i too live in the south and my house is ac'd year round. This does one thing that prevents me from using glass enclosures, removes all humidity from the house. In my experience, either using prefab'd enclosures, like vision or boaphile, or a closed rack system is best. For a small collection a closed rack with heat tape and a reliable thermostat can be built for less than $400. You will also need a thermometer to monitor the temp of the cage over the heat tape. You will also probably want to purchase enough water bowls to have a spare for each cage. Also the number one thing you need to do ahead of time is find a herp vet before you have an animal get sick, it sucks to sit around all day trying to find a vet that will take your animal in and who know's what they are doing. There are other small things that you will need eventually but with proper caging and having a good vet lined up for when or if you will need it, the big work has been done. You will also want to find a source for quality rodents, either live or frozen, they are not all created equal which is why I breed my own so I have no questions whether my snakes are getting top quality feeders.
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Josh Hutto

JKReptiles





2.3 het pied (RDR, alan bosch x 2, BHB x 2)

1.0 Spider Ball python (Ballroom pythons south)

0.1 High Contrast Albino (Gulf Coast)

1.1 het albino (ben siegel, Gulf Coast)

1.2 het citrus ghost(Gulf Coast line)

1.0 citrus ghost (Gulf Coast line)

1.1 graz pastel female

1.6 05 normal bp's

0.6 04 normal bp's

2.5 adult normal bp's (some need breeding to see if norm)

4 various corns

0.1 brazilian rainbow boa (alan bosch)

1.0 american pit bull terrior

1.1 taco dogs (ankle biters)

1.0 grey cat

0.1 bearded dragons



a BAD dog is MADE not bred, support the American Pit Bull Terrior as the greatest breed of dogs on Earth!!!!!

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