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What would be a low wattage for the deep heat projector?

My bp still isn't a snake that will bask in the uvb light I have on during the day.

I’ve been taking my time really getting an enclosure set up properly before getting a baby ball python and this has been one of the most helpful videos. Thanks so much!

I found your channel through TH-cam shorts in a video titled dubia roaches or Zen habitats. I'm subscribed and loving your content! What I find most appealing about your channel is that your approach is strictly from an educational and informational vantage, rather than the hype of owning a reptile and making it all about you and your collection. This is something that we as herp keepers and enthusiasts struggle with so much, as we're tuning in for the knowledge database, not the hosts personality. I don't nor do I plan on keeping snakes, but the education on various habitats, biomes, and ecozones is very entertaining and inspiring. Thank you so much for sharing all the invaluable information you've accrued. I'd love to see your enclosures and your babies. Once again, thank you, and happy new year! Keep up the great work!

I also love acrylic glass too. And you can get a protective spray onto the sheets so they become scratch resistant.

I just saw your videos on TikTok earlier this week and this video popped up while building my dubia enclosure.

this is so detailed.

Fantastic guide

Girll can you please show us how you built your Bede dragons enclosure it looks fricken beautiful ❤✨🦋🔥🔥🔥

Just have to say I got my daughter a juvenile ball python about a month ago and I've been doing a ton of reading and watching videos. The production quality and information you provide in this video is really perfect. You put everything into one video whereas a lot of folks split them up among multiple videos. Thank you for putting this up.

If the hot side of the tank has a basking area does that mean there's no hide in the hot zone? is the hide now going into the cool zone? i just want to clarify before getting a corn snake and then their hot zone only has basking slate/brick and nothing else haha. Does that mean the hide only goes in the cool side? Because where would the hide go on the hot side if there's a basking area in the middle?!? you know? i think im confusing myself lol.

I have glass enclosure, can I just secure pvc against glass to help with humidity? Or should I just replace the panel all together? Winter has made humidity harder to maintain, thanks

Love your vids

Would you recommend one

I have a 25 gallon tank for starting out. I have a heat bulb that is 75 watt. Is that too high or should o just test it out first? Also I have not gotten the uvb yet because it’s a little confusing for me for this size tank. Could you help me with suggestions on what uvb to get like the longer tube one or would the dome one be ok? The tank does have a mesh top and glass front opening doors that swing open. Also would the snake get hurt going onto the uvb light if it’s hung up on the inside like you said?

This has been incredibly helpful and easy to understand. Do you have any advice as far as the CUC (clean up crew) and what varieties you would recommend?

They don't need a platform that provides belly heat, in the wild they will bask outside of their burrows on the ground, halogens produce infrared A and B which penetrate the skin deep into the muscles, warming the entire body.

I have a question, how often does one need to clean out the enclosures?

Hey Mia! Love your videos theyre always so helpful! I am curious about the garden plant hangers in your enclosure (not sure what theyre technically called but the brown ones in the background lol) - what do you secure those on? i think its a brilliant idea Im just unsure what to hang them on as i move my snake into a PVC enclosure. Thanks so much!

This is a lot to take in but wow…great job!

Would coco fiber work instead of soil?

Found your video but I was getting fish the other day and saw the prettiest little corn snake so now I'm doing research and saving up some money to get the little thing or a different one because she? Was popular but I've wanted a snake and think they're so so cute. I can't get one that will get super super big so six feet maximum is like perfect for me and I think corn snakes are just the cutest. They're actually my favorite non venomous snake my favorite venomous one is the spikey emerald green viper things I forget their name right now It's kinda weird considering they're my fav. This was really informational and I took notes like I was in school you've given me great advice now for more research on them and their fav stuff to do/see/have. I love live plants all my fish have them but oh boy is it different for snakes 😅 I really appreciate creators like you that express concern rather than anger and educate instead of hating on other set ups. I'll be fully setting an enclosure up and then having my friend who has many snakes check it out and give advice in person ask a few others and then hopefully get a new friend but this time it will be just scales not fins😂 any opinions on live feeding vs frozen? Ik many say not to live feed and if you do watch them closely but I heard it's best not to especially with corn snakes since they can be more susceptible to scale rot or mouth rot if torn up by prey.

4:07 hey guys this video has a lot of great info but make sure that the baby inclosure is not too big. If it is, they could feel stressed and not eat. I have a 17 inch baby corn and he’s in a 20 gallon long. Do your research and choose what you think is best.

Thanks for the video! I loved the quantity and quality of information, especially regarding heating and lighting.

