Pics of BP's new setup

[Ali]

[DZ Reptiles]

What are you using for heat?

[DC Reptiles]

I would suggest under tank heater, I feel they are better for snakes considering snakes do not need light being nocturnal. Keep the warm side around 90 deg and low 80's for the cool side.

[Ali]

I`ve got two under the tank heaters right now.
Problem is it won`t get any warmer then 80%F right now, with the lamp. If I turn the lamp off, it drops down to 78%

What should I do?
If it dosen`t get any warmer, I`ll have to transfer him back to his smaller cage which recieved enough heat and huimidity.

[kitedemon]

what is the wattage of the uth and what is the room temp generally?

[Ali]

I`ve got a 8X5in that I`ve had for a good 4yrs now. I don`t remember the wattage, but it heats up fairly nicely and was formerly used for hy hedgie.
I purchased the 'Repi therm mini' just incase the heating pad I already had wasen`t enough, and I`m glad I did.

I`m wondering if I should just buy a large repi therm instead of useing the two smaller ones?

Despite the tempature, he dosen`t seem to be hugging the 'hot side'. Or course, he goes in his little hidey for resting which is placed on the hot side but hes a pretty active BP and when moving around will stay more on the cool side. Which stays around 73%F.

Himidity I`m not having trouble with at all. I`m actually having a hard time keeping his humidity lower. It will spike up to 63% at times, and generally stays at 55%

[Crazy4Herps]

First of all, I must say, what an adorable little guy (girl?)! What vivid colors!

Are the heat pads on the sides of the enclosure? While that does help the ambient temps, you might have better luck with basking if you place it underneath the enclosure. Take a few inch-thick lengths of plywood and place one under each side of the enclosure, elevating it an inch off the table. Then either stick one of the heat pads to the bottom of the cage under the basking area or put it on the table.

Also, what type of substrate is that? It looks a bit like a pine bedding I used to use for hamsters. Pine and cedar both have degrees of toxicity to reptiles.

Don't worry; all new snake owners go through these difficulties, at least I did! I went through about a month of sheer panic after I got my first BP because my carefully planned heating system did not work out the way I'd planned. You'll figure things out eventually, it just takes a bit of experimentation.