new ball python owners

[seanandkara]

hello were new ball python owners if there is any tips other owners have for us it would help. Also our new baby is only 3 1/2 months old and hardly been picked up is there any tips that we should know he is a little shy but he eats really great for us 2 fuzzies every 7 days hes a little piggy.

[Fidget]

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...ius)-Caresheet

Check out this thread if you haven't already, and welcome!

[Daybreaker]

Congrats on the BP!

Are you feeding rat or mice fuzzies? If mice those are way too tiny, I'd bump him up to at least mouse weanlings/adults or comparably sized rats.

[seanandkara]

we feed him rats fuzzies i think how do u go about picking him up he is kinda weird about it also what kind of lighting should i use hes in a glass tank with a heat mat

[The Serpent Merchant]

Does your heat mat have a thermostat regulating it?

Check out this thread: http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...t-Thermometers

To pick up a BP you need to be slow and careful. Try to support as much of the snake as possible and try to keep movements slow and direct.

[seanandkara]

we have a thermous state in the tank we have a light ontop a heat lamp can i get rid of that or should i keep it and get a diffrent light thank u for helping

[The Serpent Merchant]

ThermoSTAT
or
ThermoMETER?

Thermostats use a temperature probe to regulate a heat source, while thermometers only measure temperature. Both are necessary

What are your current cage temperatures and what specific devices are you using to measure/regulate temperatures with?

How cold is the room that the cage is in?

[seanandkara]

thermostat and the room is 75 temp on the hot side is 85 cool side 75 humidity is 55 he has 2 hides and large water bowl and some plastic plants to hide in also a stick from africa to climb and help with shedding.

[The Serpent Merchant]

85 is too cold for the hot side temperature. You need to have a hot side of 88-92 degrees and a cool side of 78-82 degrees. No part of the cage should ever get above 95 or below 75 degrees.

[seanandkara]

ok what about the light what should i do with that