Yep, i'm picking up the snake tomorrow. It's not like the temps in Africa where they live are exactly 82, 92, etc.. It gets down to the low 70s
02-23-2007, 09:20 PM
Shelby
Re: Newbie cage setup
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sadie
IMO if you thin the substrate a bit more and let it dry out further, your temps will come up that 1-2 degrees. Less substrate = greater heat transfer from UTHs. Plus the snake creates heat from breathing and metabolism which will raise the temperature inside it's hide. Personally I think you're good to go!
Actually since snakes are cold blooded, they can't raise the temperature with their bodies, though respiration can increase humidity somewhat inside a hide I suppose.
How long should I wait before I feed him? I picked up one live and one frozen small mouse from the store at the same time.
Right now he is crawling all over the tank checking it out
Lol well he looks like a great snake, you might have waited to buy a live feeder tho until your ready to feed, lol.
When was he last fed? I feed my snakes once a week on Tuesdays. So find out when he last ate feed him a week from then. Are you going to feed him live or f/t? You really should pick one and stick with it, it can be really hard to get them to switch from one to the other. Well really hard to go from live feedings to frozen rather....
Good looking snake and good looking setup!
02-24-2007, 06:49 PM
Shelby
Re: Newbie cage setup
Wait a week for him to settle in (don't handle him) then offer food. If he doesn't take it, try again in a week (don't offer more than once a week)
Also, never handle a snake for a full 48 hours after they eat.. handling sooner can cause regurgitation.
Very pretty snake by the way. :)
02-26-2007, 11:50 PM
Snikt228
Re: Newbie cage setup
The temps here in FL have been changing pretty drasticly the last few days and i'm not very happy with how the temps are. One day the outside temp is 80 and at night its 50.
The temps aren't low in the tank, but the gradient isn't what i'd like.
I'm going to step it up a notch, I just ordered a CHE to replace the day bulb and a herpstat II thermostat to replace the crappy 500R.
So when I get this stuff i'll a CHE and an UTH on the hot end, a UTH on the cool end, and the night lamp is in the middle of the screen.
I know the herpstat II has 2 outputs/probes, but can I put 2 different devices on the same output?
For example i'd like to have the hot side CHE and UTH on one output and the cool side UTH on the other output. Is this possible?
I think with all of this I should be able to keep the temps stable. (I would hope so)
02-27-2007, 12:01 AM
Snikt228
Re: Newbie cage setup
Also, what would be the best place to put the probes? I'm assuming right inside or near the hide caves on each end?
How do you prevent the snake from moving the probes around?
