WTF happened? Bad Shed...

Just a nice little video on thermostats and their importance. Hope this link works! This is a rep shop here in the UK showing why you need them with plastic enclosures. Imagine what this would have done to a poor animal :(

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v...type=2&theater

Please regulate your heat source! It's not worth the risk!

Sorry, I have not read through every reply so I apologize if this has been said before, or more than once.

I suggest a shed box! Just some damp sphagnum moss inside a clean container with a hole cut out big enough for your BP to get in and out of comfortably, but a small enough container for her/him to feel secure (if it's tough plastic you may want to sand down the edges).

Also, I would suggest AGAINST physically helping to peel off any unshed skin, just in case it is not ready to come off (as you've stated, sometimes it feels as though it is "glued on") but rather soak in water and allow the snake to shed it off themselves.
Or if it's been on awhile and is becoming more desperate of a situation, such as with a stuck tail, try having the snake slither through a damp cloth in your hands.

As for eye caps, I have heard to bring snakes to the vet for that one, as Q-tips and other methods can be damaging to the eyes.

Best of luck with future sheds!

If you have a stuck bit of shed, get a wet towel, wring it out, lay him on it, fold it over him, and let him slither his way out. Repeat until the desired results are achieved.

As soon as you're done with that, go get a thermostat and use it. If you're taking responsibility for this animal, you need to do what's best for the animal. It's irrelevant if you hate Tstats because it's not about you.

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Originally Posted by brettliff

i hate thermostats. its a low wattage mat i'm really not worried about it getting to hot. i wish it got a little warmer honestly

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What wattage is your heat mat, i have a low wattage heat mat as well (24 watts) I use vision cages, the plastic is fairly thick, even with the cage elevated so there is 6 inches of air space underneath and the matt unregualed the inside of the cage got up to 120 degrees. That is definately hot enough to cause a burn.

I have 7 watt mat's and use thermostats! I think they're necessary no matter the wattage personally.

I know plenty of good reasons to get a thermostat. I know of zero good reasons to not have one.

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Originally Posted by Naom9Anne

I have 7 watt mat's and use thermostats! I think they're necessary no matter the wattage personally.

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agreed, I tested a 7 watt heat mat on a glass tank and the temp got up over 100.

http://ts2.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.4825435628046529&pid=1.7

OP, I am going to try to add a little further insight...if you plan on breeding then your best bet is to get T-stats, because no matter how healthy your specimens are, people love seeing gadgets and gizmos, and it might just mean the difference between a decent sale and a polite...or impolite..."no". And people are viscous and confused these days, "He does not use thermostats", can quickly become, "He doesn't use thermostats, I had an asthma attack in his home, he doesn't clean his pet hippo's cage, the microwave is broken, etc..." . My point, as a future breeder I do not want to do anything that hurts the reputation of my specimens, I am trash as far as I am concerned, but my specimens are pristine and I want others to see that so if that means an extra $200 for a toy...fine with me, hence why the racks I am gathering the materials for include T-stats and of course heat panels for my larger cages will be monitored as well. If you plan on being just a private collector then do what you will, really you'll do that anyway...it's what we all do...good luck and have fun.

Silly made up scenarios that don't make sense are not good reasons to not get a thermostat.

Attempting to mock and belittle people who see the value in a thermostat is even sillier.

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Originally Posted by 200xth

Silly made up scenarios that don't make sense are not good reasons to not get a thermostat.

Attempting to mock and belittle people who see the value in a thermostat is even sillier.

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Keep in mind he is also the guy that suggested at home tail amputation... So, seems fitting.