Originally Posted by LittleTreeGuy
1. Your heat mat (UTH) NEEDS to be regulated. You can use a dimmer switch (available at lowes or home depot)
im getting a very nice thermometer today after work for his warm side! with a 8watt heat pad I don't think it is getting to hot as he stays under there with no problem and moves the aspen so he lays directly on the bottom of the tank. Would a CHE above his warm side be effective? his cool side runs between 75-81 (night to day) so I know that needs to be a little higher, warm side at around 90ish.
2. With a screen top, you'll need all the help you can get. I would look for something at least 6" in diameter and 2" deep.
Great! I'll look for this tonight at the store, petland said he was around 6 months old and he is roughly 2foot long, im buying a scale tonight also
3. Feeding bucket. not needed and I would suggest against it.
Great! glad I don't need to worry about this.
4. Feeder size -
I went and bought mice yesterday and they gave me(to me) medium sized white mice for him to feed, they are not bigger than his biggest part of his body so I think they are fine
7. Lights... some people use lights for heat. that is fine for the day, but snakes need darkness at night. You're better off just using a CHE for heat around the clock. THey put off heat and no light, so they're great at night.
Thank you very much for the information!
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