few questions

[unrezt]

So I havn't seen my snake drink since I got him over a week ago. He is in shed currently so he isn't moving around much. How deep should I have his water? Do snakes fast water like they do food, I assume not?

[Crazy4Herps]

They don't need much water at all. They get most of their fluids from their food. That's why BPs that are fasting are sometimes dehydrated.

The water should be about halfway up the thickest part of his body.

[unrezt]

Alright I don't know about anyone elses experiences with the trex sani chips bedding, but this stuff doesn't let any heat through whatsoever. The glass temp was 95 degrees, and then I relocated the probe to the top of the substrate and it only read 84! I ended up putting paper under the hot hide instead of the chips.

[unrezt]

I still think my snake has a mental deficiency lol. He took a frozen/thawed today for the first time, eventually. He struck at its middle section, didn't even wrap it. Then proceeded to play with it for another 10 minutes, carrying it around the feeding container trying to find the mouse's head. Finally he found its head and is now chomping down on it. xD

[dr del]

Hi,

Did you heat the prey items head more than the rest of it? That seems to help mine tell which end is which.


dr del

[unrezt]

Hi,

Did you heat the prey items head more than the rest of it? That seems to help mine tell which end is which.


dr del

Ahh, good idea, thanks, I will try that next time.

[unrezt]

Holy crap, why didn't anyone tell me I have to call the hazmat people every time he decides to take a poo.

Man, he destroyed his cage

He peed and pooped and urates
And shed all in one night

Full shed


I have not seen him yet today to see how shiny he is, though.

[Crazy4Herps]

My girl rarely makes a mess of her poo. It may be a sign of stress in a new home, though. After my beardie's first poo, I had to clean every inch of the 8 square feet of floor. But now he's better about going in one spot.

That's kind of funny. My girl shed last night too. I just had her out a few minutes ago. I love freshly shed snakes!

[unrezt]

My girl rarely makes a mess of her poo. It may be a sign of stress in a new home, though. After my beardie's first poo, I had to clean every inch of the 8 square feet of floor. But now he's better about going in one spot.

That's kind of funny. My girl shed last night too. I just had her out a few minutes ago. I love freshly shed snakes!

Yes sadly I can't handle him today as he ate yesterday.

However he didn't mess all over the place, it was all in one spot, under the warm hide,quite easy to clean up. It just stunk somethin horrible, the heat didn't help the cause either.

[unrezt]

He still wont leave his cool side hide unless disturbed...
Temp is 94 on warm, 84 on cool.

He has been in there for two days straight, no signs of him having moved into his warm side at night either(i can tell because I have paper under that hide and there are no pieces of sanichips in there. sanichips don't allow heat through, i need to change substrates!!!!!!!!!)

I change his water every day. I check for waste every day. I mist regularly and his humidity is never below 50%. Both hides are identical inside and out, and the surroundings of the hides are the same on both sides.

I took the cool side hide out to clean it today and directed him into the warm side while I was doing this, and he stayed in there for about 30 seconds...and then proceeded to crawl out and just side on the cool side out in the open!