Re: My Bp hated being soaked!!!
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Originally Posted by
Peaches
My humidity levels in my tank weren't consistent so Jake had a bad shed. I soaked him in a plastic container with some holes in them, and filled it with lukewarm water, not enough to drown him. It was just right so he wouldn't be constantly swimming. The second I put him in there he started DOING EVERYTHING TO ESCAPE for at least 15 minutes so I took him out. I couldn't see him that stressed. I was wondering if I was doing something wrong? Or if my snake just doesn't like being soaked. He's 1 and a half.
Also: the thermometer said it was 94 in there, but it WAS LUKEWARM not hot at all.
I made this account specifically for this reason, just being cautious.
I'm not sure what to tell you about stuck shed, but you'd be much better off starting a thread specifically for that question than in this one.
Re: My Bp hated being soaked!!!
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Peaches
My humidity levels in my tank weren't consistent so Jake had a bad shed. I soaked him in a plastic container with some holes in them, and filled it with lukewarm water, not enough to drown him. It was just right so he wouldn't be constantly swimming. The second I put him in there he started DOING EVERYTHING TO ESCAPE for at least 15 minutes so I took him out. I couldn't see him that stressed. I was wondering if I was doing something wrong? Or if my snake just doesn't like being soaked. He's 1 and a half.
Also: the thermometer said it was 94 in there, but it WAS LUKEWARM not hot at all.
I made this account specifically for this reason, just being cautious.
94 is too high. 89 max. Remember that a snake is cold blooded. If is seems warm to the touch it is probably too hot for a ball python.
Re: Few questions about my first BP.
I have some very big problems with petsmart and petco I almost always buy from local stores I was buying coconut mulch for my BP and an employee tried to sell me cedar shavings I wonder how many pets have died because of that
Re: Few questions about my first BP.
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Originally Posted by
bashatheballpython
I have some very big problems with petsmart and petco I almost always buy from local stores I was buying coconut mulch for my BP and an employee tried to sell me cedar shavings I wonder how many pets have died because of that
A lot of times the people who work at them no next to nothing about what they're selling (not that I'm some expert by any stretch of the imagination) I really just couldn't help but feel sympathy for the little girl when I saw her in that tank.
Also we have named her Ramen.
Re: My Bp hated being soaked!!!
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Peaches
My humidity levels in my tank weren't consistent so Jake had a bad shed. I soaked him in a plastic container with some holes in them, and filled it with lukewarm water, not enough to drown him. It was just right so he wouldn't be constantly swimming. The second I put him in there he started DOING EVERYTHING TO ESCAPE for at least 15 minutes so I took him out. I couldn't see him that stressed. I was wondering if I was doing something wrong? Or if my snake just doesn't like being soaked. He's 1 and a half.
Also: the thermometer said it was 94 in there, but it WAS LUKEWARM not hot at all.
I made this account specifically for this reason, just being cautious.
The water should be cooler than 94 degrees... like 89 max. To be safe I'd do 85.
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Re: Few questions about my first BP.
Having trouble getting the image to upload. But she is improving. 3 meals so far and up to 85 grams as of last week.
Few questions about my first BP.
Just a short update on Ramen. She is doing very well! She eats like a champ and is rounding out nicely already. Glad she has some meat on those bones. She actually has the best feeding response of any of our 4 snakes.
Hopefully she stays on this track and continues to grow! Maybe she'll even be a breeder for me some day. Who knows?
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Re: Few questions about my first BP.
Firstly, great looking snake. Also, I noticed your tubs in the background and was wondering if you are having difficulty keeping the temperatures up. I have mine in the same tub and I can't seem to get a consistent temperature for the warm side. I'm using a zoo med UTH, through a t-stat and measuring the temps with a instant read gun thermometer. It'll read 95 on one spot and 85 an inch in another direction. I'm assuming it's because the bottom of the tub is not flat, but it's driving me nuts.
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Re: Few questions about my first BP.
[QUOTE=kdraw;2463786]Firstly, great looking snake. Also, I noticed your tubs in the background and was wondering if you are having difficulty keeping the temperatures up. I have mine in the same tub and I can't seem to get a consistent temperature for the warm side. I'm using a zoo med UTH, through a t-stat and measuring the temps with a instant read gun thermometer. It'll read 95 on one spot and 85 an inch in another direction. I'm assuming it's because the bottom of the tub is not flat, but it's driving me nuts.
The temp is definately spot on right in the middle, but it will vary by about 5 degrees to the outside of the pad. Also using zoomed UTH for now. If you can get them taped down real tight it helps. Thats what I did.
