How To Set Up A Ball Python Cage
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.ย. 2024
- My 7-year-old nephew is helping me set up their new snake into it's brand new Black Box Cages PVC enclosure. We're going over everything including where to place the thermostat probe and how to keep humidity up without spraying! Also, this kid knows A LOT about snakes.
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Zacharia giggling as Luna licked him is just pure Joy.
Your nephew is the best guest you have had! He is so cute and smart! The joy and pure happiness he has over Luna is so special! What a great ambassador for snakes.
Zachariah carefully taking his new snake out of the enclosure and saying Hallo to her is the loveliest thing in the world 🫶 such an entertaining and helpful video idea for beginners, as well 🎉
Awww the way he giggles when Luna tongue flicks him 🥺💕
Okay, Zachariah might be my favorite person ever. He did such a good job helping you set up the enclosure for Luna! And watching him handle her just melted my heart. I wish he didn't live so far away from you so he could be your cohost more frequently! Next time you see him, tell him I think he's the coolest. I mean, how could I not think that? He loves snakes, he's seen every GRP video, AND he likes karate?! Me too!
Nephew co-host Zach is everything precious and wholesome. It's heartwarming to see the next generation of reptile keepers and he's off to an outstanding start 🤍
That was by far the most engaging travel vlog I've ever witnessed.
He is a firecracker! Zacharia is a reptile god in training!
This was delightful :) One thing I like about keeping live plants in an enclosure is that watering them helps keep the humidity up.
Luna is sooooo pretty!!! 😍
Luna is such a lovely snake, and Zachariah is awesome! I love that he's into reptiles at such a young age. Many of my favorite memories from childhood involve my beloved pets. 🥰
Omggg big fan of Zacharia 💖 He can inherit your channel when you retire, that has a thumbs up from me 👍🏻
Your nephew is AWESOME. This video will make anyone's day brighter. Thanks for making this!! ❤
Luna is beautiful! And Zachariah (sp?) handles her with such care. She’s a lucky girl to have such a wonderful care giver. It’s also nice to have an Uncle who knows what’s he’s doing. I wish Luna many happy years with her amazing family!!🐍❤️🐍
Sweet sunglasses Bob! I built my black box cage based on your videos and your sweet discount code as well. I have been experimenting and I planted a pothos in my coco chips in the corner and it has been thriving pretty good. I also found that my enclosure isn't perfectly level so I pour water into the side that is slightly higher and less the water work it's way down and it seems to do a good job of keeping the humidity right where I want it. I used your trick for making walls on bioactive to fill in the top of one of those really large corner stepped pyramid hides and topped the foam with moss and it's created a really cozy hide that my snake seems to love the best.
Your a great brother and uncle my guy
He does really good handling Luna! Very gorgeous snake!
That was a delight to watch…what an adorable, intelligent boy…with a beautiful snake and awesome uncle.
Thanks for making the journey to your nephew - I loved seeing you work together!! I'm currently updating my two ball pythons (Soba - a rescue, almost 2y and very small for age; Pancake - my princely banana bp who's about 18 months) so this video came at the perfect time.
I love this. How wholesome and family friendly. Your nephew is lucky to have an uncle like you. Well done.
Oh my gosh! You three boys were so entertaining! Well we still have some work to do with Kent. But Zechariah, I'm so proud of your know how! Good for you. Bob, great demonstration. And Shan you are a natural - along with you very cute son. Love you all!
Such a great video, Bob! Your family is wonderful and the enclosure for Luna came out great! She is a beautiful little snake!
Wow those spots look just like stars!
This just makes my heart happy. Zachariah is so gentle with Luna and will have a friend for many years! What a wonderful thing to grow up with a pet that has such a long lifespan. He's very lucky to have a knowledgeable uncle and a cool mom to help him along his snake keeping journey! I love seeing kids excited about snakes ❤
Gorgeous snake
His giggling is so precious! And he is so knowledgeable. He is obviously a smart young man. Tell him thank you for the help! I hope my niece can do the same with me one day 😁
This is awesome. Luna is a gorgeous marshmallow. BLESS YOU for probe placement and thermostat info, when I first started keeping it was my biggest confusion moment because no one correctly states or shows where it goes just that it goes (would love a breakdown on that just for my sanity and new people!). I wish I could afford a blackbox cage (saving up is so slow!), they look so dang sturdy (and they have sliding glass ones!) you picked a good brand! And I was SO HAPPY KENT SHOWED UP (I never thought I'd say that XD)
Luna is a beautiful little girl. I love having So many pretty grandsnakes!
Now it’s time for you to get one!!😊
@@loriw2661 wish I could. Maybe...
Mama Bledsoe, you have the prettiest grandsnakes!!
He’s so little and so knowledgeable! Both of you did a great job!!
I cannot handle how adorable this video is.
