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    Re: Enclosure for Boa

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    It's a 20 gal Long, it might be the angle that I took the pic lol. Ok I'll continue to work with it and let you guys know. Thank you so much for all your help! I do have an off-topic question. I sometimes hold my snake on my bed and my Great Dane sleeps next to me do you think my snake would attempt to bite him?
    If it got scared, possibly. They have 2 choices when scared, fight or flight and if flight isnt an option...well...but out of hunger, no. I personally would just put the dog out of the room until the snake is settled in and relaxed.
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    Re: Enclosure for Boa

    Quote Originally Posted by Sauzo View Post
    If it got scared, possibly. They have 2 choices when scared, fight or flight and if flight isnt an option...well...but out of hunger, no. I personally would just put the dog out of the room until the snake is settled in and relaxed.
    I agree with Sauzo, especially in letting the little guy settle into his digs before overwhelming his senses.

    Long-term, once you know your BCI and your dog, probably not a big issue.
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    Re: Enclosure for Boa

    Dogs and snakes, Cats and snakes etc...None of them mix. Its not a good idea period. If your dog is sleeping on the Floor and your holding him thats one thing.. but id never assume everything was ok and nothing would happen. If a snake latches onto a dogs nose that snake is going to get hurt in the end one way or another. Even if its a small dog it couls get stepped, shaken, flung... My rule is to keep all my pets separate and I never need to worry. My Burm was in another room with the door closed because he would nail the glass if a dog came up to the enclosure.
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    Thanks for all the input. My dogs are pretty calm. I was just wondering because the snake was sitting in my lap and my dog was sitting next to me and the snake would kind of get closer and just kind of stare so I kept pulling him back incase he was trying to decide whether or not he could eat my dog lol.

    My thermostat is coming today. What should I set the temps to? So one probe goes under the tank and above the heating pad? Where should I put the other one?

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    Enclosure for Boa

    Quote Originally Posted by svtvenom View Post
    Thanks for all the input. My dogs are pretty calm. I was just wondering because the snake was sitting in my lap and my dog was sitting next to me and the snake would kind of get closer and just kind of stare so I kept pulling him back incase he was trying to decide whether or not he could eat my dog lol.

    My thermostat is coming today. What should I set the temps to? So one probe goes under the tank and above the heating pad? Where should I put the other one?
    Your doing the UTH Hot Spot & the CHE Cool Side right? It gets hard to remember who has what after days of 50 people with different setups hahahah.
    Hot side yes between the UTH and the Glass.. The the CHE probe hanging from the screen in the corner 1/2 way down. Put electric tape over the probe wire where it bends to go under screen frame and plastic tank lip so it doesnt cut the coating on the wire.. Id also tape the wire to the outside if the tank so it doesn't drop down in further...
    UTH - 88/90
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    It will take several hours to regulate so dont pump it up thinking its not hot enough...
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    I have a UTH and the CHE is kinda halfway from the cool end and from the middle of the cage, if that makes sense. The way that the tank locks is this dinky little clip. Hopefully I can fit the wire under there and still be able to lock it. Ugh I can't wait til I get a better cage. The humidity seems to be doing ok. I'll let you guys how it goes when I get home tonight.

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    You put one of the t-stat probes outside the tank between the UTH and the outside tank floor. The other probe you can hang it inside on the cool side and set the t-stat to 78F. Keep it just above the height of the snake so the snake cant lay on it, poop or piss on it or bury it.
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    Do I need to use the dimmer anymore? Am I plugging the CHE into the thermostat too? Because it was 20 degrees outside today the cool side is at 71. Do you think I need a bigger wattage CHE?
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    Re: Enclosure for Boa

    I set the UTH temp to 90 and the cool side to 78. I feel like the UTH side is getting too cold tho?

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    I can't lock the top with the wire in there. Should I cut a hole in the screen?

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