALL PYTHON(Python regius),salazar
1.0.0 COLOMBIAN RED-TAIL BOA(B.C imperator),tarzan
1.0.0 KENYEN SAND-BOA(Gongylophis colubrinus loveridgei),houdini
1.0.0 SAVANNHA MONITOR(Varanus exanthematicus),lois

hopefully coming soon female colombian red-tail boa or a hedge hog whatever my grandma decides

 You can't say much...I'm the one whos got the gun-snake charmer

Reptile_Gal_1010 (10/3/2008)

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Thanks.

The only thing is, Im really bad with the whole humidity thing XD

I just dont get it

My leos are desert lizards so i've never had to deal with it, if someone can explain to me I'd really appreciate it. Do you just mist them/their cage? How much? How many times a day/week?

Also, I AM getting a ball python as explained in my last post, I was just kind of throwing that in.

BEFORE I commit to a huge snake that will need tons of work I would like to start out smaller first.

How many gallons should a children's python be kept in?

Also, about the walking around the block thing, Its not like id stress them out and take them somewhere bustling with people, I just would take it on a walk with me and my dog or something, hopefully educate people (or scare them *shrug*) about snakes.

The busiest place I'd take them would be to a 4H meeting, Im the jr. leader for 'pets and small animals' and by definition, a snake falls into that catergory.

 An adult Children's will be good in a 40gallon. Thats 36L x 18H x 18D. A baby will be fine in a 10 gallon for good while. The whole humidity thing is not that difficult. A Children's comes from dry areas, so thats not a concern. Even during the summer, if the cage humidity rises to 60 or 70% they will be fine.  The trick is maintaining the humidity for a tropical species.  A moisture retaining substrate like coco fiber or cypress mulch works well.  Usually humidity is maintained by lightly misting the cage and substrate. Once or twice a day is fine.  If the substrate is kept to wet, though, your snake could develop a bacterial infection. Other ways to maintain humidity are placing a large water bowl on the warm side and covering a good portion of the screen with a piece of plastic or plexiglass. You could also provide a humid hide box which is a container filled with moist moss or similar medium. Some people use foggers or misting systems, but that depends on the species. Plastic cages like Boaphile or Showcase cages that have front doors and no screen tops work great for holding in heat and humidity.

0.1 Albino Sandiego Gophersnake
0.1 Western Hognose
0.1 Childrens Python
0.1 Everglades Ratsnake
1.0 Bull snake
1.1.5 Crested Geckos

Fur Bearin' Critters

0.2 gerbils
0.1 black cat

yes i'd feed them like ball python if you get a baby do pinkies for the first 2-3months then go to fuzzies then move up according to your snake(prey no larger than the widest part of the pythons body)you probably won't have to go over weaned rats(rats not mice)

Also, so I just mist in in the morning and evening? And I lightly mist the substrate? And I DONT miss the snake its self?

well it depends on if your snake likes being misted my colombian loves water i don't mist if you use cocunut bark you just have to poor warm water over it once a week(i've always used this technique & it works great)also you can soak your snake in warm water when hes shedding this helps get the skin offquote]

SNAKE CHARMER-Legaly boa addicted & licensed teenager.

PROUD DEDICATED OWNER OF
1.0.0 BALL PYTHON(Python regius),salazar
1.0.0 COLOMBIAN RED-TAIL BOA(B.C imperator),tarzan
1.0.0 KENYEN SAND-BOA(Gongylophis colubrinus loveridgei),houdini
1.0.0 SAVANNHA MONITOR(Varanus exanthematicus),lois

hopefully coming soon female colombian red-tail boa or a hedge hog whatever my grandma decides

 You can't say much...I'm the one whos got the gun-snake charmer