New Snake Owner...

Thanks guys! I have one more question....my BP was obtained from a friend, who, in his ignorance, was not caring for the snake properly (ie, heat source was a flourescent bulb in an open enclosure). The snake did not eat for the four months prior to me owning him two weeks ago. He has eaten readily for me each of the past two weeks, however he has not defecated. Should I still feed him on schedule tomorrow or Saturday, or wait until he defecates?

My Pastel yellow was in such bad shape and did not potty the first week I got her to eat so 7 days later she ate her mouse and four days later she had a normal bowl movement and has had normal ones ever since and Im so glad this little guy moved over to your house I just don't understand why people don't know the proper way to take care of animals We live in a information world.

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Good to know....so I will go ahead and feed on Saturday :)....I'm buying an accurite thermometer/hygrometer in the AM....currently using the cheap pet store ones...also looking into insulating the sides of my tank....already have the lid aluminum foiled.

Just set up my accurite....pleased to find out that my temperatures are a bit warmer than the dial thermometers were showing, ambient is about 81-82 troughout the tank and my UTH warm substrate is currently reading 91 with my hydrofarm thermostat probe. All is well I suppose :)


One question though....how do I deal with all the loose wire from the accurite probe? It's six feet long! will my snake mess with it, or is it alright? I have it running along the bottom of the cage on the substrate.

If you have the probe on the inside of the enclosure, be sure that it is VERY well secured. If it comes off the hot spot it will tell the thermostat that the mat is cold and it will crank it to full power until the temp is met, which won't happen so it will get quite hot and could burn your snake. Be sure not to use tape, because BPs can get stuck to it, and it can be pretty bad trying to get it off without removing scales.

Glad s/he is eating for you!! Don't worry about the pooping. As long as s/he is passing urates, it's all good. Mine only goes every 6 weeks maybe. Some go weekly, some go monthly, some go only during a shed, and I have even heard some only going once per season. Especially with it not having eaten for 4 months, it is no surprise that the poop isn't coming along yet (to me, any how).

Best of luck!