New here - am I ready?

[vikingr]

you're ALMOST there!

Thanks Taylor, appreciate the welcome and all your great suggestions! will try to add some pics here for better detail...

[tttaylorrr]

Thanks Taylor, appreciate the welcome and all your great suggestions! will try to add some pics here for better detail...

you're welcome. we all want your new baby to be as happy as you guys will be with it! and we always love pictures! lol.

[vikingr]

We'll have a good read of all the posts above and you're good to go ..

As mentioned , those log hides are really no use as hides as they just won't feel secure at all ... a thermostat is an absolute MUST before the snake gives in ... I'd suggest orchid bark / ReptiBark as a substrate as it looks great , makes the snake look amazing and helps to keep the humidity up .

You've also got time to buy a digital temp gun for about 13 dollars off eBay or Amazon or whatever ..


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Man, I lit up my Amazon Prime account over the past few weeks! bought almost everything there + got the 774 temp gun 2-days ago... actually I over-purchased and now have a lot stuff I'm not even going to use, but might in the future (different hides, branches, water dish, vines, plastic plants, bulbs). I'm not sold on the cypress mulch and open to others, like the look of the coconut substrate too - Thanks Zincubus

[Zincubus]

Man, I lit up my Amazon Prime account over the past few weeks! bought almost everything there + got the 774 temp gun 2-days ago... actually I over-purchased and now have a lot stuff I'm not even going to use, but might in the future (different hides, branches, water dish, vines, plastic plants, bulbs). I'm not sold on the cypress mulch and open to others, like the look of the coconut substrate too - Thanks Zincubus

Pleasure ... you'll be a great snake keeper , that's obvious to see

Just remember that the substrate should ideally be in the opposite colour range to the snake so dark coloured substrate like orchid bark or ReptiBark or whatever will emphasise the colours and pattering of your snake/s whereas very light colour substrate kinda drains the colour from most snakes . I see so many beautiful light coloured / albino snakes kept on aspen but they're almost camouflaged out .



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[vikingr]

Currently in my dining room... testing which temp/RH probe works best, bottom pic = screen covers I made




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[tttaylorrr]

Currently in my dining room... testing which temp/RH probe works best, bottom pic = screen covers I made




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looks pretty good! those covers are great. how are you going to use bulbs with them? if you're still having humidity issues even with those covers, maybe try taping saran wrap OUTSIDE the top on the metal edges; that's worked wonders for me in the past. i've never used a hide like that with a hole on the top. asking anyone who might know: are those suitable?

[JodanOrNoDan]

looks pretty good! those covers are great. how are you going to use bulbs with them? if you're still having humidity issues even with those covers, maybe try taping saran wrap OUTSIDE the top on the metal edges; that's worked wonders for me in the past. i've never used a hide like that with a hole on the top. asking anyone who might know: are those suitable?

I hear the hole on top design works well. I am making a cheapo version for one of my more reluctant feeders to see if I can get him more consistent. The OP put in some good work. Hope it holds up when the bulldozer arrives. Most of my girls would extensively "redecorate".

[vikingr]

looks pretty good! those covers are great. how are you going to use bulbs with them? if you're still having humidity issues even with those covers, maybe try taping saran wrap OUTSIDE the top on the metal edges; that's worked wonders for me in the past. i've never used a hide like that with a hole on the top. asking anyone who might know: are those suitable?

I should point out that I had just plugged everything back in after house cleaning yesterday to take this pic - so temps are off on those acurites... The acrylic/plaskolite panels are not toxic and have a melting point somewhere around 300F. But I'm only covering 3 or the four 4 panels and it's a very tight seal. I left 1 panel off in the back/left beneath the coated heat light so I get improved ambient heating and some ventilation.

[Zincubus]

The hides should be just fine , I have one of those enclosed hides and all the snakes love them plus they make great damp hides for when they're in shed mode - just add some damp moss or wet kitchen roll daily - also the log thing in the corner also looks ok , I incorrectly pictured one of the typical log roll hides with a front and back entrance which are no use . Some people prefer to have two identical hides but it's not written in stone anywhere .

It may be worth considering putting some black paper or whatever you fancy on the outsides of back and side panels just to give a more secure feeling for the snake .


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[Alexiel03]

depending on the snake and/or where you get it from and its age, it may not thrive right away in a big enclosure. sometimes babies need THEIR needs met before your own. if your beep is not eating/losing weight, you might need to switch to a 6qt tub so it gets established. i'm not saying it's going to happen, but it is something you need to consider as it CAN happen.

i had that problem with my baby banana bp, i had to put him in a 6qt tub because he didnt feel secure enough in a tub that was only twice as big and he was refusing meals.

also in my opinion the terrarium you are using might be a bit big for a baby but it does look pretty nice.