She Ate!!!

[nlankas]

Here are some pictures...i went kind of crazy seeing how i've never seen a snake eat before All i can say it was a good feeling to finally see her eat though...Also, it got kind of messy, the blood on her is from the mouse, so don't be concerned...









hope u guys like the pictures

[tmlowe5704]

Unless she is in shed, humidity in the 70% range is not needed. Bring it into the 40's or 50's if you can. ALso, it looks a little cool in there. Your cool side should not be any lower than 80*.

[nlankas]

i know...we've been trying to fix that problem, but we can't seem to get everything perfectly squared away...we're trying...believe me. thanks for being concerned though

[tmlowe5704]

What type of bedding is that? Do you have the top of the tank covered with anything?

[nlankas]

It's a substrate called "Eco Earth" and yes, we have a sliding mesh lid, and she's tried to get out before with no luck...

[Gooseman]

It's a substrate called "Eco Earth" and yes, we have a sliding mesh lid, and she's tried to get out before with no luck...

I believe he means covering the mesh with something. This is a cheap easy way to keep it both humid and the temps up.

http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ad.php?t=32800

[nlankas]

not covered yet...working on it though...thanks for the advice

[Snikt228]

That's a ton of substrate

[nlankas]

is that a good thing or bad thing? i really don't know that much about substrates, and i researched on the internet that "Eco Earth" was recommended by most websites, the petstore guy had a few snakes himself and seemed like he knew what he was doing and gave us the amount he thought was sufficient...Our tank is big though (60 gallons), so i don't know...this is what is giving us problems with our temperatures too.

[Snikt228]

is that a good thing or bad thing? i really don't know that much about substrates, and i researched on the internet that "Eco Earth" was recommended by most websites, the petstore guy had a few snakes himself and seemed like he knew what he was doing and gave us the amount he thought was sufficient...Our tank is big though (60 gallons), so i don't know...this is what is giving us problems with our temperatures too.

I use the same stuff and mine is maybe 1/4" thick. Personally I think you have wayyy too much

If you have UTH it wouldn't allow as much heat through, and holds too much humidity.