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just got a new baby sumatran blood (female), she's about 21 inches long, has been eating regularly and i just brought her home from the shop yesterday. I've had a red tail boa for yrs. she's very docile and eats regularly. Bloods are new to me. How do i keep the temp up in a little 10 gallon tank? i've got a heating pad underneath 80% of the tank, a 50w red light above the tank, towel over 50% of the top, heat thermostat and humidity thermostat, what is the best heat and humidity and how do i get it there in a 10 gallon tank, i cant really move the tank to a better room, i live in an apt.
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ian reilly
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I'd set the snake up in a rubbermaid instead, which will immediately help with the heat & humidity retention.
60% humidity is fine. I set my baby bloods up in shoeboxes on newspaper w/a water bowl & hide, at 82-84 degrees ambient temp with no hot spot. Temps that are fine for bigger bloods tend to freak the babies out & put them off feed.
Hope this helps!
K
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when would you suggest switching to a tank
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I wouldn't switch to a glass tank at all, lol. I'd keep using rubbermaids until it's too big for them, then I'd get a custom cage online.
2.0 python regius - Ace(pastel) and Pelota(cross-dresser )
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I agree there - you'd be very hard pressed to find a tank later on that would have ample enough turning room for a blood and by going the tupperware route you can fairly easily sidestep any humidity issues.
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Bloods dont like to be out in the open either... a glass tank probably stresses them out...
Steralites work great and are cheap.
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