js got a new bp

[hyun527]

I js got a new bp today from my work and im using an old tshirt as bedding. Is that ok to use as bedding? also i have a 100 watt blacklight kinda on one side of the tank and my thermometer says 90 F and im wondering if thats fine. thanks

[The Serpent Merchant]

I guess a T-Shirt would work... it isn't commonly used though. I suggest that you use paper towels.

I prefer inferred heat bulbs over backlights, but for now what you have is probably is fine.

How big is your tank and what type of thermometer are you using/ how many do you have/ what are you using to measure humidity?

90 degrees is the proper temperature for the hot side of the tank. the cool side needs to be between 78 and 82 degrees.

[hyun527]

yea haha i was gna use paper towel but my brother had alrdy set up the shirt and i tihnk its like a 30g? and im using only one zoomed thermo/humidity gauge i need to get another one and another hiding spot

[The Serpent Merchant]

don't waste your money on those things. go to Walmart and get one of these, they cost $12 have 2 temperature sensors and a humidity sensor all in one package plus they last longer



This is what your set up should look like

*note: there isn't a thermometer in the tank i n the picture. I currently don't use glass tanks and I just threw this together for a picture... all of my thermometers are screwed into my current enclosures



Do you know how often and how much to feed your snake?

[hyun527]

oh nice i knew i was gettin ripped off buying all this zoo med labeled crap -_-.
how many gallons is that tank? uhh im plannin on feedin him like once or twice a week unless thats too often? and also im handling the snake rite now and i js realized that it has these little pimple/rash lookin things under its face.. im thinking its mite bites.. is there any way to make that better??

[The Serpent Merchant]

The tank in the picture is a 10 gallon glass aquarium

you should feed him every 4 days until he is about a year old then feed him every 7-10 days. do you have a scale? the best way to determine how much to feed your snake is by weight. a ball python should be fed a rodent that weighs 15% of the snakes body weight. (so a 100 gram snake should eat a rodent that weighs 15 grams)

pictures of the pimple/rash things would be helpful. look very carefully at the underside of your snake, do you see any black dots/bugs on him?

after we get this pimple/rash thing sorted out you should put him back in his tank and leave him alone for a week (don't try to feed him, don't pick him up... anything) he needs to settle into his new home.

[The Serpent Merchant]

also here is a great website to get supplies from:

http://reptilebasics.com/

The hide boxes in the picture of the tank I put up are from this site, they come in a few different sizes

here is the mini, small, and medium size hides in comparison to a 200 gram female pastel ball python (about 2 months old)



she uses the small size hides.

here is a link to the page where the hides are:

http://www.reptilebasics.com/hide-boxes

and here is a good place to buy feeder rodents:

http://www.rodentpro.com/

[hyun527]

ah i see ill try to get some kind of scale. i wish i can take pictures but i dont have a fone that can connect to my computer anymore nor a camera.. i do see little black dots but they look like part of his design to me.. he seems healthy to me i js dont kno wat to do about those little bumps.. they r only around underneath his head and kinda looks like a couple scales r loose or something

[The Serpent Merchant]

do the black spots look like this:



or something like this?

[hyun527]

wow thats a very cool looking snake u have. But the black dots dont look like that.. it does kinda look like the first picture where it looks like the scale kinda comin out but other than that not rly