Noob.

Orion, I already have foil in top and I have been misting several times a day. I am planning on perhaps building a PVC cage when I upsize his enclosure.

Seven, I think I will try feeding him in the cage first, on Friday or Saturday night.

Are you measuring the temperatures with the analog thermometer on the side of the cage? Even if that thermometer were accurate, it would be measuring the temperature half way up the glass, while your snake will be spending its time on the ground. Depending on your heat source this will lead to your actual temperatures being much higher or much lower than you think they are. Neither of which are good.

I would look into a digital style thermometer with a probe. As well as a infrared temp gun to double check surface temperatures. temperature isn't something you want to guess on when it comes to reptiles.

I have an analog on one side and a digital with hygrometer on the other. I plan on getting another digital soon. I had the digital on the hot side, but because it was under the light, I wasn't getting a proper overall hygrometer reading.

Hello, and :welcome: to BP.net.

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Its name is Monty. Hardly original, I know, but I am too big of a fan of British humor...

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I used to be a big fan of the old British comedy show called "The Young Ones". :rofl:

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Hello, and :welcome: to BP.net.



I used to be a big fan of the old British comedy show called "The Young Ones". :rofl:

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I will have to look into that!

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Alexis, I was thinking warm water? But I am open to suggestions like the hair dryer :)

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Well this is more of a personal preference thing but I used to do the warm water thing but I hated how the rats would always somehow end up wet even when you place them in a plastic baggy. So now I just let the rat thaw out at room temp which takes about an hour even for small rats (which all my adult snakes eat) but since your snake is still small it's probably eating pups or maybe weaned right now so they will thaw out even faster since they are small. Once the rat is thawed out I use the hair dryer to warm them up making sure there are no cold spots in the rat and focusing on the head. Using the hair dryer also scents the room and really gets your snakes going. All of mine come out of their hides waiting in strike position because they know food is coming [emoji4] either method works great it's just whatever works for you so you can give it a try if ya want.

I'll try that...the thought of a soggy dead mouse was grossing me out, but that doesn't sound too bad. He is eating medium mice.

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I'll try that...the thought of a soggy dead mouse was grossing me out, but that doesn't sound too bad. He is eating medium mice.

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Yeah hot wet rat/mouse is a very unpleasant smell lol [emoji21] but I hope it goes well for you :) keep us updated.

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Yeah hot wet rat/mouse is a very unpleasant smell lol [emoji21] but I hope it goes well for you :) keep us updated.

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Will do! Thanks for all the help everyone![emoji4]