I'm new to the site and I spend a lot more time reading posts than writing, but I wanted to thank ya'll for all the great info. Our new little ball, Roper, Is doing great! Had a perfect shed, eating well etc.... Still having trouble keeping the temps from getting too high. I get real nervous when the thermometer reads 94 on the hot side. We are using a 10 gal. aquarium, appropriate sized UTH and a rheo stat from zoo med on the lowest possible setting... Our house temp sits around 80. Snake seems to prefer the warm side. Also, I took my son to repticon this past weekend here in pensacola . We had a blast- There were some Hog Island boas there- babies- for 75 dollars- Is that typical? Seemed like real sweet little snakes. Anybody know anything about them?