All setup w/ snake :D

Just got a snake from a guy who had a couple up for adoption. It's a male, a couple years old. Probably 3.5' long. When I put it in the tank, it checked out the entire tank and after about 15 minutes, went to the warm side hide. That's pretty normal for a new snake, right? It's only peeked its head out once since then. Here's some pics of the tank, lemme know what you think :) It's my first experience with snakes and designing an enclosure. I'll get some pics of him when he comes out ;)
http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/5...9092008hj9.jpg

Looks like a pretty big tank, but the setup looks good. How is it keping the temps up in that bad boy?

Pretty easy. I have a large UTH and a 100W che on the warm side and a small UTH on the cool side. Temps are fairly stable at ~82 cool, 85 ambient and ~91 warm. Humidity has been easy to keep up around 55%. The back and left side are wrapped with reflectix, which really helps retain heat. The aquarium background hides it well, so it looks pretty good.

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Originally Posted by Appolion

Pretty easy. I have a large UTH and a 100W che on the warm side and a small UTH on the cool side. Temps are fairly stable at ~82 cool, 85 ambient and ~91 warm. Humidity has been easy to keep up around 55%. The back and left side are wrapped with reflectix, which really helps retain heat. The aquarium background hides it well, so it looks pretty good.

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I agree, it looks great. :D If it works for you and your snake then that is wonderful. Where are new snake pictures??

Might wanna make the hides identical

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Originally Posted by Kaorte

I agree, it looks great. :D If it works for you and your snake then that is wonderful. Where are new snake pictures??

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That was kinda one of my questions. Right after I put him in, he checked out everything and then went to his hide and has stayed there since. Is that pretty normal for a snake in a new enclosure?

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Originally Posted by Appolion

That was kinda one of my questions. Right after I put him in, he checked out everything and then went to his hide and has stayed there since. Is that pretty normal for a snake in a new enclosure?

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Usually they cruise a bit, looking for a way out or a comfortable place where they feel secure. I always say a happy BP is a hiding BP.

:3 Nothing to worry about.

A Hiding BP is a Happy BP! Yes, it's normal.

Seems I've said this before, LOL.

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Originally Posted by Slim

A Hiding BP is a Happy BP! Yes, it's normal.

Seems I've said this before, LOL.

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That should be the BP.net motto or something. It seems to be said all the time!

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Originally Posted by Appolion

Pretty easy. I have a large UTH and a 100W che on the warm side and a small UTH on the cool side. Temps are fairly stable at ~82 cool, 85 ambient and ~91 warm. Humidity has been easy to keep up around 55%. The back and left side are wrapped with reflectix, which really helps retain heat. The aquarium background hides it well, so it looks pretty good.

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Hey man that is pretty pimp! Not many people can pull off keeping a tank of that size in the right range. But it looks like you got your stuff right so right on!

Mike