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  • 04-30-2010, 03:23 PM
    eblck999
    My First BP (Pictures Included)
    Hi everyone I want to first start off thanking everyone that helped me come to the conclusion that I really wanted a BP. I thinking it's a girl and she is beautiful. I have pictures and if you have any suggestions please let me know.

    I am using aspen bedding, a heat lamp, UTH, and I mist one side at least twice a day or three times a day. My tank gets up to 94 or 95 on the side the heat lamp is on. On the side with the UTH it is 80 and 85.

    I think that's it. So anything anyone has to suggest please do so all suggestions are welcome!:) :snake: :D
  • 04-30-2010, 03:31 PM
    sarahlovesmiike
    Re: My First BP (Pictures Included)
    The only suggestion I have for you is that you need to find a way to keep the humidity up without creating too much moisture in the enclosure. Snakes can easily get scale rot from from being on wet bedding all the time.

    Then again, the heat lamp should dry out the bedding but can also suck the humidity out.
  • 04-30-2010, 03:32 PM
    BuckeyeBalls
    Re: My First BP (Pictures Included)
    Wheres the pics :O
  • 04-30-2010, 04:10 PM
    Greez1986
    Re: My First BP (Pictures Included)
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by f4n70m View Post
    Wheres the pics :O

    x2
    :rage::rage::rage:
  • 04-30-2010, 04:38 PM
    Zach
    Re: My First BP (Pictures Included)
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by f4n70m View Post
    Wheres the pics :O

    x3 :O
  • 04-30-2010, 05:36 PM
    Aes_Sidhe
    Re: My First BP (Pictures Included)
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by f4n70m View Post
    Wheres the pics :O

    x4 :O
  • 04-30-2010, 07:10 PM
    Charlie And Lucy
    Re: My First BP (Pictures Included)
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by f4n70m View Post
    Wheres the pics :O

    x5 :O:O
  • 04-30-2010, 07:13 PM
    Danounet
    Re: My First BP (Pictures Included)
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by f4n70m View Post
    Wheres the pics :O

    x6 :rage:
  • 04-30-2010, 07:15 PM
    eblck999
    Re: My First BP (Pictures Included)
    Sorry trying to add the pics from my camera card but don't know how. It only lets me add them from a URL!
  • 04-30-2010, 07:18 PM
    Danounet
    Re: My First BP (Pictures Included)
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by eblck999 View Post
    Sorry trying to add the pics from my camera card but don't know how. It only lets me add them from a URL!

    Ya you have to use a website like Photobucket.com or you could also upload them to your bp.net gallery here.
  • 04-30-2010, 07:31 PM
    eblck999
    Re: My First BP (Pictures Included)
    http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o...9/CIMG1270.jpg

    http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o...9/CIMG1272.jpg

    This one is better sorry I have only had her a day so I will handle her tomorrow.
  • 04-30-2010, 07:32 PM
    eblck999
    Re: My First BP (Pictures Included)
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by eblck999 View Post
    http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o...9/CIMG1270.jpg

    http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o...9/CIMG1272.jpg

    This one is better sorry I have only had her a day so I will handle her tomorrow.

  • 04-30-2010, 10:54 PM
    dc4teg
    Re: My First BP (Pictures Included)
    the bedding is aspin?

    just want to make sure... cuz the tree thing tells me you been to a pet store and you never know what those wacky uneducated pet store people will tell you..... :mad:
  • 04-30-2010, 10:58 PM
    Greez1986
    Re: My First BP (Pictures Included)
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by eblck999 View Post
    This one is better sorry I have only had her a day so I will handle her tomorrow.

    You may want to wait about a week then feed her, then after about a two day grace period to let her settle then start handling :gj:

    And I know its hard, I just got my first BP and I want to handle him but his health/well being have to come first. ;)
  • 04-30-2010, 11:17 PM
    sorakitty
    Re: My First BP (Pictures Included)
    It's so hard to contain yourself when you have a new snake, and especially if their so cute (like my girl. I think she's the cutest one out there, but that's just like mommy mode of me. lol). But like everyone says, you shouldn't handle them until they eat. It's even worse for me, because after I had her for the week, she went right into shed! -_-;; Good thing was, she did eat while in her shed, and she should be peeling soon. So it's all okay. lol =D But so you know, when your snake goes into shed, it's best to not handle them during that period also, on account of they can be aggressive because they can't see. Luckily, my little girl is VERY relaxed. Took her to the vet yesterday, and for a snake that can't see, she was at such ease and could care less she was in shed, it was more like she just wanted to be held. lol.
  • 04-30-2010, 11:24 PM
    eblck999
    Re: My First BP (Pictures Included)
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by sorakitty View Post
    It's so hard to contain yourself when you have a new snake, and especially if their so cute (like my girl. I think she's the cutest one out there, but that's just like mommy mode of me. lol). But like everyone says, you shouldn't handle them until they eat. It's even worse for me, because after I had her for the week, she went right into shed! -_-;; Good thing was, she did eat while in her shed, and she should be peeling soon. So it's all okay. lol =D But so you know, when your snake goes into shed, it's best to not handle them during that period also, on account of they can be aggressive because they can't see. Luckily, my little girl is VERY relaxed. Took her to the vet yesterday, and for a snake that can't see, she was at such ease and could care less she was in shed, it was more like she just wanted to be held. lol.

