Temperature/humidity worries

[MsMissy]

There he is, enjoying his new hot spot hide

Cute little guy!!! I saw your feeding post, Grats on getting him all settled in. Like you, I kept Bp's years ago not knowing 1/3 of what I know now. Makes me sad to think that Zeus and Thor likely weren't as happy as healthy as they could have been. Definitely getting it done the correct way this time around.

Best of luck to ya... I look forward to pics of Phil as he grows.

[Banana]

Cute little guy!!! I saw your feeding post, Grats on getting him all settled in. Like you, I kept Bp's years ago not knowing 1/3 of what I know now. Makes me sad to think that Zeus and Thor likely weren't as happy as healthy as they could have been. Definitely getting it done the correct way this time around.

Best of luck to ya... I look forward to pics of Phil as he grows.

Thanks! Yeah my precious Julia Squeezer led a long life but now thinking back I remember a few shedding and respiratory problems. So this time around I'm going to do it right, even if it does seem to be a little over the top. I'm just so relieved that after a few days of incorrect temps, etc, he still did well eating and not striking today. My husband is already so excited about him that he is now talking about getting his own I think he's caught the bug

[KMG]

Get some needle nose pliers and pull out the staples from the half log. With the humidity they will start to rust fast and neither you or your snake needs to get scratched by that.

Also half logs are not the best for balls because they are open on both ends with large doors. They are still very usable though. Use construction paper and cover the back and maybe the sides of the tank. That will black out the rear hide door and help insulate the tank a bit. Then take a big clump of moss and put it in the front door. Moss is easy to crawl through but it will block the light and add to the feeling of security within the hide.

[Banana]

Get some needle nose pliers and pull out the staples from the half log. With the humidity they will start to rust fast and neither you or your snake needs to get scratched by that.

Also half logs are not the best for balls because they are open on both ends with large doors. They are still very usable though. Use construction paper and cover the back and maybe the sides of the tank. That will black out the rear hide door and help insulate the tank a bit. Then take a big clump of moss and put it in the front door. Moss is easy to crawl through but it will block the light and add to the feeling of security within the hide.

Good point, I can't believe I missed the staples. I made sure to clean all of them out underneath and somehow missed the ones on top.

The whole tank is covered right now with cardboard on every side. I went with the half log just for now sort of knowing he may need something different soon. It was cheap and readily available until I found a better solution. However, since the whole cage is blacked out right now, I didn't worry as much about the log being open. It does have some moss around it but I will try closing one opening with it.

Thanks again for the suggestions!