A bit of a rescue story

A couple months or so ago now, my wife told me she had a lady who desperately needed to rehome her snake and gecko. It was a bad marital ending, power had been cut to the house, and there was snow on the ground. We weren't going to have to pay for anything so I said yes thats fine we're both suckers for animals and at one point had 8 ferrets.

Meet Dresden, our 3.5ft long California king snake.
https://i.imgur.com/tKETvoY.jpg

And Adalyn our Giant striped temper leopard gecko
https://i.imgur.com/2NGW3YU.jpg

This was out first snake and gecko...

My wife has been on a reptile binge since summer, and this opportunity sent her over the edge. So for Christmas I got her a corn snake that she fell in love with.

So this is Penelope, we're working on figuring out the morph but it's some type of albino.

https://i.imgur.com/OZ17nPb.jpg

My oldest son fell in love(and named) Adalyn the gecko, as a treat to him and for my wife's birthday, as that's what she wanted for her birthday, we went to our local Repticon and ended up coming home with nugget.

This is Nugget the gecko, A super giant blood gecko
https://i.imgur.com/hP8K2l6.jpg

So this brings us this past Mon/Tues, we ran to the local petco for some crickets for the geckos and while there I noticed they had their "fancy" ball python(99% sure she's a normal) for 50% off and then the girl walked up and said they would sell her for 75% off because she had been there so long. Their cresties are also 50% off... anyway... we pulled her out of the cage, and she's super chill, and I noticed she had a sore on her head. They chose to offer her to us as a free adoption, and we just happened to have a spare tank. It's an addiction lol.

This is our nameless supposed to be female ball python.
https://i.imgur.com/h84P15q.jpg

And her sore
https://i.imgur.com/Sdbi9Pc.jpg

I've been fighting with her tank to get the heat and humidity up to par. The tank is what our leopard gecko adalyn used to be housed in before we swapped her to a 20 long, I believe it's a 15, or 20 standard, it's too tall. So it's taken 2 heat lamps(1 100W CHE, and a 50W heat bulb) and a UTH, to get temps and humidity where it's needed 88 ambient warm side, 90 inside warm hide, 77 on cool side. 44-60 humidity I spray occasionally. Using a gladware disposable bowl as a hide and have a plant over the top so it is dark and hidden. Ordering some better hides. Have the walls insulated with foam board, and the lid partially covered with foil and foam board for insulation.

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https://i.imgur.com/mce9Fp9.jpg

Looks like the corn snake is an amel corn which is a pink albino


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She needs an identical hide and plant on the cold side as well so she can choose for temp regulation. Are those stuck on gauges? Sticky backs? If they are they need to come out. Nothing sticky every goes into an enclosure. This set up looks pretty good. Add another hide. Does she have an uth? Is it in a thermostat?

Congrats on your new reptile family.

Are all your heat sources regulated by a thermostat?

Also, you need additional hides, there should be at least 2 for each snake.

You also should remove those sticky thermo/hygrometers. They should also be placed on the ground, where the snake actually stays. No point in measuring temps way up there where the snake never goes.

Congrats and welcome to the forum, we're here to help you and your snakes. Study the basic husbandry stickies as well as the stickies on how to properly set up your enclosure.

Feel free to ask questions.

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Originally Posted by Sniffle

A couple months or so ago now, my wife told me she had a lady who desperately needed to rehome her snake and gecko. It was a bad marital ending, power had been cut to the house, and there was snow on the ground. We weren't going to have to pay for anything so I said yes thats fine we're both suckers for animals and at one point had 8 ferrets.

Meet Dresden, our 3.5ft long California king snak

And Adalyn our Giant striped temper leopard gecko


This was out first snake and gecko...

My wife has been on a reptile binge since summer, and this opportunity sent her over the edge. So for Christmas I got her a corn snake that she fell in love with.

So this is Penelope, we're working on figuring out the morph but it's some type of albino.



My oldest son fell in love(and named) Adalyn the gecko, as a treat to him and for my wife's birthday, as that's what she wanted for her birthday, we went to our local Repticon and ended up coming home with nugget.

This is Nugget the gecko, A super giant blood gecko


So this brings us this past Mon/Tues, we ran to the local petco for some crickets for the geckos and while there I noticed they had their "fancy" ball python(99% sure she's a normal) for 50% off and then the girl walked up and said they would sell her for 75% off because she had been there so long. Their cresties are also 50% off... anyway... we pulled her out of the cage, and she's super chill, and I noticed she had a sore on her head. They chose to offer her to us as a free adoption, and we just happened to have a spare tank. It's an addiction lol.

This is our nameless supposed to be female ball python.
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...om/h84P15q.jpg

And her sore
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...om/Sdbi9Pc.jpg

I've been fighting with her tank to get the heat and humidity up to par. The tank is what our leopard gecko adalyn used to be housed in before we swapped her to a 20 long, I believe it's a 15, or 20 standard, it's too tall. So it's taken 2 heat lamps(1 100W CHE, and a 50W heat bulb) and a UTH, to get temps and humidity where it's needed 88 ambient warm side, 90 inside warm hide, 77 on cool side. 44-60 humidity I spray occasionally. Using a gladware disposable bowl as a hide and have a plant over the top so it is dark and hidden. Ordering some better hides. Have the walls insulated with foam board, and the lid partially covered with foil and foam board for insulation.

