Dumb question

I know, he really went above and beyond for what he must have thought was a crazy lady on the line! haha
I used Tim's explanation of what it's used for. So I was looking for something to melt ice on stairs. In Texas in June-almost-July.
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Just a little update and question.

I went to Home Depot, and they did NOT have what I was looking for. They had heat cables, higher priced than the reptile heat cables at Petsmart, and I already tried those out. Didn't like them at all.

So, I'm getting ready to place an order online. I plan on ordering the flexwatt and the connection set, but what is the foil tape for? Is this something I need?

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Originally Posted by SarahMB

Just a little update and question.

I went to Home Depot, and they did NOT have what I was looking for. They had heat cables, higher priced than the reptile heat cables at Petsmart, and I already tried those out. Didn't like them at all.

So, I'm getting ready to place an order from mgreptiles.com now. I plan on ordering the flexwatt and the connection set, but what is the foil tape for? Is this something I need?

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Foil tape is all purpose. You can use it to to tape the flexwatt to the enclosure or to tape tstat probes in place. That you can get pretty cheap at Home depot. What is the status of the feeding issue? Did you get him to eat yet?

Ok, that sounds convenient, so I'm going to go ahead and order some as well.
Trey is getting ready to shed, so I've just left him alone for the past few days. I can run up to the pet store for a mouse real quick if you think I should go ahead and try feeding him?

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Originally Posted by SarahMB

Ok, that sounds convenient, so I'm going to go ahead and order some as well.
Trey is getting ready to shed, so I've just left him alone for the past few days. I can run up to the pet store for a mouse real quick if you think I should go ahead and try feeding him?

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When was the last tube feeding? I was under the impression that you were going to try a fuzzy with the "paper bag trick". I would leave him and let him shed and then try that trick afterwards.

Yes, I'm definitely going to try the paper bag thing.
I tube fed him 3 days ago, and 2 days ago noticed he was turning blue. So I thought I would just leave him completely alone until Monday and try a mouse then.
But if you think I should try before then, I have 45 minutes until the pet store closes, won't reopen again until Monday. It's only a couple of blocks away, I could easily run and get one real quick.

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Yes, I'm definitely going to try the paper bag thing.
I tube fed him 3 days ago, and 2 days ago noticed he was turning blue. So I thought I would just leave him completely alone until Monday and try a mouse then.
But if you think I should try before then, I have 45 minutes until the pet store closes, won't reopen again until Monday. It's only a couple of blocks away, I could easily run and get one real quick.

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My opinion would be wait until he finishes shedding. A lot of BPs won't eat during shed anyway and with this one being a problem feeder, its even less of a chance. Get the shed out of the way and then you can try the paper bag trick. If that doesn't work you can continue the vet's tube feeding recommendation.

Thanks, Jamie! That makes me feel good, knowing that I was on the right track with my plan :)

And thanks for the help on the flexwatt issue!

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Originally Posted by SarahMB

Thanks, Jamie! That makes me feel good, knowing that I was on the right track with my plan :)

And thanks for the help on the flexwatt issue!

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Anytime! Sounds like you are doing everything possible!

Just FYI~

Rich @ www.reptilebasics.com is great, and he makes the professional connections on your flexwatt for FREE. The orders from here ship almost instantly.... I highly recomend Reptile Basics!

Jared