u/Scary90sKid

First and foremost, I just wanted to thank you guys here in this forum! I've been asking a lot of questions lately the past few days because I'm finally picking up my MBK tomorrow morning and this is the first reptile I've ever owned. I'm trying not to be too nervous of a new snake mom, but I can't help myself, so I'd like your opinions on these tanks that I have: one for travel and one for home.

The first picture is the tank I'm planning to bring her home in when I pick her up. I covered the sides with a scenery background do she doesn't get overwhelmed (taped on the outside). Please be honest, is that too much? I also put some fake pothos leaves in there so she can have a place to take cover. I didn't think to get a proper smaller hide 🫠 Although I probably could buy that at the reptile store where I'm picking her up unless they just give me one.

The second pic is the home tank and I'd like like to know what you guys think of the setup so far! The same background I used for the travel tank is taped on the wall behind this one as that's all I had left 😅 I have damp moss for hydration and to keep the humidity level up a bit in the tan hide on the warm side (humidity has been a consistent 45%-55%). The big wooden cave has a lot of those pothos plants behind it, the driftwood for climbing, and I have only one rock near the heat lamp. I had another grey flat rock, but it got too hot too quickly, and I think I need to switch out my daylight bulb.

I have a 100W daylight bulb and a 60W basking bulb at the moment, but it got up to about 93°F on the rock and even on top of the moss hide with both of them turned on. I had a 100W basking bulb but found out that was too hot, and the only option I could find in person to test right away was the 60W. The 60W alone got the rock up to 88°F and I'm waiting for my UVB tubular bulb to come on Sunday. I was supposed to get it today for further lught/temp testing, but the order got delayed 🙃 Any advice in placing items differently or even replacing/removing anything early tomorrow morning would be greatly appreciated!

The tank my sibling gave me is an older Exo-Terra tank they don't make anymore, so I cannot simply buy an entire replacement for the screened top 🙃 Would it be doable to simply use screen tape to cover the holes or will my MBK somehow still escape through them? I was thinking to tape both sides for extra security, unless taping only the outside would be best. I'm supposed to pick up my MBK this Friday so any quick tips would be greatly appreciated!

My sibling is giving me their supplies from when they had a bearded dragon including a 30 gal 36"×18"×18" tank. I'm picking up my baby MBK this weekend and she's ~6 months old. Will this water bowl be way too big for her to soak in? It's pretty warm and kinda humid where I am right now and have read snakes like to bathe to cool down. I'll get her a smaller bowl to drink from, but I would like to know if this would be dangerous for her or not. Thank you!

For context, I finally got a place of my own and to decrease the 1st month's rent, we agreed to have me clean it after the previous tenant moved out! The dark spots around the white center of the bathtub are slightly lighter than pictured here, but they won't go away 100%. The rest of the tub was GROSS with brown/black gunk shmeared around the edges from years of neglect (other than when the previous tenant took showers). I cannot remove this white center because it's caulked onto the tub, save for one of the corners peeling off a bit.

I tried paper towels soaked in hydrogen peroxide pressed on it for at least 30 minutes and I used Clorox foam bleach spray with a Scrub Daddy, which took most of it off (on 2 separate days, not at the same time). Should I have my landlord remove this for me if it won't damage the tub? I was hoping to take baths at my new place but now I'm not so sure 😕