He was eating live, but I told the guy at the pet store that I wanted to do frozen, so he sent me home with a couple. But I should feed him the live for awhile first? UghOriginally Posted by Naom9Anne
You could add a uth to the cool side if you are truly that worried but this would likely need another mat stat to keep the temps right as you wouldn't want it to be another hot spot. A breeder suggested that to me as my cool side never reaches the correct temps! I have a 3ft viv for my girl and I use a ceramic bulb at one end with thermostat.
To work out appropriate we would need either weight or a photo where we could see the size of him in comparison to something. Feed should be 10-15% of the BP's weight or about the same, or slightly bigger than the widest part of the BP. Find out what he was eating first and how (e.g. frozen thawed, pre-killed or live) and feed the same until the snake has eaten for a few weeks. If you then feel like that prey size is too small you can slowly move him up
Get yourself a digital hygrometer/thermometer to properly monitor temps and humidity. Humidity should be 40%-60% normally bumper up to 70% during a shed.
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