Ball pythons require stable, nicely-ventilated cages. A glass aquarium with a stable ventilated top (display screen cord or perforated metal) makes a fine cage. Most adults ought to stay out their lives pretty luckily in an enclosure the approximate length of a 20-gallon lengthy aquarium. Pythons do nicely on aspen bedding or newspaper substrate. Clean water ought to be to be had always in a pitcher or ceramic bowl.