Quote Originally Posted by martin82531 View Post
Keep in mind the UTH will not do anything for ambient temperatures. Try and avoid a night drop in temperture if you can, you want to try and maintain ambient temps around 77-85 degress.

One suggestion when feeding live, be on standby with an obect you can stick in th rats mouth incase it gets in a position where it can bite your python. I would recomened something like an unsharped pencil or a pen with the lid on. You don't want anything too pointy or sharp.

I keep that feeding advice in mind, thank you. Regarding the UTH, how well does the heat penetrate through substrate? Before I went to bed, I misted the tank. The humidity went up to 77%, and when I came downstairs in the morning, it was back down to 40%. So, I am thinking about changing substrate to something that would hold moisture better, but wondered about the heat coming through it (was thinking about repti-bark). Also, at 91-92 degrees between the glass and carpet inside the tank, is there risk of burns to the snake if he burrows under loose substrate?

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Quote Originally Posted by SquamishSerpents View Post
Yeah. We just have a mom & pop type shop that jacks everything up astronomically, and then same with most shops in Vancouver. Vancouver is slightly cheaper, but still very very expensive for pet-specific supplies. I went to a pet store in the "yuppy" part of Van and there was a tiny block of sphagnum moss for $14!!

Have you tried ordering bulbs online? It has to be cheaper, even with shipping.