Sheddage?

This really isn't a competition on who cares for their animals more. Everyone has certain circumstances that differ from the ideal conditions of owning a pet. Regardless of their current situation, the OP is trying to ensure that they can properly care for all aspects of bp husbandry.

To the OP, I hope you can find a suitable place to pick up the 500r. I use one and stand by it, it just takes some tweaking at the beginning to get the temps correct.

Wasnt really trying to make it a competition, if I came off that way my appologies, just saying I'd rather my sleep suffer than the well being of the snake.

Mine is a cheaper Zilla thermo ($50) and paired with using a better temp gauge, monitoring, and tweaking it has been working wonderfully, while it is highly innaccurate by itself it works well in pair.

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Originally Posted by mrshawt

You can actually link your Paypal to a bank account so the money transfers like a debit card. I use it to sell books all the time online.

Will Petsmart do any kind of site to store? I know they carry it online but my local Petsmart doesn't carry it in store.

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Petsmart wont do it. I asked a lady in store if she could and she told me that you can ONLY buy it off line no site to store...

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Originally Posted by Deacon240

Honestly the amount of money you have spent doesnt mean you care. (sorry, that kinda peeved me) Really you should have had the means to begin with to fully take care of the animal, including the thermo or a dimmer. When I didnt have a thermo and was jobless I slept with the heat lamp on all the time to keep proper temps, sacraficed my sleep for the bp's well being, and sprayed 20+ times a day. Now I have the thermo and have to spray once a day.

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Well thanks for your opinion.

In my defense, I had no idea that thermostats were prefered. I watched ralph davis's basic ball python set up video and he said that zoomed UTH work perfect and dont get to hot in the video. I didnt find out about thermostats untill after I got my snake. ;)

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Originally Posted by I<3Dreamsicles

In my defense, I had no idea that thermostats were prefered. I watched ralph davis's basic ball python set up video and he said that zoomed UTH work perfect and dont get to hot in the video. I didnt find out about thermostats untill after I got my snake. ;)

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Yeah, I had my UTH mounted on the side of my tank for the longest time because I didn't know of a way to cool it down, either.

Just do your best to get a thermostat. If you can't get one soon, just get the dimmer from home depot. It is better than nothing.

We can only do our best and sometimes our options are limited.

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Originally Posted by Kaorte

Just do your best to get a thermostat. If you can't get one soon, just get the dimmer from home depot. It is better than nothing.

We can only do our best and sometimes our options are limited.

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Yeah im trying to get my parents to let me use their credit card so i can order the reptitemp one. I just really dont want to spend $30 on a rheostat when im going to be getting a $30 thermostat soon anyway.

New thing, Ive been feeding my snake every five days (done it twice, since i haven't had her that long) and right now shes really grey as in shedding her eyes are really cloudy, should I still offer her food? Or will she eat? Im guessing thats what im supposed to do... I know its on here somewhere but idk where the answer I need is! :oops:

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Originally Posted by I<3Dreamsicles

Yeah im trying to get my parents to let me use their credit card so i can order the reptitemp one. I just really dont want to spend $30 on a rheostat when im going to be getting a $30 thermostat soon anyway.

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The Lutron 300w is $10, if that's the rheostat you were referring to. They come in handy though, as they are a perfect backup for the 500r. Just plug the UTH into the dimmer, set it so it reaches 95 on the hot side, then plug the dimmer into the tstat. In case the tstat ever fails, the temp will never get above 95 because of the dimmer. A worthy investment, if you ask me. I have the exact same thing going on with my tub, and it's a little extra assurance that I won't melt my bp. :)

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Originally Posted by I<3Dreamsicles

New thing, Ive been feeding my snake every five days (done it twice, since i haven't had her that long) and right now shes really grey as in shedding her eyes are really cloudy, should I still offer her food? Or will she eat? Im guessing thats what im supposed to do... I know its on here somewhere but idk where the answer I need is! :oops:

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Some bp's take food during shed, others don't. Give it a shot, but don't be concerned if she doesn't eat.

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When their bowel fills up with enough fecal matter, they release it. It's not a question of "I want to hold it until I get home."

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Originally Posted by mrshawt

The Lutron 300w is $10, if that's the rheostat you were referring to. They come in handy though, as they are a perfect backup for the 500r. Just plug the UTH into the dimmer, set it so it reaches 95 on the hot side, then plug the dimmer into the tstat. In case the tstat ever fails, the temp will never get above 95 because of the dimmer. A worthy investment, if you ask me. I have the exact same thing going on with my tub, and it's a little extra assurance that I won't melt my bp. :)



Some bp's take food during shed, others don't. Give it a shot, but don't be concerned if she doesn't eat.

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Ohhh. Thats not a bad idea. The one i was talking about is the zoomed one that costs the same as the zoomed Thermostat.