Just got a Noddle yesterday, how am I doing?
Just got my first ball python and spent the last couple days upgrading the enclosure to make it more comfortable and stable for him. The tank now has a dual heat setup with a 50w amber basking bulb on a day/night cycle and a 100w ceramic heat emitter connected to a thermostat. I also covered most of the mesh top to help hold humidity.
The enclosure has matching hides on both the warm and cool side, plus added foliage, climbing bridges, branches, and extra clutter so he feels more secure moving around. Current temps are about 88°F on the warm side and 80–82°F on the cool side with humidity around 70%.
He was pretty balled up and inactive at first which had me worried, but he’s now spending most of his time tucked into one of the hides instead of out in the open, which I’m hoping means he’s settling in. Still new to keeping ball pythons so I’d appreciate any feedback or suggestions. Especially for feeding