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You know, being as new to ball husbandry as I am, and wanting to learn as much as I can, I would readily listen to someone who said my temps were all wrong IF their information proved valid. By that I mean that if my snake were staying in his cool hide all the time, I would definitely think to myself 'wow, this guy is dead on, I should change my temps!'.
However, even as that guy <whom I don't know from Adam, so I have no personal bias against him whatsoever> was posting last night, Trey was in his warm hide even though I had put him in his cool hide an hour before, after his antibiotic shot.

My temps WERE cooler before, and Trey ended up not eating and severely underweight. Since setting him up with the warmer temps and higher humidity, he has improved a lot, and I no longer expect him to be dead ever time I check on him.

Oh, and Trey still occasionally basks in the top of his 'tree', close to the heat lamp as well. Not as much as when his temps were too cool, but maybe twice this past week I saw him up there. So to ME, it just seems like things have only improved with the warmer temps. I'm definitely no expert, but I do know improvement when I see it.

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Originally Posted by jglass38

I can't help it! I think I was born under a bridge so it's my destiny...Its funny that JS talks about the hooya crowd (whatever that means). He runs a board where the members hang on his every word whether he is talking about BP temps or the dangers of live feeding. Its kind of sad that people can't form their own opinions and he LOVES that. Its great to be king..of nothing...

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LMAO JS is like a dictator over there!! lol

Let's try not to fan the flames of antagonism between sites please - I know there was not much of an effort made initially (oddest use of an olive branch I have yet seen) but there is no reason this needs to devolve.

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Originally Posted by Smulkin

Some comments are best left to PMs.

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I have a feeling that was directed to silly old me?

I agree with Smulkin if you can not be nice to each other then ignore one another.Now like i said before "Dont make me turn loose one of my blood thirsty anery corns on you people"!!! LOL :fishslap:

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Originally Posted by joepythons

I agree with Smulkin if you can not be nice to each other then ignore one another.Now like i said before "Dont make me turn loose one of my blood thirsty anery corns on you people"!!! LOL :fishslap:

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Send one my way JOE!!!

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Originally Posted by Pork Chops N' Corn Bread

Send one my way JOE!!!

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Not from this clutch i am sending out the 12 today.I am keeping a male anery and a female snow from this clutch though for future breeders.I will see what i get out of the clutches come august.Now everyone get along lol.

ok um well i just got my bp like a week ago and i have the temp like currently at 86 warm side and 81 cool side, pus there is a UTH on the warm side, so the temp is probably a little higher under the hide, after reading all of this i am kind of confused as to what i should, over all i think it is silly to argue because i just want to do what is right for my snake, and i just want my snake to be healthy. so does anyone think i should up my temps? i have watched my snake and he seems to stay in between my warm and cool side, and he has eaten already too so that is no problem.

BTW my bp always stays in his warm hide during the day, so i am assuming bps like the heat...

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Originally Posted by miket10

ok um well i just got my bp like a week ago and i have the temp like currently at 86 warm side and 81 cool side, pus there is a UTH on the warm side, so the temp is probably a little higher under the hide, after reading all of this i am kind of confused as to what i should, over all i think it is silly to argue because i just want to do what is right for my snake, and i just want my snake to be healthy. so does anyone think i should up my temps? i have watched my snake and he seems to stay in between my warm and cool side, and he has eaten already too so that is no problem.

BTW my bp always stays in his warm hide during the day, so i am assuming bps like the heat...

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92-94 on the warm side and 82-84 on the cool. Thinking you know what the temperature is wont cut it. Go to Walmart and pick up a digital thermometer with a probe so you can measure both sides more accurately. Good luck!

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Originally Posted by jglass38

92-94 on the warm side and 82-84 on the cool. Thinking you know what the temperature is wont cut it. Go to Walmart and pick up a digital thermometer with a probe so you can measure both sides more accurately. Good luck!

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Yup...what he said. And the best place for that probe is inside the hide on the warm side, so you know exactly what temp your snake is spending so much time in. :)