New Thermostat!

[indygunnerguy]

My digital thermostat also measures humidity. After I sprayed last night, it jumped to 99% LOL. I checked it this morning after it had time to settle, and it was still around 70%, but I'm just not sure how accurate my humidity reader is. I'm going to cover the lid with a piece of cardboard with foil over it. I plan on cutting a hole about 1/2" wider than the CHE so it can still do its thing and cut holes on each side for air flow and see how that works out once I get my thermostat installed. I will post pictures of this "marvel of engineering" once I get it made ;P

[indygunnerguy]

Sorry I meant digital thermometer, not thermostat LOL!

[ballpythonsrock2]

I'm going to cover the lid with a piece of cardboard with foil over it...

From my experience you might find saran wrap taped over card board works a little better than tin foil. Tin foil seemed to just reflect the heat more or something, it didn't seem to lock in the moisture like the saran wrap did for me. Some people eventually use plexi-glass I think.

As of now I have Styrofoam completely wrapping in 3M silver metal tape (3350 ) which looks like tin foil But it seems to be working ok. I guess I could wrap them over with saran wrap. Might just do that in the next couple of days. Thanks.

ps. I would go ahead and move the snake and check the glass temp. If the substrate is 90 the glass might be too hot. And then measure the glass temp. set the thermostat to 90 and work up slowly checking the glass and then waiting. Best to do this before the snake is there at all. But guess you'll have to work with it. I wouldn't let the glass get over 90 But you will probably end up setting the thermostat higher than 90 to get the glass to 90. Make sure the temps stabilize before changing the thermostat setting.

[indygunnerguy]

Will do. I just didn't want to stress him too much. Ive only had him out two (maybe 3) times since I bought him because I read that you aren't supposed to handle them too much. Is that true? How often am I able to take him out and hold him? I know at least 24-72 hrs after he eats, but other than that what is the rule?

[reptilemom25]

Will do. I just didn't want to stress him too much. Ive only had him out two (maybe 3) times since I bought him because I read that you aren't supposed to handle them too much. Is that true? How often am I able to take him out and hold him? I know at least 24-72 hrs after he eats, but other than that what is the rule?

The only hard and fast rule I know of other than to wait after feeding is no handling until they are eating consistently (3 feedings in a row without refusal), and after that to take is slowly. Honestly, a lot of it depends on the snake. Some can tolerate more handling than others.

[ballpythonsrock2]

Will do. I just didn't want to stress him too much. Ive only had him out two (maybe 3) times since I bought him because I read that you aren't supposed to handle them too much. Is that true? How often am I able to take him out and hold him? I know at least 24-72 hrs after he eats, but other than that what is the rule?

Better stressed a little than a burned belly right? I would wait 48 hrs. to handle after eating I handled one once at 24 hrs. because Brian at snake bytes said 24 was enough and had a partial regurge. Since then I wait 2 days or 48 hrs. Once your snake gets acclimated and had a few meals you could take it out after 48 hrs from feed and then use your own best judgement between once a day or every couple of days say 15 to 30 minutes of handling, you don't want to over handle them . I would leave it alone on feeding day and then the 48 hrs after. And then a little here and there between the 48 hrs and feed day. Not handling on feed day is not a rule but it is just using good judgement.