Quote Originally Posted by Bogertophis View Post
From what I can see the damage doesn't look like much to worry about...snakes do bend their scales back from time to time, no big deal. I don't use RHP's
but I can understand your frustration though...I'd try to find a way to block him from being able to climb it. More importantly, it suggest to me that he wants
to be warmer than he is. You might consider a second heat source, UTH, if you aren't already using one. If he has a snug hide over UTH, he might stop caring
about (& climbing) the RHP? Just my hunch...
Thanks for replying. Think you got onto to my last post about his scales.
I don’t really know if he’d be doing it for warmth as he spends most of his time in the cold end & to me the temps seem alright my room is in the loft/attic it gets cold up here especially in winter so I’m using an oil heater for ambient temps keep it on high which, manages to keep the floor on the cold end at a stable temp. I completely get where you’re coming from though.
I switched to a rhp at the end of December because of what happened before it, I do have a UTH with a glass protector in case of burns but don’t use it as would be quite hard to fit it in. Next time I clean him out I’m gonna have a look to see what I can put around it, it’ll probably be thin pieces of wood that won’t give him splinters.


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