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Originally Posted by nathanledet
what purpose does the tin foil and duct tape serve?
IF your asking me? The same reason as the damp towel...
I put the water on the other end of the tank...opposite of the heat lamp...and cover up that side of the tank. I actually started doing it after trying using the towel. THe towel option worked as far as keeping things optimum but I ended up needing it...so...I said screw it and put aluminum foil on one of the screen lids (55gal)...works great though! it works and that's all that matters..
Re: And by "leave him alone" you mean...?
nevermind my bad...you weren't talking to me...but i think I answered what you were asking tho..
Re: And by "leave him alone" you mean...?
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Originally Posted by djslurp1200
Are you sure this vet is a qualified reptile vet and not just a Dog/cat vet?
That would be the question that comes to my attention...
Actually, the vet tech is the one that described the age. The vet is the only one in my area that specializes in reptiles as far as I can tell. But I am not certain I am totally sold on her and her vet tech, who told me stuff I knew was not a great idea...like feeding the snake every 10 days. My schedule is that I feed her the day after she poops, which ends up being every Sunday. I've considered offering her 2 mice, but I don't know. She is definitely small. I would say 18-20inches max, with width of a hopper mouse (though she never has a bulge from eating). I have a pic of her at home that I can post. The breeder (who did not breed her) guestimated 6months. Maybe he was right? According to the vet, she is healthy and has no parasites. What would you guess her age to be?
Re: And by "leave him alone" you mean...?
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Originally Posted by nathanledet
what purpose does the tin foil and duct tape serve?
Here's the thread that explains how, but yeah. The why is for humidity and heat reasons. Hopefully this link works.
http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ght=reflective
Re: And by "leave him alone" you mean...?
I am in no way able to really tell you how old your snake is but I would guess a few months...They all grow differently at differen't speeds from what I have learned and seen. As long as she's eating healthy for you and her conditions are real good I wouldn't be too concerned. Just keep feeding her once a week and best of luck with her. Keep us updated as she gets bigger/older.
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Originally Posted by LostElise
My schedule is that I feed her the day after she poops, which ends up being every Sunday.
As your snake gets older it might not go as freqently as it does now, so its probably not going to be a reliable way to gauge a feeding schedule. Once a week with the appropriate sized prey is the best way to go IMO.
Re: And by "leave him alone" you mean...?
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Originally Posted by djslurp1200
IF your asking me? The same reason as the damp towel...
I put the water on the other end of the tank...opposite of the heat lamp...and cover up that side of the tank. I actually started doing it after trying using the towel. THe towel option worked as far as keeping things optimum but I ended up needing it...so...I said screw it and put aluminum foil on one of the screen lids (55gal)...works great though! it works and that's all that matters..
Do you have room to put a second water dish under the heat lamp? This might help to raise the humidity as well.
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Originally Posted by ErikH
Do you have room to put a second water dish under the heat lamp? This might help to raise the humidity as well.
I actually don't... Not for my 55 gal.
My big girl lives in the 55gal and i had to actually go out and buy her a dog bowl for a water dish so she wouldn't knock it over .99 cents at wal-mart!
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however when she finishes up her quarantine and i attempt to breed her I will replace it with a much much smaller water dish...
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I don't know that putting a water dish under the heat lamp would help. It just seemed to make the water go low fast. I know it evaporated, but it seemed like it dried the air more than moisten it. I may try it again just in case though. I may start another thread about heat, because I came home to find the hot side at 90.7 degrees. Since I replaced my wal-mart heating pad with the flex-watt, I've had to repeatedly increase the set point on the helix. I am considering just buying a rheostat, putting it on low and hooking it to the flexwatt on the cool side, putting the heating pad back and then having to rely on the heat lamp less and possibly see if that helps the temps and humidity? Sound okay?
