HELPPPPP NEWBIE

Apollo is really annoying... he's always on the cold side, NEVER in any of his hides, and he's constantly lying on top of his half log hide. im like wtf??? lying on top?? so everytime i take him out, he's cold to me, just bcuz the retard doesnt lay on the ground. heh... he's so much different than pandora!! weirdo

Yeah, Kitty, in all his great BP wisdom, keeps hiding behind his falls on the cold side, the goober

I talked to RKRMC4 on AIM the other night and he asked me a bunch of questions on how to fix up his enclosure and husbandry. He admitted that he jumped into the whole thing a bit too fast, and wasn't so prepared. But he did come here to ask for help, which is very good, so I'm sure he'll do fine. :)
I recommended him some stuff to get to fix up the cage, and gave him a few tips, and last I heard, he was going to get the stuff fixed up today. Hope he updates us with some news on the few changes. :)

hey just an update.....i got the new thermomoter with probe....and temps are pretty good now...i am using a heating pad on the hot side and a lamp on the cool side....the only thing i have left to do is lower the wattage of the bulb bc its getting a bit too hott on the cool side...the only problem i am having is the humidity...any suggestions on how to keep humidity up???? i also purchased a closed top for my cage for when Yayo sheds, to help with humidity.

http://www.ball-pythons.net/index.ph...ewtopic&t=2208
http://www.ball-pythons.net/index.ph...ewtopic&t=4748
http://www.ball-pythons.net/modules....rtid=41&page=1

Those threads should give you some good info on humidity. Are you the same person as RKRMC4?

hahaha yeh im sorry i switched the name...ill use this one from now on...one question.....i have the heating pad and that keeps the hot side nice...now what wattage bulb do u think would be good for the cool side????? i have a 100 w not bc i was using it for the whole cage b4...but now i have it suspended over bc it is wayyyyyy too hott...i dont know how low i should go tho

and also...how do the black lights look??? they cool?

Are you measuring your temps? Do you even need the light on the cool side? If you dont need it to maintain your temps, i'd say go without it ( unless you want it for you own personal light to see them with ).

yeh i do need it....i have an open top....and the heating pad itself isnt cutting it.....i have a digital theremometer with probe in there so i know the temps

You said you have a normal rubbermaid top without any screening on it? Throw out the one you modified with the mesh wire, and put the new top on. Then you need to drill about 10-20 holes in the sides of the rubbermaid top for adequate ventilation. By doing this, you should notice improvement with your humidity and heat. If you can't drill the holes and stuff right now, then just take a towel and cover all of the top except just enough for air. What are your temperatures right now? Mark down the temperatures and humidity you have now, then cover the top with a towel, and don't use the light for now. Then see what the temperatures and humidity are. I'm thinking your problem is the mesh top. So do the towel thing until you can drill some holes and put a normal top on the rubbermaid. :)