My Rescue BP named MOO

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So here are some pics of my resuce set up. Hes sitting in a 29G with like 4 or 5 hides throughout. One of the pics is his humidity which I finally stabilized. Substrate is an Aspen/Repti Bark Blend with sphagnum moss in random areas. Hes got a UTH w/o a rheostat, a ceramic and a day bulb as well as a night bulb. Temp right now is 91 on the hot side with humidity fluctuating throughout the day from 50-65, which is cool with me. Hes becoming really active at night so I think hes getting adjusted. Still hasnt eaten but Im trying again in 3 days. Ill have pics of him another day, thats just as good as it gets without me bugging him.

Edit- Oh and his tank has a bottom layer of saran wrap over the screen with a top layer of foil, taped and ventilation made. It has helped a LOT and the Aspen doesnt suck him dry anymore. =]

You should ditch the Petco dial, and get a real thermometer - Accurite ones are usually 10-12 bucks at Walmart. All those dials are doing is measuring hte temps of the glass they're attached to. If you're running a UTH without any sort of regulation, chances are it's a lot hotter then what the dial is saying, and is potentially dangerous. You should probably pick up a rheostat too.

I would ditch any hide made of paper or cardboard as it WILL mold.
He only needs to correct sized hides., You can use cheap plastic mixing bowls OR chip bowls, as long as it is big enough for him when he is nicely coiled.. Not too tight or too loose. ONE he is hiding in IS too small.
You can busy UP the tank by putting in foliage and some one mentioned scrunching up newspaper into balls so it nearly fills the tank. They apparently like that too a bit.
I personally use tubs as it is far easier to keep the humidity up, and sterilite is making some very very clear ones now.
COngrats and good luck!
Carol

Theyre temporary until I make the hides from clay that are posted in the DIY section. My 2 yr old is gonna help me with that, its going to be awesome. Quick fixes really. The one he's under is a bowl but its a three way hide, to the left is a long log which he goes to. He prefers to stretch out half his body in the log and the rest under the bowl, I guess he's just a weirdo today.

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Originally Posted by pavlovk1025

Theyre temporary until I make the hides from clay that are posted in the DIY section. My 2 yr old is gonna help me with that, its going to be awesome. Quick fixes really. The one he's under is a bowl but its a three way hide, to the left is a long log which he goes to. He prefers to stretch out half his body in the log and the rest under the bowl, I guess he's just a weirdo today.

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Those are not permanent hides. Cheap alternative to having to disinfect each time you clean. Just a heads up