Re: Very moody BP - any insight appreciated
This is turning into a huge argument lol.. Easy way to solve this put up some pics of your inclosure your thermos! And correct everything that everyone has told you. Someone on here ( probably not me ) Will be able to tell you why your bp is acting the way he is. Im relativly new but i keep my 3 in a rack setup which i feel is 10 times easier to keep temps and humidity where they need to be!
Re: Very moody BP - any insight appreciated
hey srtaylor, things seem to be fine now. While hes not dried out it appears it may have been the heat. I turned it down and took him out last night to clean and he was totally mellow, and last night he wasnt climbing the walls. Ill need to not assume the temps are right because they were right as is for 3 weeks prior and be more conscious of the weather and ambient temps. I just movd to the top floor 100ft off the ground and it is considerably more humid and hot and those temps dont seem to flucuate as much as my old spot several stories down. Its a new dynamic. But BC and Elise pretty much nailed it. Heat. so simple.
Re: Very moody BP - any insight appreciated
Ok been watching the temps, nothing really out of the ordinary. Hes still hydrated and still appears healthy. I talked to a friend with years of reptile experience and it being this is the first young one ive had he mentioned something I hadnt known. He said they usually calm down as they mature, that because they have a better cahnce of survival in the wild when they are grown, that they are programmed to get there fast as they can in a sense. That right now, everything is is food, and I should try feeding him more. Ive been feeding him med size adult mice. Hes seen my BP and does not recomend rats, but he said get very large mice and see how he does. He is still at a good weight though. Last week I fed him two small adults one after the other and couple days later hes a bit mellow-er. Ill see how this goes.
Re: Very moody BP - any insight appreciated
it would still be good to know what kind of thermometers/hydrometers you're using to measure the temps and humidity.
the reason for this is because the analog dial ones can be off by more than 10 degrees in either direction and the stick on tape ones are made to measure water temperature, not air temperature.
Just to let you know.