Hatchling help

Ok, my husband is a salesman and he just got me a mojave/normal mix hatchling From a customer of his who happend to be a breeder. I need some help the breeder cut the shell Wednesday and officially came out yesterday. I don't have a tank to put him in plus he's so small that I'm going to temporarily put him in a clear shoe box style container. My question is what does he need? I know I need tto keep him with moisture and I also know I need to feed him after he sheds. Please any input will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance:-)

My first piece of advice is do not take the baby until the "breeder" has fed the snake 3 times. and the snake has had its first shed.
What is a mojave normal mix? As far as i know there is none it is either a mojave or a normal.
If you till insist on getting the baby
You need a cage-your container
waterbowl
substrate(paper towels)
heat that is regulated by a thermostat.

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Originally Posted by 1nstinct

My first piece of advice is do not take the baby until the "breeder" has fed the snake 3 times. and the snake has had its first shed.
What is a mojave normal mix? As far as i know there is none it is either a mojave or a normal.
If you till insist on getting the baby
You need a cage-your container
waterbowl
substrate(paper towels)
heat that is regulated by a thermostat.

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Thanks for the reply. Well my husband brought him home for me, so I can't go bring him
back. The mom was a normal and the dad was a mojave. I guess then its a normal (new to the snake world so I will make mistakes) tomorrow I'll go out and get the thermostat but for now he should be ok.

Make sure you watch close heatmats can easily burn a snake if unregulated.

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The breeder should at least get the hatchling to take 3-5 meals to make sure it is ok, before letting you bring it home. In the meantime, a good place to start is the caresheet:

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

And if you want to set it up in a tub, here is a thread that can help out as well:

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...e-Basics-*DUW*

*edit* I see that you posted while I was making my reply.

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Originally Posted by PorcelainxDoll

Make sure you watch close heatmats can easily burn a snake if unregulated.

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thanks, I borrowed one temporarily from my other BP, it doesn't get that hot, I think something's wrong with it but besides the point, I put a thin hand towel on top of it aand then put container above it. I think for one night it should be ok, the heat let the humidity rise which is what I wanted. Tomorrow I'll get what I need so it's all properly regulated.

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Originally Posted by Vypyrz

The breeder should at least get the hatchling to take 3-5 meals to make sure it is ok, before letting you bring it home. In the meantime, a good place to start is the caresheet:

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

And if you want to set it up in a tub, here is a thread that can help out as well:

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...e-Basics-*DUW*

*edit* I see that you posted while I was making my reply.

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Great, thanks for the links. I know he shouldn't of given it to us yet, my husband knows nothing about BPs he thought he was doing something good. I guess it'll be a learning experience for me and I hope all turns out well. He looks healthy and is moving around but I don't know enough about BPs to judge that myself. Again thanks for the reply and links