new here.. got a couple questions

I'm sorry. I made a mistake. I withdraw my answer and yield to the experts.

ha ha.....225-ish......you dont even know how many bps you have???

ha...I would have lost count at around 50 so don't feel bad ;)

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Originally Posted by ladywhipple02

I'm sorry. I made a mistake. I withdraw my answer and yield to the experts.

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I really don't mean to be nit picky, but I feel that with all of the people that read these posts and are trying to learn, that the accuracy of the information provided is paramount.

I like to think of it like we are all working together to come up with the best possible answer(s) for the poster. :D

-adam

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Originally Posted by daniel1983

ha ha.....225-ish......you dont even know how many bps you have???

ha...I would have lost count at around 50 so don't feel bad ;)

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It's sad, but off the top of my head I have no idea (the real number is on the computer somewhere :P ) .... between all of the babies and the new snakes that I've picked up lately I don't have a clue!! ... I'm picking up 5 more adults and a couple more babies this weekend. It's getting crazy and I'm lovin it! :D

-adam

Welcome to the forum and I think it's wonderful you've adopted this snake!

If you missed it in the posts here, please do as Adam suggested and ditch that heat rock. You can't control how much heat comes off of it, they are notorious for spiking heat or being unrealiable and they can cause serious thermal burns on your snakes belly. They just really aren't worth the risk. There's other options for heating....under tank heaters, flexwatt, human heating pads (not great but still better than a heat rock as far as I'm concerned), lights, etc.

We are fostering a fantastic male 5.5 foot columbian boa that was exposed to a large heat rock and paid the price with a very sore belly. Thank goodness the heat rock was tossed before lasting damage was done.

Also the best advice we got here as new owners was to set up the snake in a quiet area of your home then leave it completely alone for a solid week other than to change water and remove any feces/urates. This lets the snake settle in and feel safe and helps when it comes to offering it that first feeding from you.

Best of luck. I bet you'll just love this snake!


~~Jo~~

I just purchased my first accurite at Walmart 4 days ago it was $11.88

good job getting rid of the heat rock. the 30 gallon should be fine, but a 40 wouldnt hurt either, as long you have at least 2 hides (one on each side, so he feels secure in a bigger tank). you wont need the lights. good luck!

Ok... I'm going to ATTEMPT to give my opinion here... and it's only that... Someone PLEASE correct me if I'm wrong...

Giving two or more smaller prey items would help "bulk-up" a snake more quickly, would it not? I only wonder this, because I'm trying to convert Jake to rats, he's been on mice for the first four to five feedings. After purchasing a digital gram scale to weigh him, I also started weighing the mice/rats prior to feeding. Two adult mice are around 70 grams. One small rat that I just fed this week was only 58 grams. So, the smaller the prey item, the easier it is to get down, but maybe the more weight you can put on 'em? (this is completely a hypothosis)