Setup Question

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Originally Posted by starmom

You're from Canada too- hey Missi- you reading this?!?! :rolleye2:
96 is a bit hot for the pythons- 92-94 is good!!

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96 is the temp right on the glass, right now the temp on top of the substrate is 89F.
Perhaps I'll remove some substrate and set the Thermostat to a lower temp to make sure even if he's on the glass there's no issues.

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Originally Posted by missi182

Haha oh boy Im dumb eh? I commented on shipping times being slow for Canada, well there ya go! I didn't even notice, YvesA we're both in Ontario! Isn't that handy. Well at least now I can GUARANTEE you will have to battle humidity sometime soon;)

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Don't worry, I edited my info afterwards, you didn't miss it.
I had forgotten to edit it before posting.

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Originally Posted by starmom

Jon has a great point regarding the height of your cage. A lot of the heat and humidity will be rising to the top where the ball python will seldom be. How tall is your tank? Male royals tend to climb more frequently than females though they are not arboreal by any stretch. Jon is correct in wondering if the climbing branch is too high.

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Thanks! The only reason I say so is because my first cage was 12" high and I had some of those Exo-terra plants with suction cups on the walls. My male spider would climb and ultimately fall with a reasonable thump MANY times each night. I figured it couldn't be good. It was probably more because of the plants though, they slant down and away from the walls and are pretty slippery as a result. A branch may not have been so bad.

JonV

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Originally Posted by YvesA

I totally forgot I had a thermostat :weirdface
It's a Zoo Med Remote Sensor Thermostat. I know it's not the best but at least I have something for now. I don't know how I forgot I bought one last month, I must be getting old.

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Hey, that's alright! You're doing the right thing in seeking out advice here, it's a great community!

JonV

And you guys responded very quickly :)

Thanks for the help.

I just placed an order for a Herpstat Proportional Thermostat, should be here in 6-10 days.
I'm just not thrusting my Zoo Med for a long duration.

Better safe then sorry.

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Originally Posted by YvesA

And you guys responded very quickly :)

Thanks for the help.

I just placed an order for a Herpstat Proportional Thermostat, should be here in 6-10 days.
I'm just not thrusting my Zoo Med for a long duration.

Better safe then sorry.

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Awesome!! I just got my ranco not to long ago and I feel much better:)

I finally found a Canadian store, it's actually near where I live, so all the better.
I got carried away and ordered this, should be here in a few days.
I don't want the risk of my BP falling down in a tank that's too high. Plus I like how it slides/locks and theres a place for the wires to go in.

Great deal! I was checking out that same tank at a store near me and it was $119. The 15 gallon I just bought identical to that was $41 but the lid was $49! So of course I made my own lid with locking latches and a opening hinged door for a lot less:)

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Originally Posted by starmom

Humidity should be between 50-60% per most members on this forum. I use to bump humidity to 72% for shedding until one of my snakes surprised me with a shed (didn't even know she had been in blue!) Her humidity had been 56% the entire time!

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Yes! My spider, Jules was in shed, and I couldn't keep his humidity up past 55%-60, and he shed PERFECTLY, eye caps and all. I had Vincent's at 70% the whole time and had to manually remove his head skin.

It may be because I had to soak him during shed.. I dunno.

To the OP, Thermostat is not Thermometer. Those look like thermometers. My suggestion would be get a Herpstat. Dion is awesome... www.spyderrobotics.com

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Originally Posted by YvesA

And you guys responded very quickly :)

Thanks for the help.

I just placed an order for a Herpstat Proportional Thermostat, should be here in 6-10 days.
I'm just not thrusting my Zoo Med for a long duration.

Better safe then sorry.

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Good choice!!!!! You will be EXTREMELY happy with it. Did you get it directly from Spyder Robotics? Any question you have, Dion will answer quickly.

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Originally Posted by missi182

Great deal! I was checking out that same tank at a store near me and it was $119. The 15 gallon I just bought identical to that was $41 but the lid was $49! So of course I made my own lid with locking latches and a opening hinged door for a lot less:)

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They just emailed me and said it's out of stock but they will get it in 2 weeks, I have the option of getting a 30x12x18 for $20 more, but then I'll have the height problem again. The one I ordered was 30x12x12.
I might just wait the 2 weeks.
With shipping/GST etc the price comes to about to what you mentioned though.

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Originally Posted by Skoalbasher

Good choice!!!!! You will be EXTREMELY happy with it. Did you get it directly from Spyder Robotics? Any question you have, Dion will answer quickly.

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Thanks, I ordered it from beanfarm since I didn't see a credit card option from Spyder Robotics, only paypal. Shipping was a bit high though at $71! It better last a while haha!