Introducing myself and seeking advice

Hey there Im holly. I am from BC Canada and my bf and i are getting out first BP next week.

He is an enchi pastel morph and omg his coloring is amazing.

I have a 10g plastic tank for him to start out in. Im just wondering if i could still use an under the tank heating pad. also any info you may have. been doing my research and just want to double check and make sure we get all the correct equipment this weekend before we bring our boy home.

I would upload a picture of Morty but do not know how to

I'm not familiar with the housing you mention but I use heatpads underneath all the plastic tubs in my racks ( connected to a thermostat of course ).

I have the thermostat probe attached directly to the heatpad underneath the tubs - then simply adjust the thermostat until I get the desired temps inside the tub. :)

And congrats on getting an enchi. :gj:

Thanks. he is gorgeous. I dont know how to upload photos on here though to show a picture of him. I was expecting to pay minimum $200 for him. He is only $75. i was quite shocked at the low number.

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Originally Posted by shortysheree

Thanks. he is gorgeous. I dont know how to upload photos on here though to show a picture of him. I was expecting to pay minimum $200 for him. He is only $75. i was quite shocked at the low number.

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Congratulations!!...excellent price.....on pics you have to upload to a service like photobucket and post a link...on thread....

Definitly use a heating element with a thermostat. We used one once without the thermostat and it became faulty and belly burned one of our snakes. Those all went in the trash after that happened.

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Do i even need an under the tank heating mat? or can i just use the lights? I dont want to take the risk of it either melting the plastic tank or causing Morty any harm

Looks like a regular Pastel...


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breeder said this clutch (?) is enchi pastel and every website i go to looking for enchi pastels they look very similar/identical to my guy

Can you take a photo of the whole tank?

right now the tank is full of water. we were going to use it as a fish tank. but never got any fish.

http://i57.tinypic.com/10oodno.jpg

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Looks like a regular Pastel...


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There is ALOT of banding it could possibly be a weaker enchi markings, but there does appear to be enchi in there.

can you explain the differences between and enchi and a pastel? im new to all the morphs.

Bearded dragons i understand the morphs but not BPs

Sounds like you need this:

http://www.worldofballpythons.com/morphs/

All (or almost all) the morphs listed with pics.

Also, I think this page is good for laying out the base morphs so you can get an idea on what the different basic genes look like:

http://pythonregius.com/basemorphs.aspx

thanks. I dont ever intend on breeding just want to familiarize myself with the morphs

What you'll probably hear a lot of is, fish tanks are made for fish, and lights are made for non nocturnal animals. It's more difficult to keep the proper humidty, heat, and airflow in a glass enclosure. If you want to display your new snake the plastic snake enclosures that are darkened on top, bottom, and 3 sides are ideal. You would still need the heat and humidty adjusted to his/her/their needs.

I'm kinda with Jon on this one...looks like a normal pastel. But it could just be a very low grade enchi. Either way good luck!

its not a glass enclosure. its a plastic 10g tank

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breeder said this clutch (?) is enchi pastel and every website i go to looking for enchi pastels they look very similar/identical to my guy

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There is ALOT of banding it could possibly be a weaker enchi markings, but there does appear to be enchi in there.

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I'm kinda with Jon on this one...looks like a normal pastel. But it could just be a very low grade enchi. Either way good luck!

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No Enchi. Definitely a regular Pastel.


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ya i asked breeder. hes a pastel. there is an enchi from the clutch but hes not one.

i have decided im going to use a 20g tank