Yippie...Got my new baby BP today!!!!

Here it is....If you read my other thread about the different names you know it's name is Junior. After Dale Earnhardt Jr. I thought I was gonna have to wait until Monday but my boss let me leave early today to make it before the pet store closed. This pic is about an hour after I put him in his tank. To start with he just stayed there in one spot for about an hour then he turned to this position, then I walked away for about 3 minutes then came back and he was gone. I seen him under his cool side hide and he's been in there ever since. I'm so excited. My wife don't understand what the big deal is but.....I'm so excited!!!!

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those hides look really big for that little guy. I heard they like hides that they have to sqweeze into or feel very secure in. I have a flower pot upside down for my little guy, he loves it.

Awww, so cute.:) What size tank is that? Also, those are some darn big hides for a baby, lol. You could just get two small clay pots(the smaller ones that are low to the ground) so he can have something more secure and small. BP's like their hides tight and small. It's just a suggestion. :) Good luck and have fun! :D

Edit: LOL looks like we posted at the same time...

doesnt look like theres water in that dish

It don't look like water in the dish but there is. I put some fresh water in there a couple of minutes before putting him in there. It's a 20 gallon tank I'm using for now. When I can I'm getting a 30 gallon long. Those hides I got from Reptile Direct and didn't realize how large aroung they are. There alot shorter than they look. He's been in the far corner of the cool hide (on the left) where it is really tight fit. I put them in the tank and realized how large around they are, so I figuring something on that for now. The one on the right I had to prop on the water dish to give him some room in between the two. So, I'm figuring out what to do on those. Just leave them like they are or put something smaller to replace one of both of them. I like the height they are but there really large round wise and take up alot of room. I'll take any suggestions.

I have the same exact thermometer from walmart! :D

Ever though about hosing him in a sterilite or rubbermaid container.

Edit: If forgot to add that i have that same hide for Jojo for his warm side and a cereal box for his cold hide.

Also those little baby ball pythons love those variety pack cereal boxes the longer ones that come in the 8 pack. That way you dont have to buy new hides and eating the cereal is great too. LOL

There's nothing wrong with the hides. They're just too big for him right now. I myself would swap them for two small clay pots with a hole knocked out for entrance.
Here's a site that helped me out when I was wondering about a cheap and efficient way to provide hides to my snake.

http://proexotics.com/FAQ_answers_Hide_Spots.html

And a video on how easy it is to make a hide spot.

http://proexotics.com/FAQ_answer_making_clay_hide.html

Congrats on the little guy! :) Exo-Terra makes one size smaller than those, if you can find them. Those may be a bit too big right now, but definitely a good size for later. You may also want to consider some fake plants to help make it more "secure". I get mine from the crafts section of WalMart. I've got ones in fake pots, and ones that look like vines but are made with a plastic chain link. They might provide a darker, more secure feeling enclosure for your bp .. plus they look really neat. Just my $.02. Congrats on the baby tho :)

Congrats! Those are nice hides for a much bigger bp, but that little guy isn't likely to feel secure in them. As others have suggested, clay pot bottoms with a hole knocked in them make good hides. Ceramic cereal bowls from the dollar store also make good hides with a nice hole chipped at the edge. Alternatively, you could just stuff those with newspaper to make them much more snug.

Congrats on the new bp. :D

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Alternatively, you could just stuff those with newspaper to make them much more snug.

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Good idea Marla! I would have never thought of that. Makes sense tho.

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Good idea Marla! I would have never thought of that. Makes sense tho.

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If you want to do something cheaply, ask a broke person how to do it. ;)

Congrats on the new little guy! He's a real cutie!!!

Pure genious on the newpaper idea....definitely do that. And if you really wanted to get ghetto, you could get a dark colored towel and throw it in there. My friend's BP has what we call his "blankie," its a towel originally was just supposed to crowd the tank up a little and add some security to crawl through, but now the snake actually curls up in it, and moves it from the cool side of the tank to the warm side depending on how warm it wants to be. He stopped using his hides and my friend ended up just taking them out. I know ppl on here would flip if they heard about a towel being used for a hide...but this happy healthy 2 y/o loves his blankie! Just thought I'd share.

I took some suggestions and changed some things around in Junior's home. I went to Walmart and got some fake vines and put them in there. I also got the bottom of flower pots and cut out a section for him to go in and out. A couple of nights ago he came out and was going all over the place and climbing up the sides then would get off balance and fall over...it was funny. I stuffed some newspaper in the warm side hide and he loves it. He says in there all the time now. Anyway, I also got a climb branch for him so check out the new design. You can see my pic in the beginning of this topic. Thanks for all the suggestions to making him a better home.

Shawn

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Good deal man - looks mighty cozy now!

Looks good, but I'm a little worried about the temperature. Does it say 71.4 on the cool side? If so, that is almost 10 degrees too low, and it says 93 on the warm side, which is just a little too warm. What are you using for heating?

gen, that cool side temp is off the ground, so it's probably a couple of degrees warmer on the actual surface. 93 isn't idea for warm side, but it's not bad, either. Keep an eye on those temps, though, and see if you can improve them a little with tweaking or f they settle out by themselves after a few hours. It's looking good in there now!

Yeah, I've been trying to figure that out on the temps. I using human heat pad and a red heat lamp. Both on the warm side and on a thermostat. When I first got it set up then during the day the cool side would stay about 80. Now It's staying around 71-76 during the day. How can I bring that up without messing up my warm side. The warm side stays between 90-95. Constantly up and down. The first night I had him he stayed on the cool side, now he stays in the warm side all the time and comes out some at night then back in the warm side. Again, I'm open to all suggestions. Thanks.

Shawn

Shawn that looks fantastic! Looks great man!

Looks really cool :) good job

Edit: You might want to put that thermometer on the floor of the tank to get better readings.