Gene finally has a thread!

I get mine usually within 2 days when I order them but I always just pay the extra couple bucks for 2nd day priority.

Gene is starting his she'd cycle. This is his large 16" x 9" hide that he easily fits into. Still not sure how!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...008f9b8ab2.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...75c9d336b3.jpg

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Genes first carpet poop. Ugh
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On a serious note, why does gene only do this in shed? (Can't post video) It's like he is sneezing. He has done it every time he starts his cycle. It's not an RI I have inspected his mouth everytime.

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Sort of huffing and puffing a bit? Like a short, quick sneeze? Phyllis does that all the time. Used to be just in shed but has gotten more "talkative" with her increasing size. No sign of RI or any obstructions or anything. Just full of hot air haha


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Sort of huffing and puffing a bit? Like a short, quick sneeze? Phyllis does that all the time. Used to be just in shed but has gotten more "talkative" with her increasing size. No sign of RI or any obstructions or anything. Just full of hot air haha


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Yes exactly!

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Got new thermometers today, leds, new thermostat will be in tomorrow. Just need to find a substrate to use and get larger water bowls.

What does everyone prefer as far as substrate? Not a fan of aspen, I use cypress mulch but I'm worried that a fresh bag will be way too damp and have the humidity high for to long. (Had that problem in the past).

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Caesar does the quick breaths too but usually only when he is out and about on me. Like he's huffing in my ear lol. I used aspen for years and it worked. Then did RpetiChips which worked good too except I couldn't find pisses very easily and it was a nightmare for the boas as they buried poop and piss like cats. I switched back to Eco Earth which so far is working well plus it's cheap so I can just throw out Caesar's stuff every month and the boas every 1.5-2 months.

For water bowls, check out the Tractor Supplies Co 5 QT camo dog bowls. I use them for the bog boas and Caesar and they work awesome.

And lol to the poop on the floor. Hopefully Caesar doesn't do that lol.

Is Eco earth too dusty? Or messy?

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Is Eco earth too dusty? Or messy?

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I tried Eco earth with my BRB but it was a nuisance , if it's kept damp it's not too bad but even then it gets everywhere ( like aspen does ) when you get the snake out . Eco Earth when left to dry out is light and dusty - not good .

All mine are orchid bark / ReptiBark which is dark in colour and looks great , it also enhances the colour of snakes ( especially when they look like yours ! ) . Also fabulous for holding / regulating the humidity which you need .


See what it does for bright snakes :)

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Is Eco earth too dusty? Or messy?

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It is kind of messy but not terrible. As for dusty, no more dusty than ReptiChips when it dries out. Any substrate is going to cause dust if you stir it all over when it's dry. Aspen did it, EE does it and even ReptiChips did it when I would push it all into one mountain to wet it down. Just do what I did, try all different kinds and see what works best for you. ReptiChips was nice except like I said, I couldn't find piss in it as it would fall between the bigger pieces. Same with poops. With Eco Earth, it just sits on top and poop generally gets coated in the EE like a dusting of sugar so it doesn't get smeared all over and piss is easy to see as you just look for a big round wet spot and then just spot clean that. Plus it clumps more or less which makes it easier.

I made the mistake about joining a few ball python groups on Facebook. Figured more snakes on my feed is never a bad thing. I know we have all started somewhere but hell, most are idiots. Most have the worst husbandry I have ever seen. Snakes have RI and 3 or 4 stuck sheds. One person asked if they could use coffee grounds as substrate. And instead of everyone helping, the admins are huge thermostat nazi. They bark and beat down on them, but instead if advice they just repeat the same :cens0r::cens0r::cens0r::cens0r: on every post.

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Gene only uses his hide when he's in shed. So I figured I'll give his large hide to Tina. While I was at the dollar store getting balloons I found a 7qt oil pan for 50 cents. I'll just cut a hold and roll the edges so it isn't sharp. Best 50 cents I've spent.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...71e6415d41.jpg

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Lol nice. Freakin Walmart I guess quit selling the black 18 qt sterilite dish pans I use as hides!!! So not sure what I'm going to do when Gina and Rango need big hides. Might end up sucking it up and having to get extra large RBI ones unless I find a tub I like at my local restaurant supply stores.

