Snabitat Build

[Malum Argenteum]

Well, so long as you didn't do or advocate anything illegal, the reasonable response to false claims is evidence-based true claims (that appeal either to data or the reasoning itself). I'll admit that some forums have a problem with newcomers rolling in with the same problematic claims all the time, but those cases deserve a stickied thread or other pre-posting reading list to head off these problematic topics with facts or at least an explanation of the situation.

Irrational resistance to claims about the dubious utility of some cases of captive UVB provision isn't unique to Reddit, but the fact that such comments get disappeared makes useful online "research" best weighted very heavily toward peer-reviewed publications (which publish negative and positive findings equally).

[ROSIEonFIRE]

Husbandry checkup time! Post shed, hot end: humidity, 58; basking temp surface 99, hot hide surface 86, air temp 83. Cool end: humidity 69, basking 78, inside hide 77, air temp 78. How we looking? Is that humidity ok or is it too high?

I typically find Lenny in the hot hide or the warm hide. Often hot during the day and warm in the morning. I have yet to spot him on the cool side.

Also here is a mockup I sketched of my 3.0 build. It turns out there is plastic pegboard so my plan is to get a piece of pegboard cut to the exact dimensions of the inside of the tat, cover it with jungle film, and bolt some branches and potted plants too it. I’m still thinking of how I’m going to secure the background to the tat, and how I’m going to prevent Snaby from getting behind it. Ideas include bolting it into the PVC and shoving some foam along the top so it blocks the crack.


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[Homebody]

Husbandry checkup time! Post shed, hot end: humidity, 58; basking temp surface 99, hot hide surface 86, air temp 83. Cool end: humidity 69, basking 78, inside hide 77, air temp 78. How we looking? Is that humidity ok or is it too high?

All good except the basking temp. It's too high. You want to aim for 90F.

[Homebody]

Also here is a mockup I sketched of my 3.0 build. It turns out there is plastic pegboard so my plan is to get a piece of pegboard cut to the exact dimensions of the inside of the tat, cover it with jungle film, and bolt some branches and potted plants too it. I’m still thinking of how I’m going to secure the background to the tat, and how I’m going to prevent Snaby from getting behind it. Ideas include bolting it into the PVC and shoving some foam along the top so it blocks the crack.

My pegboard is secured with thumb bolts set in brass threaded inserts. To keep my snake from getting behind it, I use rubber window insulation strip. My snake got behind it anyway (see my post). It wasn't the insulation that failed. By trying to get a really tight fit, I, inadvertently, bowed the pegboard giving him a gap that he was able to exploit. Since I fixed that, I haven't had any trouble. Though, I reinforced the window insulation by laying some dowel rods on top of the bolts anyway.

[ROSIEonFIRE]

All good except the basking temp. It's too high. You want to aim for 90F.

Whoops this was a typo, I meant 94 for the hot bask! But I’ll work on getting it down a bit more


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[Homebody]

Whoops this was a typo, I meant 94 for the hot bask! But I’ll work on getting it down a bit more

94F is a different story. 94F is in the range. For 94F, I wouldn't adjust anything right away. I'd monitor it. If it turns out 94F is a spike, then you're good. If 94F is the average, or on the low end, then you should adjust downward.

Adjust your thermostat a degree at a time, allowing time between adjustments to see how much of an effect you're having. Dropping one degree on your thermostat doesn't always result in a one degree drop in your enclosure. Unfortunately, it's not that simple. So, you need time between adjustments to see what effect they have. Be patient and you'll eventually find the sweet spot.

[ROSIEonFIRE]

94F is a different story. 94F is in the range. For 94F, I wouldn't adjust anything right away. I'd monitor it. If it turns out 94F is a spike, then you're good. If 94F is the average, or on the low end, then you should adjust downward.

Adjust your thermostat a degree at a time, allowing time between adjustments to see how much of an effect you're having. Dropping one degree on your thermostat doesn't always result in a one degree drop in your enclosure. Unfortunately, it's not that simple. So, you need time between adjustments to see what effect they have. Be patient and you'll eventually find the sweet spot.

This is very helpful! I’ll tell you it’s been tough trying to get that basking spot just right.


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[Homebody]

This is very helpful! I’ll tell you it’s been tough trying to get that basking spot just right.

It always is in the beginning.