New blood python progression thread

Ok so a few days ago i said that he was 2 and a half feet. It just so happens I measured him today and I was WAY off.... he is 18 inches. I apologize for the error.

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Originally Posted by sur3fir3

^^ My experience exactly. Good to know that I'm not the only one.

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I figured out mine also liked to drop feed, her first meal with me she struck but now she just prefers drop feeding. I have 1 bp that likes drop feeding too xD

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Refused food yesterday.

So I FINALLY got the right temps in my Blood Python enclosure. I am at 85 DegF on the hot end and 80 on the cool end. With temps dropping to 77-78 during the night. I was running temps too hot before I figured out how to do this. I was running in the 88 degF on the hot side with 80 on the cool side. It took me such a long time because I am using a CHE and I had to return and then order the new one until I found the right wattage. The first 6 were way too hot. Then I found the 25 Watt CHE. this worked perfectly. It is keeping my hot side at about 83-84 F and my cool side at 80F. To get the right temps I tried everything from 150 watt heat lamps down to 25 watt CHE. The 25 watt CHE was perfect. I have to admit I feel a bit wierd keeping a snake with no hot spot. Due to my old husbandry techniques I keep worrying that he won't be able to digest his food, but I put trust into The Blood Cell (where I got my caresheet from).

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Originally Posted by sur3fir3

So I FINALLY got the right temps in my Blood Python enclosure. I am at 85 DegF on the hot end and 80 on the cool end. With temps dropping to 77-78 during the night. I was running temps too hot before I figured out how to do this. I was running in the 88 degF on the hot side with 80 on the cool side. It took me such a long time because I am using a CHE and I had to return and then order the new one until I found the right wattage. The first 6 were way too hot. Then I found the 25 Watt CHE. this worked perfectly. It is keeping my hot side at about 83-84 F and my cool side at 80F. To get the right temps I tried everything from 150 watt heat lamps down to 25 watt CHE. The 25 watt CHE was perfect. I have to admit I feel a bit wierd keeping a snake with no hot spot. Due to my old husbandry techniques I keep worrying that he won't be able to digest his food, but I put trust into The Blood Cell (where I got my caresheet from).

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Why didn't you just control the higher wattage CHE with a thermostat or rheostat? That way if for some reason your place gets colder, you can adjust his heat upwards.

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Originally Posted by Bogertophis

Why didn't you just control the higher wattage CHE with a thermostat or rheostat? That way if for some reason your place gets colder, you can adjust his heat upwards.

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I didn't use a rheostat or a thermostat because I was told that hooking up a rheostat or thermostat to a CHE will cause it to die out much sooner. What I did at that time was have the CHE on of an hour, and then off for an hour. This gave me a decent temp, but still was not perfect. Now I have a perfect temp and everything is looking perfect.

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Originally Posted by Bogertophis

Why didn't you just control the higher wattage CHE with a thermostat or rheostat? That way if for some reason your place gets colder, you can adjust his heat upwards.

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Another note. My temps in my house stay the same year round 76-79 F. In that range I haven't found any need to adjust the heat in the enclosure.

Refused food yesterday

It sounds like you're offering food too frequently to me. Iffering a bit less often might have better results with him eating vs refusing.

I mention this since you say he refused yesterday and said the same thing 2 days ago. You probably shouldn't be offering food to a blood every 2 days even if a meal is refused. Weekly is plenty since he seems to be a good weight and not skinny.

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Originally Posted by pretends2bnormal

It sounds like you're offering food too frequently to me. Iffering a bit less often might have better results with him eating vs refusing.

I mention this since you say he refused yesterday and said the same thing 2 days ago. You probably shouldn't be offering food to a blood every 2 days even if a meal is refused. Weekly is plenty since he seems to be a good weight and not skinny.

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Thanks I lose track of days I honestly thought I had waited 5 days. I need to review my thread before I try to feed more.