Quote Originally Posted by Crazymonkee View Post
Sounds pretty good Only thing I would change is make sure the hides are all very similar if not exactly the same. For a tank that size 3-4 would be good for a young one. You want them all the same so they don't have to choose between feeling secure and thermoregulating. If they feel safer in the cold size hide they may stay there instead of going to warm up if they don't feel as secure in the hot side hide and vice versa.

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Cool same size, makes sense. And yeah he has been chiliing in his hide for almost 2 days now....appears to be comfortable....but the did come from petco. I guess I am bothered by the fact that I could give him a cold bucket and he would be happier than he was at petco. His new home could be up to par and that's the goal but is he really happy or just better off than being where he was. We just don't want to give a better home than petco, we want him to have a home that compares to well kept snakes. A proper home....thx for helping us. Even my husband who does not like them( he has meat 1 or 2 in his life he liked, proving they have their own personality) likes him. It bothers me that he doesn't leave the hide, but I am use to animals that are not so shy. his is new and from everything I've been reading and you guys have told me, that is good. Still hard to not hover and see if he needs anything.

I went into petco to get another bulb yesterday and it was defiantly his feeding day by their clock, all the others were in back feeding. Should I make the offer as some one pointed out he is skinny, or should I hold off til next week and let him settle. I was planning for the second, but I don't like the thought of him missing a meal if he is already under weight. And how do you guys estimate age?