I am working on gathering information on a snake for me to purchase. I have come to the Ball Python as my desired snake.

I used to own a Kingsnake for many years.

He used a bark substrate, and I did not like the cleaning and subsiquinte dust which was created.

I read here

http://www.kingsnake.com/ballpythonguide/

that newspaper is a suitable substrate for Balls...

Is shredded news paper alright aswell?

If Shredded is fine, is taking a bigger buck, and useing white printer paper, alright aswell?





Also how difficult is it to keep a high 60-70% humidity? how much water will I need to add to the enclosure.

I plan on building one out of White Melamine, and useing a silocone glue to seal the cracks.

The front door would be a removable screen door built strong.

Melamine is water resistent, and will tolerate being misted to a degree.

The moisture made from a large water dish will not be a problem,

Basically, will I need to spray the cage 5 times a day? or just one misting a morning?



Thanks

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• Cage substrate, and moisture - GoodSmeagol, Mon Aug 25 14:30:16 2008
• RE: Cage substrate, and moisture - jyohe, Mon Aug 25 18:50:35 2008
• RE: Cage substrate, and moisture - PHLdyPayne, Tue Aug 26 04:43:12 2008