Went with cypress and bought two bags. $50 later kid of blows. But I did find these bad boys at Wal-Mart. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...e723f7e02d.jpg

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Yeah those are the same things I use for my big snakes. I get them at Tractor Supply Co.

$50 for two bags of cypress and two water bowls?!? Woof... tell me where you're shopping so I know what places to avoid.


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I guess now that I'm thinking about it that not terrible depending on the size of the bags of cypress.


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No, that was just the mulch. I just went to outsmart. Where can I get cheap substrate?

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Petsmart

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Yeah, petsmart will gouge ya every way they can. I used to use zoomed forest floor but it's crazy expensive. My local shop sells the big bags for $31!! Talk about highway robbery... I know Reinz on here gets his cypress mulch for his carpets and boas at lowes for $3/bag. It's got some much larger pieces in it than the zoomed stuff but at about 10-15% the price of forest floor. I'm currently using reptichip but about to order of few blocks of this stuff. http://www.greenhousemegastore.com/p...oil-amendments
Seems virtually identical to reptichip, $10/block, expands to about 70quarts/2.5 cubic feet, and shipping is only $8.99 even if you order 10 blocks. I'm ordering some soonish and I'll give my reviews of it when I start using it.


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I just order the Eco Earth 3 block packages from Chewy.com for $4.99 each and if you spend over $50, it's free shipping.

So basically I just order 12 of the 3 block packages for like $60 with free shipping and it lasts me a few months.

Well I :cens0r::cens0r::cens0r::cens0r:ed up with the mulch but oh well. But next time I'll go with the knock off reptichip.

On a side note, Tina didn't eat for the 3rd week in a row. In the two years I've had her, she has only slipped 1 week. Gene surprisingly ate deep in shed.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...a5b0f52684.jpg

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Cypress mulch is nice. Just too expensive for me as I have 7 snakes and I throw the stuff out once a month anyways.

And don't feel bad, Dottie my BP hasn't eaten in almost 2 months.

I like cypress in some ways as well, but it just doesn't keep up with humidity as well as coconut husk from my experiences.
My male pastel BP Geoffrey hasn't eaten since November 4th. Any day now he should break out of his winter fasting period. Though he has gone as late as May or June before eating again. We'll see.


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Made Genes new hide for his T10. Didn't even know they made 50 can't disposable oil trays. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...9850ae8df3.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...05d3c67d07.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...9bac7700a2.jpg

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I want to make the tanks more visually appeasing since they Wil be in the living room. So I found some downed dead branches this week. Sanded them down, going to soak them in bleach / water for 48 hours and put a sealant on them next week. I opened up the mulch to let it dry out a little too. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...5f7734de9a.jpg

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Be sure to seal them very well. When I used big pieces of wood in Rosey's cage years ago with Eco Earth, the wood molded and that mold spread. Since then I haven't used any kind of wood in any of my cages.

Gene finally shed tonight, so it's nice to have him back out and about. He is worse than Tina (ball) when in shed. Tried to get him to stretch out but he wasn't having it today. The tape measure was pulled to 6'. So I'm guessing still a little under 6'. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...907305cc12.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...04fd079556.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...6500ab9164.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...5cc06a2424.jpg

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Sounds like he's about the size of Caesar. I really didn't notice until I caught Caesar is a pose that showed his true length. He's getting big. And he turns 11 months old in 13 days. He's probably going to be kind of a big boy lol.

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Man if I did that with Caesar he would heading off to start trouble somewhere lol. Have to keep an eagle eye on him and Dottie the BP. Those 2 are trouble when out lol.