This is the video I needed, thank you

We have had ENDLESS problems with our Zen Habitats 4 x 2 x 4. The top lid didn’t fit. The doors stuck when we tried to open and close them. I want to emphasize that the company does NOT have a customer service phone number. Every request for help has to be done through email, and you don't always get the same service representative. We thought we'd done enough research and bought these back in June. Some parts were backordered for months, and now they don't all fit together the way they claim they will. We were going to stack 2 tanks and a spacer, but we're now terrified to try it. The enclosures seem so flimsy. I am frankly pretty fed up and devastated. If I could get my money back I'd get something different, but there's a 30 day money back guarantee--and when your parts come in drabs or drabs, then the 30 days are up way before you can put the tank together and test it. My daughter doesn't want to deal with it anymore and is willing to use duct tape, but I am furious.

incredible video, shocked how small of a channel this is

Our snakes' favorite hides are cereal or Cheezit boxes ripped in half....

I feel so overwhelmed. We just moved from Florida--corn snake native habitat--to Michigan. We didn't use UVB and lighting in Florida. We took our snakes outside to "use the facilities" along with their canine siblings and let them climb bushes. They were exposed to regular sunshine. Now, after 7-8 years, we need to completely re-do our tanks to make sure they're warm enough and getting enough light in a Michigan winter. We got our male a 4 x 2 x 4 so he can climb indoors, but I'm not sure how we're going to get the heat to the bottom of the tank without an UTH. It's a lot drier up here, too.

I've never agreed with people saying that starting in a bigger enclosure is stressful for the baby snake. My bug-eyed super lesser is going on a month old and she LOVES exploring her 120 gallon tank. Maybe it's different from each snake, but I definitely agree that it depends on how your setup is. Edit: If you use a glass enclosure, you can make it conduct heat and humidity better by adding an expanding foam to cover the glass and make a nice background. Especially if you color the foam using grout

Now that you have had both which of the two 4x2x4 would you recommend?

What a great video, thank you ❤

uu pretty and like animals too.. 🆒😌🫶🏾

You need more videos like now 😂😂😂

Legend

You say not to use peat moss, but peat moss is in your Amazon storefront?? Genuinely confused. I’m looking to buy substrate from homedepot but not sure exactly which one. I just don’t wanna buy the peat moss.

7:25 I do think you should specify here that you want the range for 2 to 3 in the BASKING spot, NOT throughout the entire enclosure. There are essentially 2 ways of providing UVB, a lower gradient (think 0.7-1) through a wider area OR a higher level at a specific basking spot, with the option for the animal to move out of that and find places in its enclosure with no UVB at all. (These are called the shade and sunbeam methods respectively) If you are getting a UVI of over 2 throughout your enclosure then that is *way too much* uvb for a corn snake and you can seriously harm them. 2.0 to 3.0 should be the MAXIMUM UVI in any spot your snake could reach, not the average. Otherwise really great video.

can you do a video on substrate? and bioactive cages?

Great Video!!! I subscribed.

I’ve been out of the pet industry for years. This is helpful so I can get back up to date

Considering dubia just made a post in the last week or so that their enclosure killed a bearded dragon due to manufacturing errors and previous posts about leopard geckos dying between the glass and the substrate barrier i would just stay away from them.

Can I just use a deep heat projector as the only heat source for day and night and a uvb for lighting during the day? Or do I still need a basking light for daytime heat?

I’m not sure if you can answer this but any help would be appreciated I have a three month old ball python she’s in a 40gl tank ( I had it left over from my bearded dragon) but I’ve been looking at 4x2x2 tanks and one is on sale right now, the breeder I got her from said most females get 3ft to 5ft, would it be a good idea to get the 4x2x2 tank (risking that she might get 5ft) or should I wait sorry this is long 😭

I'm currently doing a lot of research on corn snake enclosures so that i can upgrade my baby's enclosure. I'm filming my journey so that people can help me if i make mistakes. Your video gives such good advice on what to do! I love that you're not just sticking to the community's minimum enclosure guidelines and actually going all out on what a corn snake actually needs!

Thank you, this was what I was looking for. All the information explained in detail. How the F you ain't got more subs is beyond me. New one one now tho

Cool video! :) I have three ball pythons I love them!

As someone who owns reptiles I’ve learned a lot of knowledge from this video so hands down SO THANK YOU

thanks

thank u!!

I want to use a RUB tub for my baby corn's growing out enclosure. Would I still be using the same heating and lighting products, or are there better alternatives? This video was so informative!