So first thing, he's finally here! Meet Nick (omg he is so small), ignore the dust on my finger that's his bedding, I let him spend yesterday and the night getting adjusted before bothering him for a picture.
I just had a few questions, I had forgotten to buy his rats before he got here I was excited and forgot. I just ordered them but they won't ship till Monday and may not arrive till Thursday next week if I am reading Perfect Prey's shipping thing right... The breeder said he ate this week before being shipped and I am guessing that was on Monday to give him a couple of days before being shipped. Will he be okay until then waiting on food? I know balls can go a while without eating but babies I am still not sure.
The other question is: I placed the probe for the thermostat between the heat mat and the glass, I need to get a bigger one, tbh thought I bought the small not the mini but the mini is still enough for his size for now. Now the temp gun was reading 80F when I set the thermostat to 90F and now when it is set to 100F the temp gun reads the surface under the warm hide as 90F. Making me a bit nervous but I can imagine it's due to the gap between the heat map and the glass due to the probe being there. Is that normal? It's reading the temps correctly I tested it on some other surfaces.
Thanks for any answers in advance!
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