Finally.. PICTURES of my BP

I do know some people put the water dish under the lamp, so that evaporating water will help with humidity. I just wonder about the snake wanting to drink water that warm.

I think for now you are doing a great job, and you can tweak things as you go along.

Also, you DO want the end of the probe resting under the substrate and directly over where the UTH is. Despite their being recommended for reptiles, these things will get hot enough to burn and injure your snake if not regulated. It is important to know what the hottest temperature your snake can reach is to prevent injury, especially with a glass tank, because glass conducts heat so well.

Most of my BP rest happily on top of their bedding, but my little male always burrows to the bottom and sits on the tub itself. If the shavings read say, 85 the tub itself might be 90. So if the shavings read a safe 90 -92, the bottom of the tank could be as high as 110, and that would burn your baby.

I hope you are finding your new baby as addicting as I find mine. I started with 2, and now I'm up to 8!!

Gale

im going to move it sometime in a day or so, ive rearranged his tank so much today i just want to leave it be.. he was pretty good though he never struck at me he staid laying down, didnt hide his head or anything, seemed to want to check out what i was doing:oops:

IMO that bowl is way too small/shallow. Get one that is a tad bit deeper, at last half that size larger and more of a rectangle shape. This in itself will improve the humidity alot. The tank looks good. Only other thing I would do is maybe enclose that far corner where the log is just a bit more so when he is over there he feels more secure. Maybe cover the top of it the front of the log with another plant or 2?

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Originally Posted by Foschi Exotic Serpents

IMO that bowl is way too small/shallow. Get one that is a tad bit deeper, at last half that size larger and more of a rectangle shape. This in itself will improve the humidity alot. The tank looks good. Only other thing I would do is maybe enclose that far corner where the log is just a bit more so when he is over there he feels more secure. Maybe cover the top of it the front of the log with another plant or 2?

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yeah i had that thought today when i looked a the pic's i took.. im going to try to rearrange the tank tomorrow or tuesday.

as for the bowl I KNEW it was to small/shallow.. but hubby insisted it was okay.. lol

i put a small bowl under the light but im gonna see what i can do tomorrow humidity is still in the upper 30's and im just not happy with that.

well i have a new question.. i had thetank all set up and he has woke up for the night and exploring the tank searching for a way out.. and he's pulled all the trees down (fine with me ) but he has pulled the wire to the thermometer down and keeps curling around it and the plastic thats on the top.. i wrapped it around half of the lid and (its helping btw) but he keeps trying to poke his head in it. grrrr..
what im needing to know is will the wire be okay for a few more hours as long as im here to watch him?

im not 100% yet with getting him out of his cage and im still a little skiddish (hubby is really helping me over come that ) but am i still safe for the next few hours til hubby is home to get him out for me to hold til its all fixed?

If you just brought him home I'd resist handling him too much. Snakes of any sort really need a lot of time to just "chill," especially when they've been moved to a new place, otherwise they get stressed out. When I got my boa last year I left him alone for two weeks. No handling, nothing. Then I fed him, let him digest for a few days, and then (and still now) only handle him a few times a week.

I'm obviously not an expert on BP husbandry, but what I've found with my boa is that I don't need to leave the thermometer/hydrogator in his enclosure all the time. Every few weeks I just check up on things. Maybe I've just been lucky, but I've never had any spikes in the temps. He's doing great and super healthy.

Have fun, that's a beautiful snake you have.

As long as there are no plastic loops or holes on the plants. Check the plastic covered wires for the plants or the stems. If there are any loops cut them off with scissors so he cant get stuck in them. As for the wire, it shouldnt bother him as long as it doesnt get knotted up and make a loop he can get stuck in. I have rack and tub systems mostly but I do have 2 tanks as well. I taped the wire to the glass on the inside. All the way to the bottom where I positioned the therm just on the egde of where the UTH ends on the underside. So it is not measuring the surface directly above it but just off the edge to compensate for bedding. I taped it all the way down the wire with clear tape and over the therm sensor with aluminum tape. This keeps the wire from moving or being disturbed.

im going to go over the cage REALLY WELL today and fix all the loose ends and check plants and such. then tape wires down well.

we FIANLLY named him BO BO and let me tell you what bobo is EXTREMELY active last night, it started not long after the night light was turned on and it still hasnt stopped at 8 am. he's been all over the cage wrapping in the plants hanging out on the tree checking out the thermometer sprawled out along the front of the cage, even under everything. everytime i look he's some place different. and he goes from hot side to cold side approx ever 45 min or so.. but when he stops to curl up for a few its mainly in dead center of the cage.
he hasnt burrowed under the bark one time though so i guess thats a plus. makes me feel better on the burn issue

Hi, first off the ball looks great, and you are doing a great job so far. I live in Ohio, so I know what you are going through with low humidity. Humidity is not all that difficult to control if you know how to control it. Humidity does not do well in cold weather, so you want to make sure that your ambient temp inside of your enclosure is high. It should be in the eighties, if you can manage. Second, you need a large water source, such as, a large water dish. Lastly, you need to cover most of the top of your tank. You could use a variety of things, just make sure that it does not allow humidity to escape, and does not mold. Your ball only requires a very minimal space for air exchange. Therefore, I would try to cover around 90% of the top. I hope this helps, and good luck.

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im going to go over the cage REALLY WELL today and fix all the loose ends and check plants and such. then tape wires down well.

we FIANLLY named him BO BO and let me tell you what bobo is EXTREMELY active last night, it started not long after the night light was turned on and it still hasnt stopped at 8 am. he's been all over the cage wrapping in the plants hanging out on the tree checking out the thermometer sprawled out along the front of the cage, even under everything. everytime i look he's some place different. and he goes from hot side to cold side approx ever 45 min or so.. but when he stops to curl up for a few its mainly in dead center of the cage.
he hasnt burrowed under the bark one time though so i guess thats a plus. makes me feel better on the burn issue

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Please steer clear of the tape! Ball pythons have a habit of getting themselves stuck to it.