Getting First BP Please Help!!!

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Originally Posted by pianoflute2

Ok, Well, I found a large water dish that I like. Will the large http://www.petsmart.com/product/inde...ductId=2752561 of that work? For the UTH?

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I am not familiar with that heat source so I cannot help you there.
Walmart carries ceramic dog bowl for like $6 that work great. You are going to be a snake owner so now you have to develop "the eye"!!

The Eye= you see a snake hide from an everyday item that can have a doorway cut in it and a water dish out of anything that will hold water and NOT tip:P:P:P

I used this one (small or med...no larger) for my tank
http://www.petsmart.com/product/inde...ductId=2752652
And it's cheaper than the one you just posted.

As for a thermostat to regulate it, it depends on how much you want to spend. I'd go with this (temporarily, until you can ave up more money)
http://www.amazon.com/Hydrofarm-MTPR...5222706&sr=8-1

And get one of these eventually:
http://www.reptilebasics.com/ranco-etc-111000-pre-wired
http://www.reptilebasics.com/johnson...stat-pre-wired
(I have this one I LOVE IT) http://www.coldbloodedsupply.com/pro...-SHIPPING.html
http://www.helixcontrols.com/DBS1000.htm

or
http://www.reptilebasics.com/ve-100
These go from cheapest to most expensive (except the last one)

Good luck! :)

I just can't stress enough how hot these UTHs get...you should get some sort of thermostat, that first one at the very least. I have used that one and it's okay so far....but will upgrade eventually.

OH OH OH also, if you have facebook, add Ben Siegal Reptiles, he has these daily deals and one I literally just saw is my favorite temp gun shipped for $26.
http://tempgun.com/products/pe2/
With only one snake you can get away with digital thermometers, but I <3 my temp gun lol

I quit using mats except on my QT tanks, everything else gets 11" flex-watt cut to needed sizing;)

Ooh, ok!! Thanks!! :) I think I may already have 'the eye' my new snakey's hides are garden pots that I cleaned and put holes in! And there are TONS of things that I could use for a water bowl... Imma go water bowl searching in my house now!!! You guys are wonderful!!! :bow: I do not know what I would do without you!!!! Oh, PitOnTheProwl, what do you use instead of the UTH?

He (and I use on my racks) use Flexwatt heat tape...

http://www.reptilebasics.com/flexwatt-heat-tape

This NEEDS a thermostat as well... :D

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Originally Posted by LGray23

He (and I use on my racks) use Flexwatt heat tape...

http://www.reptilebasics.com/flexwatt-heat-tape

This NEEDS a thermostat as well... :D

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Ok, cool!! I shall be picking up a thermostat!! :)

If you order the T-stat from RB you might as well just order the flex-watt too, if you are using a 20L tank then all you need is a foot of 11" and I think they will even build it for you (install power cord)

Looks like I'm getting the snake at the end of this month.

this is my set up

http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/k...sy247/nyx1.jpg

and this consists of

a visionarium (creativepet.com)
cage lock w/ 2 keys (LLLreptile.com)
aquarium background (reptilesupply.com, i think)
2 small hide boxes (reptilebasics.com)
2 flukers corner water bowls (reptilesupply.com)
hagen heat wave desert heat pad (given to me)
repti temp 500r thermostat (reptilesupply.com)
exo terra forest bark (reptilesupply.com)
accu-rite digital thermometer/hygrometer (given to me)
the accu-rite is mounted to the glass with a 2" x 4" piece of velcro (lowes)

and the snake is a female mojave from none other then our good 'ol frankie here (fat boys ball pythons)

Exciting new update!!! :D I am getting my snakey within a week!! He's been paid in full and they sexed him. He is a he!! I'm so happy!!!!!