Re: Separating My pythons..
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Originally Posted by Snakeman
yeah i know.i havent found any thermostats with probes.all i find are thermostats that are over $20 and can be set by pressing "^" or "down".i never thought finding these thermostats would be so difficult.
For a thermostat you will need to order via the internet from a animal specific supplier. Try Rich at www.reptilebasics.com
Re: Separating My pythons..
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Originally Posted by Snakeman
rheostats...is that what they're called to control temps from a heat pad? where can i find them?
Most pet stores never seem to have them in stock; I would try checking out ebay or mabe Big Apple Herp supply has them.. the ones I use are like lamp dimmers; but don't buy the dimmers at home depot! I tried them, and on their highest settings, my heatpads were still ice cold!
Re: Separating My pythons..
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Originally Posted by gLoBaL mInD
ok.. I'm a lil upset my male won't eat. I only had a week.. but he's do to feed. He was do yesterday. I waved a warm mouse in front of his face for a good 35mins... nothing! Tried again about 30mins later.. nothing. Could this be because he still adjusting? My female I only have two weeks.. and she took to both feedings! I emailed the breeder and he said.. well we were feeding them rat pups. I said well this is a big mouse.. could the snake tell the difference? I'm a little concerned because when I did buy the snake from the breeder they mentioned nothing about rat pups.. they told me they were feeding him normal size mice. Should I give him another few days? He has such a great friendly personality. I really hope he feeds! Also how do you guys go about defrosting your frozen mice as sanitary as possible?
Normal size font.. is this better? ;)
can you get small rats? Whether frozen/thawed or live, I would bet that he would take them over a mouse; mice have a very different scent and my experience says that their heat signatures are different also; they are definately built differently!
Re: Separating My pythons..
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Originally Posted by gLoBaL mInD
ok.. I'm a lil upset my male won't eat. I only had a week.. but he's do to feed. He was do yesterday. I waved a warm mouse in front of his face for a good 35mins... nothing! Tried again about 30mins later.. nothing. Could this be because he still adjusting? My female I only have two weeks.. and she took to both feedings! I emailed the breeder and he said.. well we were feeding them rat pups. I said well this is a big mouse.. could the snake tell the difference? I'm a little concerned because when I did buy the snake from the breeder they mentioned nothing about rat pups.. they told me they were feeding him normal size mice. Should I give him another few days? He has such a great friendly personality. I really hope he feeds! Also how do you guys go about defrosting your frozen mice as sanitary as possible?
Normal size font.. is this better? ;)
Several things that strike me about your post:
1) Only offer one time, once a week. If he refuses his food, leave him alone and don't handle him until he sucessfully feeds for you. Remember too, that you recently put him in his own enclosure, he needs a week to acclimate to that.
2) Did you ask the breeder if he was feeding live, or frozen thawed?
Yes, if he's a rat eater, he could have imprinted on rats.
Like I said above, leave him alone for a week - did you get hides in his enclosure for him yet? If you can only get mice, I'd try a nice small or medium live mouse. Be prepared to house the mouse for another week in the event of another refusal. Only leave the mouse with him for about 1/2 an hour. I can tell within 15 minutes if I'm going to have a refusal, as most of my collection are pretty quick to eat.
And keep asking question! :)
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Yes i picked up Hides.. only one for each because go figure the local pet store only had two log hides! So I'll probably go to the dollar store for my next pair of hides and pick up some dishes or something to give them a change up!
how do you guys go about defrosting your frozen mice/rats as sanitary as possible? The method the guy at my local reptile center uses is putting the mouse on top the screen of the tank next to the lamp, wait about an hour and its warm and defrosted... my beef with this is that now a mouse had defrosted on the screen!!?! I have to touch that screen, lamp.. etc. There must be a better way and I'm sure I'm going to get probably a dozen different ways you guys ago about it so I'm gonna say thanks now!.. AND I'm sure I'll say it again later.. :)
Re: Separating My pythons..
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Originally Posted by tigerlily
Rheostat is just a fancy word for dimmer (typically lamp dimmers work well), and temps will fluxuate a bit when using them. I prefer thermostats myself. :D
I have both a set of dimmers and a set of lamp dimmers. I'm finding my lamp dimmers dont allow the flexwatt to get warm enough. the other dimmers will allow temps to be closer to normal for the warm side. fortunately this evens out so the cool side doesnt stay too cool and the warm side helps to keep the cool side warm enough.
make sense to anyone? lol
Re: Separating My pythons..
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Originally Posted by gLoBaL mInD
Yes i picked up Hides.. only one for each because go figure the local pet store only had two log hides! So I'll probably go to the dollar store for my next pair of hides and pick up some dishes or something to give them a change up!
Yup - upturned plastic bowls or somesuch with holes cut/melted in them are a great cheap hide. Just try and make sure each snake has 2 identicle hides.
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Originally Posted by gLoBaL mInD
my beef with this is that now a mouse had defrosted on the screen!!?! I have to touch that screen, lamp.. etc. There must be a better way
Put them on a couple of folded sheets of newspaper?
dr del
Re: Separating My pythons..
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Originally Posted by Snakeman
for holes, i used my dad's power drill. for heat, i used a standard heat mat for a 10 gallon tank.
I tried using a power drill and it didnt work. I mean I pushed and pushed and it wouldnt move at all. so I switched to an exacto knife and did all the holes.
wasnt till my SO got home and showed me...I had the drill set on reverse LOL
so if it doesnt work, check the way its drilling :)