Enclosuretjsy lols

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like a pretty massifve head wound. I don’t think they feed live, so it must be from something else than a rat bite. Hopefully it heals just fine.

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Originally Posted by Sunnieskys

She needs an identical hide and plant on the cold side as well so she can choose for temp regulation. Are those stuck on gauges? Sticky backs? If they are they need to come out. Nothing sticky every goes into an enclosure. This set up looks pretty good. Add another hide. Does she have an uth? Is it in a thermostat?

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Gauges are magnetic, I have 3d printers.

Working on the hides, I have a non identical in there now pic is old.

Has an uth, regulated by a dimmer until I can get a proper thermostat and heat tape. It's sitting at 90 degrees inside the hide after sitting overnight.

Ball's are such a pain compared to others lol... I want a liytle hoggie now too lol

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Originally Posted by Sniffle

Gauges are magnetic, I have 3d printers.

Working on the hides, I have a non identical in there now pic is old.

Has an uth, regulated by a dimmer until I can get a proper thermostat and heat tape. It's sitting at 90 degrees inside the hide after sitting overnight.

Ball's are such a pain compared to others lol... I want a liytle hoggie now too lol

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Jump Starts are around $35. They're a good lower cost thermostat.

I didn't see this mentioned before, but your bp needs to be kept away from your established reptiles. You can read up on the quarantine process here.

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Originally Posted by MD_Pythons

I didn't see this mentioned before, but your bp needs to be kept away from your established reptiles. You can read up on the quarantine process here.

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especially since he came from a big box store, which are notorious for selling sick animals.

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Originally Posted by Sniffle

Gauges are magnetic, I have 3d printers.

Ball's are such a pain compared to others lol... I want a liytle hoggie now too lol

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Ok cool, I would still lower them though to get accurate readings.

And BPs are more difficult husbandry wise than Kings and corns, but once they're set up properly they're very easy. Just monitor your equipment, clean the enclosure as needed, change water as need and enjoy. As long as your setup is good and husbandry is on point you're good.

Hoggies are great too, but if you go that route make sure to get an established eater. They can be very tough to get started.

And yes, I too forgot to make sure your animals are being quarantined, especially coming from a big box store.

Nice update on the python, I've officially seen her in the cool hide, and saw her out and about when I walked into the room late last night.

Still waiting on supplies(larger uth and hides), to move her into a 20 long. But for now at least it looks like I'll be trying to feed her either tonight(day 4) or tomorrow(day 5) as she seems fairly relaxed. Been debating on size, I think she'll take an adult mouse no problem.

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Originally Posted by Sniffle

Nice update on the python, I've officially seen her in the cool hide, and saw her out and about when I walked into the room late last night.

Still waiting on supplies(larger uth and hides), to move her into a 20 long. But for now at least it looks like I'll be trying to feed her either tonight(day 4) or tomorrow(day 5) as she seems fairly relaxed. Been debating on size, I think she'll take an adult mouse no problem.

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What is the weight of the snake?

And also, do you have a proper quarantine set up?

I wouldn't consider it proper, but it's as best as I can cobble together. Sable is on a different floor and has as many of its own supplies as can be managed and those that can't are properly sterilized(I work in the medical field) between uses.

I didn't weigh it before placement into it's tank and outside of fighting temperature/humidity regulation, i/we have left the snake alone to let it destress so that it will hopefully have a successful first feed. We got her on it's "feeding day" so it's already been a week and a half without food(not a big deal I know) just seeing her put and about and somewhat inquisitive has me somewhat hopeful for a successful feed.

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Originally Posted by Sniffle

I wouldn't consider it proper, but it's as best as I can cobble together. Sable is on a different floor and has as many of its own supplies as can be managed and those that can't are properly sterilized(I work in the medical field) between uses.

I didn't weigh it before placement into it's tank and outside of fighting temperature/humidity regulation, i/we have left the snake alone to let it destress so that it will hopefully have a successful first feed. We got her on it's "feeding day" so it's already been a week and a half without food(not a big deal I know) just seeing her put and about and somewhat inquisitive has me somewhat hopeful for a successful feed.

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Ok cool, glad to hear you're taking precautions. I would just hate to see the rest of your reptile family get sick.

I think you will be fine offering a small adult mouse. Hopefully your new BP eats for ya, that's always a good feeling.

Fingers crossed for you, good luck!!!

P.S. my girlfriend is a nurse, so I definitely respect and appreciate what you do! Goon on ya, I certainly couldn't do what you guys do.

Successful feed ftw!

Kids made her hide immediately after the strike but once everyone left the room she ate it :)

That's a good start at least