My first BP!!!

[NotAnotherHonda]

Picked him up this morning from a breeder here in Tallahassee (ssnakes.com). great people to deal with by the way. He's a Het Ghost hatched on June 2, 06. He's so knew, poor guy doesnt have a name yet! haha. He shed a few days ago, eats rats already, and loves to be handled. Its my first snake ever and im in love! haha.

im new here too, my names Tommy. Hope yall like him.

[Nate]

wooooooooo very nice!!!!!

Welcome to the boards Tommy!!

[rabernet]

Welcome to the forum! Nice to go ahead and get a het as your first snake! I'm sure a name will come to you! My het ghost is Casper!

[Ginevive]

Welcome to the site. Nice snake you have there.. it's cool that you bought from a breeder and got a nice, healthy snake. But a warning; they are addicting!

[NotAnotherHonda]

thanks alot guys! man, i cant seem to leave him alone! i have a 1x1 foot of flexwatt that i also got from the dealer (she threw it in for $10), and its having a hard time heating up the damp substrate , so for now, he's on bare glass, as its staying at 90 degrees. hope thats cool?

yea, i figured if i was gonna get a snake, i should do it right the first time, so i got it from a reputable dealer

heres 2 more. i may be seeing things, but i swear that under a good light, i can see a hazy kind of shade to him. i take it thats the "ghost" in him?

[AzureN1ght]

At the very least you should have some newspaper down for substrate--I don't know that the bare glass is good, but the heat should easily permiate newspaper.

Beautiful boy, by the way.

[Blu Mongoose]

Welcome to the site. Nice snake. And yes , newspaper would be much better than bare glass. Good luck with with your new snake.

[NotAnotherHonda]

tomorrow i think im gonna go replace this stuff with aspen chips. thats what the breeders suggested, and thats what he's use to anyways. any good?

[tigerlily]

and welcome. Congrats on your first snake.

There's no reason that the flexwatt or any heating pad shouldn't be able to heat a glass tank with no substrate. Are you measuring temps right above the heating pad? (preferably with a digital thermometer - you can find inexpensive digital thermometers at most big stores - indoor/outdoor thermometers)

[NotAnotherHonda]

m using an ACCURITE digital i got from walmart. its warming up now. i took the damp substrate out, dried it, put it back in, and it seems alot warmer.

the thermometer has an INSIDE AND OUTSIDE reading. outside of high 90's, inside of low 70's? which on should i be lookin at here?

either way, i need to make a change in there