Heat question?

[Yzmasmom]

Yeah change the probe when you can. Sounds like you have everything else running good. Your thermostat is doing exactly what it's suppose to do so your all good.

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I know they are nocturnal, but she will be up cruising in the day sometimes. Is that OK? She is cruising and looking at way to escape now, buy it's 9pm so that's normal I guess.

Also, I know their urates are white, but I've seen a bp with liquid urine on YouTube. ... how do I know if she's had liquid urine? Kinda hard to spot clean that with bedding. Do they urinate often or is it like poop, just once after theyou eat? I guess that's why the breeder says clean the entire enclosure every 2 months...

Her previous owner fed her the Friday before last. I will let her settle in longer and then try. Maybe Monday. (I'd like to feed early week so I can hold her on weekends.)

[chrid16371]

The urine will be in pretty much the same spot as the poop and urates, I just pick up that area to the bottom of cage and a little around it and then either spread some bedding from the cage to fill in the spot or add to the spot from the bag. There is so set time when they go to bathroom, it could be a couple days after a meal or it could be a month lol they go when they want to go.

She will cruise until she is settled in, just leave her alone till feeding time. Just change water and spot clean until she is settled in. You should wait till she eats a few times before you handle. You should wait 48hrs after eating to handle. I usually handle mine once or twice between feedings since I feed every 5 days, I don't handle on feeding day. Don't be discouraged if she doesn't eat her first meal, wait at least 5 days and try again. If she doesn't eat within a few weeks I would start looking for something that might be wrong with the setup. Feed her whatever the previous owner was feeding meaning if she was being fed f/t feed f/ , if she was eating live feed live but if she was eating live never leave unattended. Also if she was eating rats feed rats, mice feed mice. If she was eating f/t have you read up on ways to prepare them? Also just make sure you feed a rodent the about the same size as the widest part of your snake, a little bigger is fine. Another thing you could do if you have a gram scale is take the scale to get rodents and weigh them to find ones that are 10%-15% of body weight.

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[Yzmasmom]

The urine will be in pretty much the same spot as the poop and urates, I just pick up that area to the bottom of cage and a little around it and then either spread some bedding from the cage to fill in the spot or add to the spot from the bag. There is so set time when they go to bathroom, it could be a couple days after a meal or it could be a month lol they go when they want to go.

She will cruise until she is settled in, just leave her alone till feeding time. Just change water and spot clean until she is settled in. You should wait till she eats a few times before you handle. You should wait 48hrs after eating to handle. I usually handle mine once or twice between feedings since I feed every 5 days, I don't handle on feeding day. Don't be discouraged if she doesn't eat her first meal, wait at least 5 days and try again. If she doesn't eat within a few weeks I would start looking for something that might be wrong with the setup. Feed her whatever the previous owner was feeding meaning if she was being fed f/t feed f/ , if she was eating live feed live but if she was eating live never leave unattended. Also if she was eating rats feed rats, mice feed mice. If she was eating f/t have you read up on ways to prepare them? Also just make sure you feed a rodent the about the same size as the widest part of your snake, a little bigger is fine. Another thing you could do if you have a gram scale is take the scale to get rodents and weigh them to find ones that are 10%-15% of body weight.

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She was fed mainly live but the owner did also feed f/t and said she will take that. I cant do live - I've had pet rats and I just can't. He said colour of rat didn't matter to her. I've heard to defrost in lukewarm water (in a baggie) and then let the thawed rat sit in a baggie in hot water to get it to "live Temps." I will let her settle in this week and weekend and try her on Monday. I really hope she eats because I'm dyyyyying to hold her!!! (He underfed her with once a month feedings so I hope she eats.) She eats medium rats. I guess one each time?

[Yzmasmom]

The urine will be in pretty much the same spot as the poop and urates, I just pick up that area to the bottom of cage and a little around it and then either spread some bedding from the cage to fill in the spot or add to the spot from the bag. There is so set time when they go to bathroom, it could be a couple days after a meal or it could be a month lol they go when they want to go.

She will cruise until she is settled in, just leave her alone till feeding time. Just change water and spot clean until she is settled in. You should wait till she eats a few times before you handle. You should wait 48hrs after eating to handle. I usually handle mine once or twice between feedings since I feed every 5 days, I don't handle on feeding day. Don't be discouraged if she doesn't eat her first meal, wait at least 5 days and try again. If she doesn't eat within a few weeks I would start looking for something that might be wrong with the setup. Feed her whatever the previous owner was feeding meaning if she was being fed f/t feed f/ , if she was eating live feed live but if she was eating live never leave unattended. Also if she was eating rats feed rats, mice feed mice. If she was eating f/t have you read up on ways to prepare them? Also just make sure you feed a rodent the about the same size as the widest part of your snake, a little bigger is fine. Another thing you could do if you have a gram scale is take the scale to get rodents and weigh them to find ones that are 10%-15% of body weight.

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I cant think of why she'didn't be upset. She's in a 36" long by 18" tall by 18" wide enclosure, bedding, two identical huts (one she came with,) the climbing tree she came with, a bigger water bowl and proper Temps and the ambient black light heat. Previous owner had her with a too small water bowl and a 100watt reptile basking bulb that he left on 24/7 and that was it for heat. So makes sense that she likes it cooler and stays in her cool hut unless cruising.
Not a ton of floor space, but she gets around. When we move in a month she will be on the side server in the dining room where it will be a bit brighter with the window, but the only traffic will be at dinner time. Other than that it will be nice and quiet for her. (My husband is going to build his beardie an enclosure and we may try to stack the snake on top and they would be in his computer room, but that's at ways off.)

[Yzmasmom]

Also, her cold side goes between 81-83.5 and her hot side hovers between 88 and 89.5, so, should I remove some bedding over the uth to get it to 90/92?

[chrid16371]

Bps are very sensitive to change so even though the conditions are better she still is adjusting.

Your temps are good, I would keep everything where it's at.

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[Yzmasmom]

Thanks.

Because of the ac her hot side dropped to 86 so I put the 100watt black light on and now it's where it should be. Gave her enclosure a misting today too - she got offended and pulled her head in the hut, hahaha. She came out to explore and look around the top to see if she could escape, then went back to bed, lol.

Now to see if she will eat next Monday....

[chrid16371]

It's no problem if it goes up and down a couple degrees now and then but with the ac the light was probably a good idea. Don't worry mine all duck for cover when I mist too lol except my super pastel, he has a misting system and when he is in shed he will come out sometimes and wait for it to mist and them go back in his hide when it's done. You will notice goofy things yours does at some point lol. Before you know it you will have another snake bc of how much you love this one!

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[Yzmasmom]

It's no problem if it goes up and down a couple degrees now and then but with the ac the light was probably a good idea. Don't worry mine all duck for cover when I mist too lol except my super pastel, he has a misting system and when he is in shed he will come out sometimes and wait for it to mist and them go back in his hide when it's done. You will notice goofy things yours does at some point lol. Before you know it you will have another snake bc of how much you love this one!

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If I'm messing with the lights above her she comes out and tilts her head back until it's straight up and down, like she's looking at what I'm doing. It's so cute!