well, technically it's my bf's, because he wanted his first pet to be a snake, but i'm going to be doing a lot of the feeding and care until he gets the hang of it. i'm not new to reptiles, i have 7 crested geckos, 3 leopard geckos and a pair of pictus geckos, and i was caring for a young corn snake for a couple months until i handed it off to my cousin. i've also had anoles, a chinese water dragon, and a couple house geckos.

now the lovely new male bp we picked up from the show in san diego this last weekend is getting used to his new 10gallon long tank. i have a piece of repti carpet layed down in the bottom, covered over with coconut bark/ reptile bark. i'd prefer to use the aspen shavings, but unfortunately my bf's house is incredibly dry. we've got two coconut hides on each side of the tank that are just big enough for him to squeeze into, a couple fake plants and a semi-rough branch for shedding. the majority of the cage is roughly 80 degrees, and the area above the heat mat maintains a nice 90 degrees on the surface and 93 in the soil.

from what i've read it seems like i got everything. i'm having the hardest time leaving him alone, but i think i can manage. i bought a little rat pup to offer him tonight, which for now is sitting in a container near his cage so hopefully he's getting hungry. he hasn't eaten since monday of last week, but i don't want to bother him right away so i might give him another night before i offer the rat.

anyway, this is my first post on this forum. my name is kelsey, and the new snake's name is Jeffrey (anyone see get him to the greek?). i'll get some pictures of him in about a week, after he's settled in.