Roe progression thread!

[GpBp]

Man a lot has happened while I've been away! (Been working the past few days.)


GpBp, do you happen to have a weight on your mice? That could give us a better idea of their size. Even if they were hopper mice, I can't imagine them being that big for a 75 gram boa...my 80 gram boas take hoppers no problem with little to no bulge left over. Every source will size their feeders slightly differently (and some wildly different). Hoppers should be 7-12 grams and fuzzies 3-6 grams.




So sorry to hear about the panic with the heat tape! I had something like that happen last year when one of my Hydrofarms clunked out. It had the red warning light on, and said something about the temp being too hot. The temp gun read 125F, the Hydrofarm hadn't even shut off the heating pad, just continued to heat it like normal. Needless to say, I threw that out. Luckily the snake I had in there was completey unharmed.





She needs much warmer temps. I keep my boas' ambients 80-85F with a hot spot/side of 88-90F. I don't offer a cool spot unless there's enough room for them to fully coil up in a cool area, ambient area, and warm area. You don't want it to jump from 75F all of a sudden to 90F, or they may never use one or the other side due to the sudden skyrocket in temps (to them). Hot spot would be the area directly above a UTH/heat tape, and hot area is only important if you're using an ambient heater as heat pads won't raise ambient temperatures efficiently.



Turn off any and all lights at night. Any light we can see, they can see, too. Even red and blue/black lights are too bright and they're fully capable of seeing those wavelengths, and it can disrupt their day/night cycle.

Ok, a lot here! So, the mice are 10-11 grams! Woahhh they are hoppers! I ordered fuzzys I swear! Sorry for arguing, I should've weighed them! Should I keep feeding her them? If your 80g boas will take them, should Roe be able to? Again, there was no big bulge on her.



I was so worried! I've checked temps all twice a day now, and thankfully its stayed 87°F-88°F on the UTH. Everything is duct taped now, hopefully no more loose probes! I'm glad your snakes was okay



As for temps, I got that all down. Idek why I thought those low 70's temps were OK! But yes, her temps now are:
Hot side: 90°F
Ambient: about 84°F
Cool side: 81°F

She's all good now, sleeping in her hot hide as we speak




So, here's what I do for my balls:
Geno: All light go out
May: White light goes out, low blue light comes on

It only drops their temps 3°F-4°F.

But for Roe, I think I have to keep something on! For example, last night when I put in the blue bulb, there was a burning smell. I immediately unplugged it! I let it sit, but I was so tired. I got back at like 3:00 am, and was exhausted! So I just turned her dimmer down so there was heat, but low. Only to find this morning, her temp had dropped into the low 70's! I need the blue night. (Her temps are back to normal this morning)




I hope this answers some questions!