Same here. None of my three snakes would sit like that for more than maybe 1/4 of a second. Then they're off to the races haha


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Same here. None of my three snakes would sit like that for more than maybe 1/4 of a second. Then they're off to the races haha


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Oh my boas and dumeril's will sit for hours. The retic and BP, not so much so lol.

Luna is probably the most mellow one who will sit on me for hours on end happy.

Rosey likes to be on me when I'm doing stuff as she just inspects stuff while I do stuff lol. Rosey likes her door left open. She will sit with her head out for hours just relaxing. If I walk by, she just flicks her tongue and doesn't move lol.

Vicky tolerates being on me but I really don't think she 'likes' it. She just makes the best of me bugging her lol. She really likes when I leave a door open on her cage as she will just sit and hang down and look around. And when I walk by, she just looks at me and flicks her tongue.

Gina is like a mini Rosey. She seems to like to investigate stuff but if I'm not moving and stimulating her, she kind of goes on her own and checks out stuff....but stays close.

Rango is like Luna, he is happy to just sit on me for hours and not have to do anything.

And like I said, Caesar and Dottie enjoy sitting on me for about 15 secs, then they are off an seeing what they can find on their own lol.

Gene sat there for about 40 minutes, only reason I out him away was I didn't want to forget he was out. He is just a chill boy he will climb all around the living room and come to you if you sit. But he never gets under the couch, he has no interest in it.
Gene took his medium rat like a champ as normal.

However Tina finally broke her month of not eating! Put her on the table today, looks like she is right around 4'. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...e98a6e4ffc.jpg

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Gene is a beaut! Congrats on raising such a handsome gem!

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Kat

What size rats is everyone feeding their balls (haha)? I have Tina on smalls but I want to bump her to mediums and Gene to larges.

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Geoffrey eats smalls or maybe medium at most when he chooses to eat. No real need for anything larger than a medium for an adult female ball python


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Yea my smalls are small. I broke the scale so I need to get a new one to weigh them.

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I've been taking some pallets from our warehouse, figured I'd start making the stand for the t8 & t10https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...54c41af494.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...a0a97f3243.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...9b2dab8f04.jpg

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Gene sat there for about 40 minutes, only reason I out him away was I didn't want to forget he was out. He is just a chill boy he will climb all around the living room and come to you if you sit. But he never gets under the couch, he has no interest in it.
Gene took his medium rat like a champ as normal.

However Tina finally broke her month of not eating! Put her on the table today, looks like she is right around 4'. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...e98a6e4ffc.jpg

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That is one of the prettiest snakes Ive ever seen !!!

Totally not snake related, I started building a headboard last night. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b81fec4832.jpg

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Totally not snake related, I started building a headboard last night. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b81fec4832.jpg

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All good in my eyes!

Go for it!

Nice work, I think you will have some interesting posting coming up based on your handiness.

That looks nice. Headboard? Like for a bed? Interesting but you forgot perches/ledges on it for the retic to hang out with you while you lay in bed and watch tv :D

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That looks nice. Headboard? Like for a bed? Interesting but you forgot perches/ledges on it for the retic to hang out with you while you lay in bed and watch tv :D

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Yep, time to be an adult at 34 years old and have something more than. Steel frame bed.

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Gene pretending I can't see while I clean his tub. This 10 week waiting period sucks. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...d74b1f5ba7.jpg

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Yep, time to be an adult at 34 years old and have something more than. Steel frame bed.

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So my statement still stands. You didn't put any spots for Gene to relax on while you watch tv!!!

Mr. Lazy..... he will wonder around then just go on the couch and sleep. I think I have a broken retic.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...19fcbb9e09.jpg

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So my statement still stands. You didn't put any spots for Gene to relax on while you watch tv!!!

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I totally would but...... my girlfriends ex told her that one of his cats were going to be out down, so he was going to put both down (yes a healthy cat), so she took it. So this @$$hole cat sleeps under our bed all the time and will only come out to lay on us around 9. So gene isn't allowed in the bed room (even though the rack is in there).

Skiba......https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...cae65b8a5d.jpg

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