How do you dry your Python?

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Im curious to see how others dry their pythons out after they do water changes. I dont have anywhere to hang something that long so I just throw it into a closet... but I worry that eventually the moisture will cause a problem in the closet or fungus in the tubing.

What do you all do?
 
I wind mine up, put it in a rectangular laundry basket under my utility sink in my laundry room. I leave the venturi part attached to the tap. Of course, I drain all the water out of it but I can't really dry the hose out when it's 50 ft. Moisture is not a problem with mine since it's in the laundry room which is tiled, and not enclosed in a closet. Perhaps you can put salt in your closet to absorb moisture.
 
I run hot water through mine from the tap to flush out all of the aquarium junk, and then I reverse flow to suck the tube dry. I lift up on the tube from the end furthest from the sink, and "walk" my way to the sink to make sure that all of the water is out of it. I kind of feel like by using hot water it will kill some of the germs that are in it, and it seems to get steamy and dry faster.

I read somewhere that the python should be stored out of sunlight to prevent algae. I've had mine for 3 years and no problems yet....
 
yeah, i have a similar problem with a smaller sized gravel vacuum.
no matter it i hold it straight vertical above my bucket, there is always some water left in it. it has gotten quite bad as far as appearance goes, and a while back i had tried everything from vinegar to scalding hot water to no avail..
Any suggestions on how to rid myself of this problem?

Thank you, Black_Wolf :dive2:
 
kjf91004 said:
I run hot water through mine from the tap to flush out all of the aquarium junk, and then I reverse flow to suck the tube dry. I lift up on the tube from the end furthest from the sink, and "walk" my way to the sink to make sure that all of the water is out of it. I kind of feel like by using hot water it will kill some of the germs that are in it, and it seems to get steamy and dry faster....
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DEJA VU! That's exactly what I do! Works fine.....
 
blackwolfXKAV said:
yeah, i have a similar problem with a smaller sized gravel vacuum.
no matter it i hold it straight vertical above my bucket, there is always some water left in it. it has gotten quite bad as far as appearance goes, and a while back i had tried everything from vinegar to scalding hot water to no avail..
Any suggestions on how to rid myself of this problem?

Thank you, Black_Wolf :dive2:
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Run bleach through it followed by conditioned water. Will make it look like new..

I filled a five gallon bucket with a strong bleach solution using hot water, sat it on a table and syphoned the water out of it just as if you were draining a tank. Did the same thing with conditioned water after i finished running the bleach solution through it.

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i dont use a python but do use something like one.
i keep mine under my tank in the stand and when finished i roll it up draining any excess water at the same time.
as for cleaning it i just toss it and make another one every 6 months or so mine only cost £10 and i make 2 out of the stuff i buy.
 
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