Feeding Mice VS Rats

I have a heat lamp as well as an under tank heater. Warm side is around 90 cool side around 82. It was a pretty hot day today in Cali (around 103) so I was thinking maybe the big spike in temperature maybe drove it up in her cage while I was at work and caused her to throw up. Right after I cleaned it all up checked the temp then gave her cage a spritz of water to help bring humidity up

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Originally Posted by socalvaping714

I have a heat lamp as well as an under tank heater. Warm side is around 90 cool side around 82. It was a pretty hot day today in Cali (around 103) so I was thinking maybe the big spike in temperature maybe drove it up in her cage while I was at work and caused her to throw up. Right after I cleaned it all up checked the temp then gave her cage a spritz of water to help bring humidity up

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103?? Good grief! Does it always get that hot this early in the year there? That's insane...

Not sure about the regurge...usually it's too low a temp after feeding that causes it. :confusd:

Three days ago it was raining now it's expected to be in the 100's all week. The joys of living in a state that doesn't really do any season other then summer well. I'm thinking with the regurge and diarrhea she was too hot. Emptied her stomach (and rear end) to retro cool down cause now she's curled underneath her water tank

I bought a collection of BPs from a guy and he advised that most ate mice F/T and 2 ate LIVE. In the beginning I was able to get my green tree to eat hopper mice but now cant even get her to strike and hold and coil on to that I tried to up her to pinky rats and she wont even take that she strikes but that is it. My large girls that are 1200 and 1300 grams one ate live mice and one that ate F/T will not even strike at the pinky rats, the weaned rats, small rats, small/med rats or even med/large rats then my others wont strike the small/med rat pups or the weaned rat pups. thatallact head shy and it has been 2 months now since i had them. I need some help because they are drinking, growing, no mites, I keep the rack system at 84 and the temp inside registers at 80 so its not hot in the tanks....PLEASE HELP :confusd::confusd::confusd:

Rnbowjester76- Do you have a temp gun or something to check temps on the warm and cool ends of the tubs?
I believe BPs need a warm temp of 90 on the hot end and 80 on the cool end. If they are too cool, they won't eat. Also what is the room temp they are in? I've heard that you need to keep the room temp around 75 or higher to ensure the temp on the cool end of the tubs is warm enough.

I don't have a rack setup yet and only 1BP, so I'm not an expert (I have other species though). But I think if you increase your warm end temp it should help.

I just finished a box of 4 large mice for my baby ball python - the dude has a pretty good gurth to him. Should I just compare the size of large mice to small rats, I know that rats are a bit healthier for them. I don't know what to expect from the dude if I do give him rats, instead of mice. Any suggestions would help me out a lot.