Separating My pythons..

I use flexwatt heat tape to heat tubs, and use a soldering iron to poke holes in the plastic for air flow.

for holes, i used my dad's power drill. for heat, i used a standard heat mat for a 10 gallon tank.

I used a power drill once before...plastic everywhere and a few cracks here and there, sharp edges as well. of course, using a soldering iron, you gotta get a gas mask to get away from the terrible fumes...do it outside..haha...

Try both methods and do which ever works for you.

I notice my girl's body is getting dry and it seems as if the shedding process is coming soon. I spray her every night with very warm water. Her eyes are not yet cloudy but looks as if its in the beginning stages of becoming cloudy. I notice her behavior may not be as loose as before.. does this sound normal at this stage?.. Should I already stop handling her and wait a while till the cloudiness comes fully and she finally sheds.. or can I still hold her until the eye caps become completely fogged?..
Thanks again!..

They get a little 'grumpy' or anxious around shedding time. If handling during that time doesn't seem to bother them, I wouldn't worry about it.

Also, this is a great sticky put together by Daniel on the shed process, in case you haven't had a chance to review it and become familiar with the different stages of a shed. And if you click on the pictures, you can see a larger version of them!


http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ad.php?t=28794

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Originally Posted by gLoBaL mInD

Its funny because if I knew better before I came on this board.. I could have saved a lot of money giving my snakes tubs instead. I know this question sounds silly but what type of heating pads are used for a tub and how does the snake get good oxygen supply being in a tub?

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I felt the same way when I tried to tell my brother snakes can live in tubs. Lucky for me I found this site before buying them:D

Nice job by the way, your setup is almost complete! Pretty soon you will migrate from this section and hang out in the other sections like, breeding and For sale lol. Take care

-Jordan

Thanks! Well.. unfortantly my new boy did not eat today... Was a little disappointed. I had a good feeling he would because he has such an out going personality. Its been since last Thursday that he ate last "Supposively"(with the breeder I bought him from). Same with my girl. The girl I bought from the pet store and I have had her exactly 2 weeks worth of feeding. She took both times beautifully... Well here is a few more pix of her..
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Here is my pastel boy that I only had one pic of.. I guessing the right thing to do is give him maybe a day or two longer?.. I hope he eats!

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...D/100_3756.jpg

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My daughters room by the way!... She's heavy into the princess theme as you can see! :)

Can you start using the normal font? It gets hard to read the large colored reading real quicl.

First off, I think that it's great that you seperated them into seperate tanks. Now here are my suggestions. :)
You can definately use the zoo-med type heatpads, but please go out and get a rheostat for them. This acts as a dimmer and makes sure that the pads always stay at the right temperature and do not get hot enough to burn your snake or even start a fire.
Nw for shed times; when I used tanks, this method worked great for me. I would spritzd the interior of the tank and substrate using a spray bottle that I got at the dollar store, with warm water. Then, I put plastic cellophane wrap over most of the lid. This will retain humidity awesomely and I almost guarantee a whole shed if you do this at the first sign of your snake's eyes going blue.
Anymore questions, please ask!