Quote Originally Posted by Velrys View Post
Hey sorry you posted while I was posting.

Assuming you have a screen cover add a towel over the top to increase humidity.

Why is the heat pad on the side of the tank? I would suggest putting it under the hide. But when you do...

You have no control for the heat, I would suggest a thermoSTAT to control the heat pad.

The opening on the jar is far too large and does not function well as a hide. You can tell because your snake would rather hide behind it than in it...

Even a small box with a hole cut in the side would be a better alternative. Just be sure to keep it dry.

I would suggest that you do not handle the animal again until it is comfortable and eating.


Unless you can get live rats of the appropriate size i would suggest sticking with frozen/thawed food.

When you offered the f/t mouse how did you heat it? What temperature was it when you offered it to your snake?


From what can be seen of the snake it does not look to be overly hungry. So I would suggest focusing your attention on increasing the quality of the environment in the enclosure before getting it to eat. One should even facilitate the other.

humidity is usually at 50-60%. When it gets low I just sprinkle some water on the glass. im going to look for a large mouse soon to feed it. i had a feeling the hamster would be too large but thats what owner told me rat medium size. and yes it weighs 263 grams idk if thats small or what. he did say she was slow to eat and has irregular eating schedule. and yeah about the hide, i dont see it in there that often maybe 30% of the time,70% its usually on the side of the tank or on top of it.

for the mouse. i took it out the freezer and put it in really hot water for 15 min while inside a plastic bag.