    yea it's aspen. :D

    They messed me up told me I needed a lamp and a heating pad. I got her yesterday just got everything straightened out with a guy on here and now she is doing good. Got to take some stuff back and get my money back lol. There are better pictures of her i added if you want to see they are on here somewhere lol..
  • 04-30-2010, 11:26 PM
    eblck999
    Re: My First BP (Pictures Included)
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by dc1 View Post
    the bedding is aspin?

    just want to make sure... cuz the tree thing tells me you been to a pet store and you never know what those wacky uneducated pet store people will tell you..... :mad:

    yea it's aspen. :D

    They messed me up told me I needed a lamp and a heating pad. I got her yesterday just got everything straightened out with a guy on here and now she is doing good. Got to take some stuff back and get my money back lol. There are better pictures of her i added if you want to see they are on here somewhere lol..
  • 04-30-2010, 11:32 PM
    sorakitty
    Re: My First BP (Pictures Included)
    Haha yeah. I need to post a photo of my girl. She's just so cute! I love her. Haha. I fixed the girls WHOLE enclosure out yesterday. She know had logs, fake leaves, two VERY tight hides (unlike what was in there before), her water dish, and new bedding. I just switched to astro turf, which my vet recommended.
    Speaking of which, I dont know where you got her, but if you got her from a pet store, make sure she see's a vet. I got mine from a personally breeder, and even though I knew she was well taken care of, I spent the cash, and had her checked out, just because I get worried like that. So just take her to a vet when you got the cash, just to make sure everything is okay with her (that just my personally opinion).
  • 04-30-2010, 11:34 PM
    dembonez
    Re: My First BP (Pictures Included)
    i can't tell if i see a ball python or sasquach



    jks but rele i like the setup...from what i saw
  • 05-01-2010, 12:24 AM
    Greez1986
    Re: My First BP (Pictures Included)
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by dembonez View Post
    i can't tell if i see a ball python or sasquach



    jks but rele i like the setup...from what i saw

    I tried keeping a sasquatch once but had to sell get rid of him... Got tired of all the blurry photos :D
  • 05-01-2010, 07:28 AM
    Vypyrz
    Re: My First BP (Pictures Included)
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by eblck999 View Post
    yea it's aspen. :D

    They messed me up told me I needed a lamp and a heating pad. I got her yesterday just got everything straightened out with a guy on here and now she is doing good. Got to take some stuff back and get my money back lol. There are better pictures of her i added if you want to see they are on here somewhere lol..

    :welcome:to the forum...

    Something That I see right off that you can do to help out is to cover most of the screen with aluminum foil or aluminum tape. Just leave about a 5"-6" opening where the lamp is. This will help keep your humidity it and will still allow for ventilation.
    The next thing I would suggest is to get a digital thermometer and hygrometer to measure temps and humidity. Acu-Rite makes a good one. It is actually an indoor/outdoor thermometer/hygrometer, but it is perfect for reptile enclosures. You set the unit on the cool side and run the probe to the warm side. You can get them at Lowes and Home Depot in the outdoor/ lawn & garden section, or Wal-Mart in the hardware section. They will cost you about $12. The dial or analog gages are notoriously inaccurate. The measuring equipment should be placed low in the tank, that way you can monitor conditions where the snake spends most of it's time.
    Also, when using a UTH, you should get a thermostat to control it. You can get them from about $30 on up, depending on how much you have or want to spend. An unregulated UTH can get hot enough to burn your snake. Some Pet stores do carry thermostats but you can order them online and save about 25%-30%.
    Something that will help your snake settle in and feel more secure will be to cover 3 sides of the tank. It will make the tank feel smaller and not so open and spacious. You can use anything like construction paper, poster board, foam board or, as alot of people use, aquarium backing. When I was using glass tanks, I took the foam board, available in the school supplies section of Wal-Mart and Target, cut it into 3 panels to fit the ends and back of the tank. Then I put the aquarium scenery on that and them applied it to the tank. The foam board will also help insulate the tank in the winter...
  • 05-01-2010, 08:53 AM
    WakoNako
    Re: My First BP (Pictures Included)
    You should go to Wally World and get teh Accurite indoor/outdoor termometer. I got one yesterday and put it in, and my temps were way different from what teh crappy dial types were telling me
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