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    Re: Not eating, doing it wrong?

    Quote Originally Posted by Sissys-mom View Post
    I have her in a 10 gallon aquarium with a water dish on the cool side (80-82 degrees depending on the time of day) and a hide log a little closer to the warm spot than middle. I also have a limb that auctions to the back of the cage a bit closer to the cool side. I have a lamp on the warm side, but it hasn't been running any warmer than 84 degrees, so I added an uth this morning to try to raise the hot spot temp a bit.
    The humidity has been about a constant 41. I have a digital thermo/hygro on the warm side and a digital thermo on the cool side.
    Make sure you get a thermostat to regulate that UTH. There are a few to choose from like THIS HYDROFARM ON/OFF type that works pretty good or some people use a type of dimmer switch from Home Depot/Lowes. I used to use those Hydrofarms on our tank and it was great. The humidity is low and should be around 50-60%. You could probably go to dollar tree and get a medium sized bowl, cut a hole in it, then use a lighter to melt those edges to make them smooth, and turn it upside down to use as a hide so your BP feels more secure. Warm side should be 90. Once you get everything good to go, then you let your BP settle for a few days and try to feed it in it's enclosure. Also try THIS TRICK with the top of the tank and you will see a BIG improvement to the humidity. Also, make sure you have a least three sides of the tank covered so it can hold in some heat and keep the ambient temps right.
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