shredded paper isn't worth the trouble or cost at all. Probably end up causing more problems anyway.I can see a snake getting itself tangled up in it or ingesting some.

Use just regular newspaper sheets or paper towel. Aspen shavings or cypress mulch work to.

No screen doors or top, small screen on sides or a partial screen top is fine for ventilation. Most ball python keepers either buy plastic or PVC type cages for ball pythons, or use rack systems with plastic tubs in them for snakes.

Ball pythons do best in fairly small cages, with plenty of hides and seclusion where they feel secure. Large glass tanks with open sides tend to make them feel insecure.

A melamine cage (3'x2'x16" is fine for an adult ball) with sliding class doors and side vents will be fine. A wide water bowl should help with humidity but use of a humid hide gives the snake option to seek more humid areas then the rest of the cage.

Definitely search more care sheets and read through this forum for more info on care and cages. The ball Python Manual, and the 'The Complete Ball Python' book are great resources... also the 'Pythons of the World part 2: Ball Python' is another good resource though rather expensive (or it was last time I priced it may have gone down since then)
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