well got a surprise today from my mom

well i have been working on setting up my cage i had just received everything yesterday to set it up haven't got around to it and my mom bought me a spider ball python home today i told her i wasn't ready and needed more time to set up the cage well i have the cage setting on brick's with a zoomed uth and a heat lamp well cool side is setting around 78 f and warm side is at 82f thermostat was just bumped to 95f was at 90f thermostat is a hydrofarm and thermomater is a acurite $9 model i hurried up and set it up took me 30 min's i'm worried it's not at the right temp

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Originally Posted by herculies

well i have been working on setting up my cage i had just received everything yesterday to set it up haven't got around to it and my mom bought me a spider ball python home today i told her i wasn't ready and needed more time to set up the cage well i have the cage setting on brick's with a zoomed uth and a heat lamp well cool side is setting around 78 f and warm side is at 82f thermostat was just bumped to 95f was at 90f thermostat is a hydrofarm and thermomater is a acurite $9 model i hurried up and set it up took me 30 min's i'm worried it's not at the right temp

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Mom buys you a snake and you complain about it :confusd:

Heh.. I agree with Tunechi, my parents never bought me an animal for a gift... That said, I think it's OK for the temp to be a little too low, just now too high...That's what you need to watch for (in terms of adjusting the thermostat).

Good luck!
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Just keep monitoring temps, but it sounds like you've got a good start, honestly! Just don't let your temps get too high, but you've got them in a good spot now, it sounds like. Congrats on your new addition!

oh ok and i wasn't complaning about getting the snake just was worried about the temp's and not being ready for it that's all. i'll post a pic of it in a little bit i have 1 when it was wondering around it's all cozy and hiding in it's hide atm

Huge relief :) The way threads with such a title usually go would be more like:

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well i have been working on setting up my cage i had just received everything yesterday to set it up haven't got around to it and my mom told me she would disown me unless i stay away from snakes

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Congratulations :) Your mom bought you a spider ball python :)

If unsure about the heating, just bump up your room temperature a bit and switch off the heating. That will buy you some time and keep the snake safe while you properly set up the heating. If your mom got you a surprise present BP, better not burn it :D

Breathe, relax, and then use punctuation. These little things help a lot to get sentences structured. I dont understand the part about bricks. Also, do you have a temp gun? i mean, infrared thermometer?

My father has a phobia of snakes and my mother hates them,she told me she will never house sit for my cats as long as I have snakes,lol,but she will,my parents are great. If not I got friends who will :):)

But yeah,pretty awesome of your mom.

ok i don't have a infrared temp gun yet it's ordered and on it's the last item i was actually waiting for

yes my mom has a phobia of snakes also she told me i could get 1 for my birthday and well here it is hope it's not too large and no name yet

http://i43.tinypic.com/9qzs6d.jpg

Congrats on your new kiddo! It's awesome that your mom bought the snake for you. Mine keeps telling me that I shouldn't get more snakes, but seeing how I'm on my own /shrug. Post a pic when you can!

Awesome Mom, congrats!!

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Way to go Mom! He looks very cute. Congrats! :D

the terrarium seems rather large and luxurious, which is no problem.

Yes people always say BPs feel insecure in large, open spaces and they are right. But you can solve that problem by adding more fake plants to break open lines of sight and by making the sides intransparent and by adding more hides.

So, even when others may say so.... no need for a smaller enclosure, its just an intereor design issue. It looks really pretty.

it's more cluttered now than the pic was i was adding it as he was in there to not overwhelm at once there's 5 hides in there right now