Baby ball python husbandry/pet store rescue

[chrid16371]

VE's are known for failing wide open. I know several people who have lost racks of snakes to them.

Was it the older ones that failed wide open or is there no older ones? I see on reptile basics site they say there's a safety relay in them.

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[amfedor12]

Stores sell items. They are not here for you to just borrow things. SMH

Ok so digital thermometer and a thermostat to regulate the UTH? Money really isn't an issue I just want to make sure my snake is set up properly requiring as little maintenance as possible..
I have a rheostat coming in today i am still trying to get the humidity levels right in the small temp tank anything I could do different?

[chrid16371]

Yes, buying a digital hygrometer would also be good. The rheostat will work to regulate the uth but you will have to adjust a little when the room temp changes. If you decide to order a thermostat off amazon then I recommend also ordering the acurite 00891, it will give you all your temps and humidty from the one device. Walmart may also have the acurite, they sell for around $12 on amazon and at walmart if they have it in stock. Cover the top of the enclosure so the humidity stays trapped inside, you can also put the water bowl over the uth once you have the thermostat or rheostat hooked up.

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[BMorrison]

Ok so digital thermometer and a thermostat to regulate the UTH? Money really isn't an issue I just want to make sure my snake is set up properly requiring as little maintenance as possible..
I have a rheostat coming in today i am still trying to get the humidity levels right in the small temp tank anything I could do different?

Definitely go with a thermostat a rheostat acts like a dimmer and doesn't really give you a good constant temperature. I'm a fan of spyder robotics I have 2 of the original herpstats and they work like a champ. I'm sure Dion has improved even in the newer model.

Http://www.spyderrobotics.com


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[amfedor12]

I am not familiar with that tub. What type of lid is on it? Working with humidity in a tub vs a tank are two different fights.
In a tub, the more holes for air also let out humidity, if its a screen top you start covering to stop humidity escape.

The tub is just a plastic tub from Walmart with a lid that I drilled some holes into, the humidity hasn't dropped lower than 70 though so I think I will need more holes drilled

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[chrid16371]

The tub is just a plastic tub from Walmart with a lid that I drilled some holes into, the humidity hasn't dropped lower than 70 though so I think I will need more holes drilled

How many holes are in your tub already? You can add more holes, use a smaller water dish, change to paper towels or newspaper.

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Thank you,
I've set him up in the big tank because after having him in the tub for 5 days I tried feeding a frozen thawed fuzzy and he seemed not to like it,getting scared and trying to hide I think he might be frightened by my hand? Anyways I put him in his big tank after all the equipment came in and I got it set up since I figured that's where he's going to be anyways, he is hidden up in the tree since I put him in there though, I'm going to attempt trying to feed him a live mouse tomorrow as it will have been five days since I tried feeding last. I'm not sure if I'm just feeding him wrong or if he's still jus stressed from all the movement his tank is regulated by a thermostat and uth at night with a blue bulb on a dimmer plus the ugh during the day maintaining 92-98 on the hot side and 75-80 on the cool side

[Stewart_Reptiles]

Thank you,
I've set him up in the big tank because after having him in the tub for 5 days I tried feeding a frozen thawed fuzzy and he seemed not to like it,getting scared and trying to hide I think he might be frightened by my hand? Anyways I put him in his big tank after all the equipment came in and I got it set up since I figured that's where he's going to be anyways, he is hidden up in the tree since I put him in there though, I'm going to attempt trying to feed him a live mouse tomorrow as it will have been five days since I tried feeding last. I'm not sure if I'm just feeding him wrong or if he's still jus stressed from all the movement his tank is regulated by a thermostat and uth at night with a blue bulb on a dimmer plus the ugh during the day maintaining 92-98 on the hot side and 75-80 on the cool side

So after all the sound advice you set up a 70 grams hatchling in a large tank and still wonder while he will not eat? Did you read the link Pit provided?

It's not about keeping the animal in a tub for 5 days but until he is about 200 grams and is a strong feeder right now what you did is just setting you up for failure.

Not to mention your temps fluctuating too much and being too high.

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[chrid16371]

If your not using the bulb to keep cool side up just remove it. Your thermostat needs to be dropped way down, it should never be over 94 under the substrate over the uth. Do you have your thermostat probe sandwiched between the uth and bottom of cage? Are you using a digital thermometer with probe or a temp gun?

You shouldn't of moved your snake out of the tub, 5 days in the tub wasn't going to fix anything but may 10 or 20 if you keep your temps and humidity right as well. The big tank is going to stress it out and cause refusals which you can't really afford to let that go on to long with a 70g snake.

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