Alright, so I have this huge terrarium, a few hiders, some fake plants and a bunch of wooden log type things. Her terrarium is in my bedroom. Anyway I will admit that I rushed into this (getting a snake) and I've even searched the forums and can't find an answer to my questions!


First question: Heat lamp. Does this have to be on all the time? I've had her for three days and it's been on constantly. I also have one of those UV lamp things (the fake sun) and it's been on during the day and I've been turning it off at night. It came installed in the terrarium.

The first night I got her, I held her for a moment and then put her in her terrarium. She looked happy and was exploring and being freaking ADORABLE. That was it really, She has not really moved since then and it`s been three days. Last night I moved one of her hiders just to see if she was alive and that seemed to piss her off because she tried to bite me. It was fast and scary. I have a few water dishes (3) in there and i'm using the bedding the breeder gave me until the stuff I ordered comes in the mail.

Second question: Why is she trying to bite me? Is she scared or is she trying to teach me a lesson for bothering her?

Third question: She is three months old. She has been eating live rat pups so far. I feel like I should feed her live one more time (Just so that she actually eats) and then try switching her to frozen thawed. What do you think? I would really appreciate anything you have to tell me.