New owner and site member, BP Dehydrated from store.

Alright I just finished his new additions, I will post a pic as soon as my camera finishes charging (I found a real camera!)

I added a half log hide filled with moistened moss, as well as completely changed out his bedding to a new 60/40 mix of coco/aspen and misted that down a bit. Then I properly covered 2/3 of his lid with actual aluminum foil as opposed to saran wrap. If that doesn't get him to a reasonably comfortable level I will take further measures but I seriously think it would be a little ridiculous if he can't get a decent humidity with the current setup

Oh and 200, trust me i'd much rather feed live, but there isn't anywhere within an hour's drive that sells them here :/

His humidity is already at 51%!!!! Holy crackers I did not think it would jump that high! Temps are a little low but i'll give it time to warm back up.

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Originally Posted by Reed12321

Did you actually put that right into the tank?

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Sorry, I rushed that post because people were waiting for me to go to lunch. To answer your questions, no. I purchased some flexible tubing from the hardware store, and ran one end into the top of the humidifier, and the other end into the top of the screen lid of my tank (cut a tiny hole into the mesh at one corner...just enough to allow the tubing to fit).

Aaron

Awwwwwww yiisssssss
I know his hot side is a bit high so I'm bumping down the dimmer but I was so happy to see these numbers.

http://i61.tinypic.com/jkbuph.jpg

Awesome! Don't let that hot spot temp get any hotter than that. :) I'm glad it's finally coming together! Did you try feeding today yet?

I just went and knocked the dimmer down a bit, it's back down to about 90.

and no i'm waiting until it gets dark so he can be the most comfy. mouse has been thawing since noon. i'll put it in hot water for about half an hour, then i'll remove his water bowls and set the mouse on the lid while i put the paper down in front of his hide. Then i'll dry off the mouse and dangle it and hope he strikes. I don't see a reason why he shouldn't. That sounds like a comfy eating session to me.

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Originally Posted by Karokash

I just went and knocked the dimmer down a bit, it's back down to about 90.

and no i'm waiting until it gets dark so he can be the most comfy. mouse has been thawing since noon. i'll put it in hot water for about half an hour, then i'll remove his water bowls and set the mouse on the lid while i put the paper down in front of his hide. Then i'll dry off the mouse and dangle it and hope he strikes. I don't see a reason why he shouldn't. That sounds like a comfy eating session to me.

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You may want to leave the mouse wet. It'll give him some extra hydration.

Oh, I was just thinking of getting the residual water off so it wouldn't potentially stick to substrate.

I try to feed mine dry...the rat itself should have plenty of water in its natural makeup...kind of like how we are made primarily of water.


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So this is a new one. Finally got his enclosure set up perfectly and here we go again with the feeding. I checked the temp of the mouse and everything, his temps are fine, it's dark. there's no water bowl and i put paper down. So i'm dangling the mouse and within maybe 10-15 seconds he strikes. But the strike misses and flings the mouse behind him. I think "no problem" pick it up again with the tongs and try again, and now he wants nothing to do with it. What the $^%. I have no idea what else there is to do. This is the 3rd feeding attempt that has failed and everything is set up perfectly in his enclosure. He obviously is hungry by the strike attempt. So what is the problem.

I mean I fed my albino last night and the mouse was soaking wet, but my vanilla I have only fed dry so far. I don't think snakes are that picky. But good luck with feeding! If he's hungry, he'll eat. Remember: dangle it first by the tail or neck. He may seem interested and if he doesn't snap at it or anything, just leave it on the paper overnight. It may be gone by the morning and he's just waiting to not have an audience.