Petco BRB...

[Ball2Drop]

Once you get rid of the lights so you can cover most of the screen top, you won't need the fogger any more.

Question, first thing is that my UTH should be here Friday. When you say "get rid of the lights" do you mean the BRB should not have lighting OR do you mean once I'm set up correctly and won't be using them for heat? My plan was to get the UTH and maybe only need one light for heat. (Until I can get a proper RHP and a Herpstat2) However, I would like to have lighting up top so I can enjoy it's amazing colors when/if it's ever out haha... I know they don't need any UVB so I was just going to configure a cheap LED strip for aesthetics. Any problems with that plan or any suggestions? Much appreciated bcr229!

BTW, I was able to cover half of the top with some styrofoam insulation and Gorilla tape today... What do ya think?

[KMG]

I like a cold home so when I had a glass tank like that I needed a che and light to keep the temps correct. You can make it work. They are like any other snake when it comes to a light and as long as it has some good hides the light is not an issue. You have to do what you have to do and if that means using a lamp than use it.

[Ball2Drop]

Thanks for the reassurance! They will eventually be treated a royalty!

[skinnyrascal]

Dude don't give em a hard time. They did save it. I wish I'd known more about snakes when I was younger, because now I know some of the boas and ball pythons I've seen in the past were emaciated if not already dead..I'd have saved them now if I could.

[skinnyrascal]

And funny coincidence, I just got one a week ago too...similar story, the humidity wasnt good and the water dish was almost empty and filthy. But my main concern is this BRB seems underweight to me...but I'll make my own post about that.

Yours is gorgeous, such bright Color! Mine is just brown really, which I don't mind, I just hope it isn't a health issue.

[Ball2Drop]

Thanks skinnyrascal!


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[KMG]

Dude don't give em a hard time. They did save it. I wish I'd known more about snakes when I was younger, because now I know some of the boas and ball pythons I've seen in the past were emaciated if not already dead..I'd have saved them now if I could.

How is it saving a snake? All that happens is you buy or "save" a snake and the store then replaces it with another. It is a terrible cycle. If nobody bought the snakes and they quit placing them in their inventory then many snakes would be saved. Anytime you buy one it is nothing more than spinning the wheel.

Don't get me wrong I hate seeing the snakes like that. I even had a GTP die in my hands at a PetCo one time. I get the urge to "save" animals and I wish I could own them all but that is just not possible.

I hope you both have great luck with your pickups and enjoy them as much as I enjoy my BRB. They are beautiful snakes.

[Mangiapane85]

How is it saving a snake? All that happens is you buy or "save" a snake and the store then replaces it with another. It is a terrible cycle. If nobody bought the snakes and they quit placing them in their inventory then many snakes would be saved. Anytime you buy one it is nothing more than spinning the wheel.

Don't get me wrong I hate seeing the snakes like that. I even had a GTP die in my hands at a PetCo one time. I get the urge to "save" animals and I wish I could own them all but that is just not possible.

I hope you both have great luck with your pickups and enjoy them as much as I enjoy my BRB. They are beautiful snakes.

100% agree. It's just perpetuation of a sad and terrible cycle.

If you saved this snake, are you going to "save" the next one? And the next one?

If seeing the snakes in bad condition in the big chain stores disturbs you, the best thing we can do as snake enthusiasts is to STOP buying them from these places.

With all that said, I hope you two have healthy pets that live long lives. Just don't do it again!! lol


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[Reinz]

And funny coincidence, I just got one a week ago too...similar story, the humidity wasnt good and the water dish was almost empty and filthy. But my main concern is this BRB seems underweight to me...but I'll make my own post about that.

Yours is gorgeous, such bright Color! Mine is just brown really, which I don't mind, I just hope it isn't a health issue.

Are you sure that you have a Brazilian Rainbow Boa and not a COLUMBIAN Rainbow Boa? Colombians are brown. Of course you could have a low color BRB, but just thought I'd point this out in case you were told by some individual and not an actual breeder of BRBs.

[BWB]

Congrats on the Rainbow - they are a fantastic (looking) snake. I got one from a guy two months ago and was told he was a bit aggressive, etc and was wary of him when I first brought him home but he has been great to handle. I am always fascinated by how smooth his scales are (compared to my other snakes, especially the Jungle carpet). And he is fast - when he wants to go somewhere (where I don't want him to go) he can motor! He likes to wrap around my waist and then slide down my leg to get to the floor - caught me off guard the first time he did that as I thought that I was dropping him.