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    Re: A few last minute questions!

    Quote Originally Posted by bumblebee1028 View Post
    1. The temperatures are ranging from 78-80F on the cool side, and 90-92F in the hide on the warm side (above the heat tape). Humidity is ranging from about 57-59% (I went ahead and filled one of the water bowls to test the humidity, and have not misted at all). These are all being measured with an Acurite thermometer/hydrometer. I know that the recommended humidity is 50-60%, and I’m a little concerned because the humidity is so close to the upper end of the range. Will adding the snake make the humidity in the bin go up? What level of humidity is actually too much?
    High humidity is alight as long as you have good air flow and there is no standing moisture on the sides and floor of the enclosure. It's a combination of high humidity and stagnant air that can be bad.

    2. Is it a problem to buy snakes from different breeders at the same time (quarantine-wise)? We’re hoping to purchase all three balls from the same breeder, but obviously won’t decide until we get there.
    No. Just treat it like they're all going into the same quarantine(QT) room. It's only when they're out of QT and obtain new snakes that you should be more worried and take other precautions to keep your resident animals safe. And if they're from the same facility, it shouldn't really matter since they're all exposed to the same thing right now anyway.

    3. Since we’re new to snakes and we haven’t handled snakes much, do you think it would be a good idea to have a snake hook on hand (probably for peace of mind more than anything else)?
    It's a personal preference. You can if you want, but it's probably not needed. I've never used a snake hook for a ball python. They're such a docile slow species in general.

    4. Have you ever had a ball python strike at you and not let go? When I was researching sand boas, I read somewhere that having bitter apple spray on hand isn’t a bad idea in case of this happening. I haven’t heard anything like this mentioned on BP.net, and I’m wondering if it’s entirely unnecessary (for either ball pythons or snakes in general).
    Nope. If a ball python strikes, it's not because they're aggressive. It's usually due to 1)high food drive 2) being defensive/scared 3) accident.
    Most don't actually hold on either, but just strike and coil back.

    5. We have two thermostats – a Herpstat 1, and a Hydrofarm that we’re using as a backup (the Herpstat is plugged into the Hydrofarm). I currently have the Herpstat set at 92F, and the Hydrofarm set at 95. I believe that the Hydrofarm one shuts off when the temps reach 2 degrees over the set temperature (so it would shut off at 97, correct?). If my notes are correct, the maximum temp for a ball python is 95F, so the Hydrofarm should be set to 93F, right?

    I think that’s all for now
    I'm pretty sure the Hydrofarm has a 3 degree swing, but yeah, it should shut off roughly around your set temp.
    The maximum safe temp for a ball python is 95, but what you set on your thermostat might not be the actual temp in your enclosure.For example, I have my Herpstat set for 97 to achieve a 90 degree hot spot in the enclosure. So adjust your Thermostat accordingly.


    Quote Originally Posted by Physician&Snakes View Post
    I am new to thermostats so due bear with me, I would not combine thermostats because a T-stat is designed to monitor a heating device, not another monitoring system. I would put the Hydrofarm to the side in case the Herpstat malfunctions suddenly...if you want to experiment with thermostat on thermostat on a test run then I guess the only backlash could be hurting one or both systems, working, or having no effect...before I tried it I would give Spyderrobotics a call and check..

    It's ok to have a secondary thermostat to use as a back up in-case the main thermostat fails or malfunctions. Although the Herpstat is really good about failures. If it somehow malfunctions and fails, it turns into the off position and shuts off all heat by default. However, some other T-stats don't default to off and actually power the heating element to max heat, so it's good to have a back up secondary tstat for those.
    Last edited by satomi325; 12-03-2013 at 07:04 PM.

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