😢OMGAWD I LOOOOVE HEEEM!!! You should have Zachariah as a cohost way more often!!! He’s SUCH an expert!!!
Aww you’re the cool uncle! You and your sister look amusingly similar. Siblings are fun!
This video came to me from an idea of getting a snake. Glad I watched your video, now a subscriber ❤
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
The way you interact with nephew was totally awesome!!! Love your channel and content 🥰🥰🥰
My snakes name is Luna. She’s a beautiful snake. Have fun in your new journey with her buddy!
Luna is adorable and thats awesome you did that for the fam. love your community and content! thanks bob!
Has to be my favorite video of all time😊
Your nephew is precious 💕 my youngest is his age...and now points out to his dad "see he has one I can do it too!" ..I love it lol
I love the star in her back! 🩷
What a wholesome video. Luna is absolutely stunning too
Your nephew is so adorable and I love to see how gently he treats Luna!
Oh my goodness, your nephew is just so adorable! It is so nice to see kids excited about snakes. Luna is a very lucky snake to have found a home with him.
Careful Bob! Your nephew may take over your channel! I was surprised he knew the question you asked about the hides! Impressive!
What a confident young chap. Both handling the snake and in front of the camera. 10/10
That’s awesome man! I see a good little protégé with the nephew;)
Call me a softy but that brought a smile to my face , good stuff and young man did an amazing job
Super cute kiddo! Happy for him. His little giggles were killing me.
Dang! Zachariah is a pro!
🥺💙 Thanks for being such a great uncle. I think this video just healed a little bit of my inner child. Great job on the enclosure guys, I know Luna is going to live a long happy and healthy life, and he's such a smart young lad I know he's going to take the best care of her.💙
your nephew such a great kid n luna is so pretty know hes got the best teacher ever ..you❤ this was fun to watch
So sweet when he took Luna out of her tub! I was almost shedding tears 🥲 And I’m telling myself that I need to be a lot of braver lol don’t want to get shown up by a 7 3/4 year old!!! 😉
Hell yeah Hobbit poster😊😊😊that snake was so pretty 😍
Your nephew is such a sweetheart and already an expert keeper and snake handler! Go Zach!
So wholesome and great video as always
Omg❤❤❤ I absolutely love this one with your nephew assistant! The love he has already for his snake comes through the video so clear and heart warming! ❤❤❤ hopefully I can bring my girls 7&8 yrs to see your snakes 🐍 we've been to Clints room before he remodeled.
Your nephew is so sweet and Luna seemed to love her enclosure 🥰
🥰 love that giggle
Good morph choice for a pet. She looks awesome
Absolutely adorable 😊
I just got my first ball python after watching your videos she already 2 years old when I got her 3 1/2 feet long her name is lilith awesome videos man keep it up
Better bring Zach to the next enclosure build off. It might seem unfair, but remember Däv brought his own expert in Clint last time
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Her house is so cute, hi Zachariah your snake is awesome wow! congratulations 🐍so fun 🤩
Lil bro more qualified in ball python set-up and care than some adults
Top tier uncle action. Putting my uncles to shame haha
very cool . good video. didn't know about the water part 16:39
Luna is absolutely beautiful!
So cute
Bob: Today we have a "Nephew" co-host.
Zack: 😀
What a great video thank you so much for sharing that with us and congratulations on your new friend ❤
This is a beautiful video!
Thanks! For your Scotch fund!
Aw, thank you!
Nice video 👍🏼
Cute nephew, like his ball python & setup.
Cutest video ever! 😊 🥰
I got a snake yesterday! I am going to set the enclosure up the same way!
You are wonderful! This is so helpful!
I love my ball pythons soon to have another reptile
So wholesome, I love it.
I am totally obsessed with this video 😊 sweet boy and his snake 🐍 😍
Awesome video. Your nephew is awesome, cool sister, love the dog, and Kent's couch was awesome!(because of the dog)
Thanks so much, I'm glad you liked all that!
Such an awesome video 😍
I got a white Butter Mystic python a while ago and named name her Luna too. 😀
"Does your mom watch my videos?"
"I plead the 5th sir"
The algorithm is algorithming because I am thinking if buying a ball python!
I've owned two, Pedro and Sulan, they are the most gentle snakes and love handling if introduced to it early and gently. Mine both loved chin rubs and wrapping around my neck/shoulders under my shirt. They'd snooze for days. I don't recommend small enclosures for them. If you can't afford it, don't do it. Also, mine loved two different hiding spots, one sandstone and one igneous. edit: they also like to knock your hat off for some reason, maybe your nephew can figure that one out.
You are awesome 😎👍
Aw, thanks!
