I think my snake has a burn.

[BluuWolf]

Alright I'll try limiting it to 10 minutes once every 2 days with no handling in between as much as it will kill me. At least with a drastic change like that results will be gained quickly, and in a large manner. Of course it will have to wait until she is checked on.

Yes of course the burn will for sure come before any of this! Make sure to keep us posted on how she’s doing, and I wish you and her the best of luck!


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[skylord0110]

Yes of course the burn will for sure come before any of this! Make sure to keep us posted on how she’s doing, and I wish you and her the best of luck!


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I’ll be sure to update this with the results of the trip to the vet, and with the handling thing.

[Craiga 01453]

OP, you could also go to the library or buy some books on BPs.

[Godzilla78]

The best thing i ever did for my pythons was get spend some time and money and get the temperatures perfect.
I followed all the solid advice from the experts here in the forum and finally got it right!

1)ambient temperature/air temperature/“cool side” temps.

I have a heavy duty oak enclosed snake rack with ventilated tubs, because my rack is so well insulated, the heat tape in the rack brings the ambient air (cool side) up a few degrees from room temps.
Then I use an infrared space heater to make sure the room temps stay about 75-77, (This combined with the rack heat, brings the ambient rack tub temps to 78-80.)

If I had one snake in a glass tank, i would use a Ceramic heat emitter, (or a radiant heat panel) plugged into a THERMOSTAT to keep the ambient cool side air temp between 78-80

2) hot side temps, (belly heat), i use heat tape in my rack, on a dimming THERMOSTAT (herpstat EZ2), running the heat tape around 88-90, which the gives the pythons a hot area where one of their hides is located so they can warm up there when they want to.

3) i measure all temps with an infrared thermometer, (laser temp gun)

So you need TWO heat sources, one for air temps, and one for a hot spot. EACH of these needs a thermostat with probe sensor. So you need TWO thermostats. And you need an infrared thermometer.

This would will prevent your snake from getting burned, from getting respiratory infections, digestive problems or fatal organ failure.
Its a lit of money to buy all this gear, but it is critical to keeping a tropical species in a foreign environment.

The reason lots of pet stores dint recommend all this equipment is
1) ignorance, not realizing how critical it is to regulate tropical snake species temperatures.

2) if they told everyone they needed to buy two heat sources and two thermostats, they wouldn’t sell as many snakes and tanks, as many people woild be intimidated by the complexity and cost of the temp equipment, and they want impulse buyers to walk out with a snake in a glass tank with one unregulated heat source, because that is how they think it works... sadly many snakes die from this practice

[skylord0110]

Alright for anyone who manages to see this she wasn’t burned as I expected after a couple of days. I have the thermostat in place and works fine. I tried handling her less, and there was no noticeable effect after 3 feedings(around 2 weeks) she is still as finicky as ever. Back to daily handlings.

[hilabeans]

Ignorance is bliss for you, I suppose. For your snake, your ignorance is something awful.

You're going to get pummeled in the responses to this, if anyone even takes the time to respond, and you should. Your "update" was full of snark and everyone had been trying to help you understanding you are young and new to this.

But now tough love. Dude, grow up. It's not about you and your wants and how much interaction is good for you. It's about that creature who doesn't get a choice but to live with you. Learn some respect.

Did you even go to the vet???

[Craiga 01453]

Alright for anyone who manages to see this she wasn’t burned as I expected after a couple of days. I have the thermostat in place and works fine. I tried handling her less, and there was no noticeable effect after 3 feedings(around 2 weeks) she is still as finicky as ever. Back to daily handlings.

Wow, just wow. It's a good thing a competency test isn't required to keep a snake...
I feel bad for that poor animal.

[Alter-Echo]

Where is a beating a dead horse emoji when you need one?

[MissterDog]

Alright for anyone who manages to see this she wasn’t burned as I expected after a couple of days. I have the thermostat in place and works fine. I tried handling her less, and there was no noticeable effect after 3 feedings(around 2 weeks) she is still as finicky as ever. Back to daily handlings.

Cool beans.

Prime example of an owner who values their personal needs over their pet’s well being. I can only hope you DID take your poor snake to the vet that told you it wasn’t a burn rather than you coming to that conclusion alone. If she’s still a finicky eater that only tells us your husbandry is off.

Next time do more than just “dozens of hours” of research before diving into another pet, then you wouldn’t have these issues in the first place. Good luck, you’ll need all the luck you can get at this point. Your poor bp needing it the most.

[Stewart_Reptiles]

Well like I always said you can lead a horse to the water but you cannot make it drink so let's put that one to rest we are not going anywhere .

OP food for the thoughs, we were all 16 at some point and though we knew it all, and we did not.... you can learn that lesson now and become more receptive and you and your animal will benefit from it or your can persist in you ways ultimately it's your choice.

And now that all folks