My new baby Shilow

[Punk's Girl]

She is about 3 years old and around 4 foot. I'm not sure of her weight just yet. A good friend of mine could no longer keep her. So I took her been wanting another BP since my other one passed. Shilow is still a bit on the defence. I'm guessing its just because of the new place and owner. But she did eat 3 mice in 24 hour.

[Turbo Serpent]

Give her a hide and she will not be so freaked. also I would suggest using an undertank heating pad instead of the heat lamp. You will get better and more even heating and it still keeps the humidity at the correct levels.

[Elise.m]

Like Turbo said...

Get a hide, real substrate, an UTH and something to control the UTH (either a lamp dimmer or thermostat), then two thermometers and a hydrometer, or a single Accu-rite from Wal-Mart. Also, cover three sides of the tank. It'll give her more security.

I'm sure there's other things that are slipping my mind atm.

She's a very pretty girl though!

[Danounet]

I cant realy say much other than what the nice people above said, other that I see you are using regular office paper as substrate, use newspaper is much better, and absorbs better.

[Punk's Girl]

That was her first night home. I have changed her bedding and giving her a hider. Just for a few day I'm use a box I cut down low with a small hole but she can get in. As for heat I just got done reading up on UTH. My tank sit on a stand I think you can see it in one of the pics. There is about 3 inch space between the tank and stand. To help heat excape do you think it would be safe to raise the tank a little for air flow? One side of the tank is covered do to the heat lamp sitting to close to the glass. So I cover the whole side with Duck Tape inside and outside so she can't rub it and get cut. I have a Co. making me a new side for it. But back to the three sides being covered. Would I be safe in using something with a landscape or would that be to busy and stay with a solid?

[Elise.m]

You could cover the sides with something decorative. It doesn't matter much, just as long as they don't see a whole bunch of motion around their tank.

[Danounet]

With my first BP, after I learned some husbandry here in BP.net, I black spray painted 3 sides of her 10g. That was just a quick fix, I wasnt planning on keep her on that anyways. But it actualy does not look that bad.

[Inugohan]

Umm I'm sure it's just not pictured but water bowl? ~Caylan.S.~

[justinsane82]

With my first BP, after I learned some husbandry here in BP.net, I black spray painted 3 sides of her 10g. That was just a quick fix, I wasnt planning on keep her on that anyways. But it actualy does not look that bad.

I've never thought about that. That's rather interesting.

[Punk's Girl]

She dose have a water bowl it was on the other side of the tank. I'm going to post new pics in the next day or two.