He did such a great job helping design Luna’s enclosure! And she’s super pretty 🤩 I just ordered my first Black Box Cage enclosure and should be here by the end of the week? Are you able to put a heat mat underneath the enclosure? Or would you just recommend using a heat lamp. My BP will be getting a 4x2x2 set up. 😊
Also with two cut out spots above like Lunas enclosure (:
Heat mats don't work well with PVC enclosures. You'll want to use overhead heat
Love the channel 💯 great video. I’m going to a show soon 4 hours away all I good to transport a snake back home that whole time ? What’s a good way to do this? Thank you.
Yes, just keep the snake in the container that it's in
I just got my first snake her name is kade
can you please show how to set up bioactive glass terrarium
I have several videos on this including the very first video posted on the channel
My rosy boa is named Luna!!
you should go into more depth about wetting your substrate, how wet is too wet and all that. i have to have the humidity of the wood substrate at 90% for the air in her tank to be in the 70's. does it matter if the substrate is super humid if the air is at the right level
The substrate should not be dripping wet but it can be damp. That should be enough to get your humidity where it needs to be. If it's not, use more substrate
Great video Bob! Your nephew is super cool! But I am confused about the heating setup. I am getting a 4x2x2 PVC enclosure for my nearly grown ball Python and I ordered a complete kit that has all the bells and whistles. I’m wondering where to place these lights and deep heat emitter. Why did you glue the probe on the hot side? It surely wouldn’t be an accurate measurement of the average temp in the enclosure, would it? I would think to put it on the cool side and one of those little hygrometer/thermometer things on the hot side. Any help you could give me would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.
You definitely want the probe on the hot side because that's what you're trying to measure. You're going to use the heat gun to measure the temperature where the snake is at and then you will set your thermostat to whatever it needs to be to get your temperature correct where the snake sits. That might mean that your probe has to read a much hotter temperature or a much cooler temperature depending on the setup but your temperature gun is what tells you the temperature that the snake is going to feel. My ball python care guide explains this as well.
Much obliged to you, Bob! I’m sure it will take some tweaking in order to dial in the correct temperature and humidity, and ensuring there is a temperature gradient. I ordered an expensive enclosure kit with all the bells and whistles, including a deep heat emitter and a Pro T5 Shadedweller, an Arcadia 50W deep heat emitter, and a 75W halogen lamp. It’s the same thing Emily uses and endorses from Snake Discovery. I just began using Forest Floor as the substrate in my current tub, and it keeps humidity very well. Should I put all or some of those lamps on one side only? Makes sense, as I need the temp gradient. Thanks again for your help and timely reply. This is my first ball python. Got him from the exotic pet store as a rescue. He’s a 4-foot male named Oreo and I just wanna do right by him. 30 years ago I had a boa constrictor and none of this stuff was available for proper husbandry. Once again, thanks and keep up the fantastic work! Say hi to Kent for me! 😂
Great video! So I was watching videos of people working with terrifying venomous snakes when your channel showed up in my feed. I tried to get a snake about 12 years ago..a cute little rosy boa. However, he was a bitey little asshole, so I ended up giving him away. After watching your videos, I now realize all the mistakes I made, and that maybe he wasn’t an asshole after all. Anyway, I’m thinking of trying again with a ball python and I have a question. I want to start with a baby snake. Is it best to go ahead and get a 4 x2x2 enclosure, even when starting with a smaller snake? Or should I start with a smaller enclosure like you had in this video and upgrade to a larger one later? Thanks and keep up the great work.
If anyone remembers the PVC bar that looks like a branch where to get it from? Thank you so much!
You have a twin and a sister??!! Woah!
Not quite a twin but we're close in age
Awesome video, your nephew is a pro! I am not, lol, and have some questions. Can an enclosure be too large? Why do some ppl use lights? Do you prefer an overhead heater over an under enclosure heater? Thanks so much!!!
1. Potentially, depending on the snake. 2. Many different reasons to use lights but I don't recommend using them as a heat source. 3. It depends on the type of cage but if it's pvc, overhead heat is better
Hi. Loving your content and am in the process of setting up a new enclosure for my daughter’s soon to be first snake, a ball python. What do you recommend to cover the screen top with where the light reflectors aren’t positioned? Thanks!
HVAC tape works well
Good video, really enjoyed it. Had a quick question about facial hair? Do you use beard products oils and such? Or is it harmful to snakes or only certain products to stay away from. I'm not sure could be a whole separate video just curious on your thoughts.
Yes, I use beard oils. They're not harmful to the snakes.
Awesome video ! I’m thinking of getting a black box cage cause my room can get pretty cold at night and I don’t think glass contains the heat well enough… I’m trying to decide what would be the best way to heat a pvc enclosure, what wattage of ceramic heat emitter did you use for this enclosure set up?
You should email them and talk to Clint at Black Box cages about what you're doing and see what he recommends. I would have a heat panel installed rather than doing cutouts on the top
Does anyone have the link to that giant branch thing? My pepper would love that!!!!