Re: Finally Getting A Baby BP! Need Clarification On 5L RUB Hole Drilling
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Seviper
So my uncle and I placed a total of eight holes on the long side of my 5L RUB, using a soldering iron, and it was absolutely horrible. The smell of burning plastic made me feel ill, but nevertheless, it is over now. I haven't yet placed the heat mat under it yet, but I decided to slip my thermometer&hydrometer hybrid probe inside the tub and switched it on, and with the water it was reading about 55-56% humidity, without water in the little dish it is at 54%. I assume that is going to be okay, when I put my heat mat under it and hook it up to my thermostat, I'd imagine the humidity would jump to about 62% or so. ( Temperature was reading about 23.4C/74F without the heat mat ). Would humidity in the 60s be good for a BP? Regardless of age.
( Just like to point out that I don't have the snake... YET! )
Everything should be fine. It is hard to have low humidity problems in a tub. If you feel the humidity is low, put the water over the heating pad. If you start to get a lot of condensation put the water on the cool side. The only humidity problems I generally have with my tubs is when one of my big girls decides she wants to turn her tub into a water park by flipping her bowl. If this happens it needs to be cleaned up asap. Others have devised methods to prevent this from happening but I prefer to let my breeding females move their water bowls. Once again, any visible condensation is usually a good indicator that the tub needs service. Either the animal has defecated or there is spilled water.
Re: Finally Getting A Baby BP! Need Clarification On 5L RUB Hole Drilling
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Originally Posted by
JodanOrNoDan
Just like when people have their first child they tend to overthink everything. It is normal. You are already ahead of the game because you have decided to keep your animal the easy way. Tubs are so much easier than tanks and lights. Tanks can turn into mini science projects with ball pythons. These animals are very easy to keep if you choose to do it the easy way. Be observant of your animal and its environment. Pretty soon you will just know when things are right and wrong. Always use a thermostat. In the beginning you will need to use gauges such as a heat gun religiously. As time goes on you will be able to many things by "feel" but this comes with experience. You can train yourself to know what the hot side feels like. You will begin to notice humidity changes. You will know when food is at the right temp. I even won a bet last week that I could weigh adults without a scale. Through the repetition of weighing snakes every week I can usually get within 10% without a scale when picking up a new animal. There is nothing special about any of it. Just repetition and experience. You are going to do fine.
I suppose I am guilty of overthinking. My sister did the same thing with her first child, except with me it's a baby snake and not a baby human. I just really want what's best for the little guy and for him to be one of the happiest snakes on the planet. The reason why I went with the RUB route is not only do I not have enough room for a big-ass vivarium ( I will next year when I move ), I was also recommended to just use a RUB and to get a baby by a breeder. I followed his advice. I admit I am still scared the humidity will be too high but I've heard that 50-70%, anything in that range, is okay.
Re: Finally Getting A Baby BP! Need Clarification On 5L RUB Hole Drilling
humidity is fine. i always bump it up a little during shed cycle then let it go back down to normal levels after a shed. as to a big vivarium, spend a few moments and study how these animals choose to live in the wild. they do not like large places and will generally only move when they have to.
