Questions about my daughter's new BP

[rosiegirl]

Poor OP, this may be the most derailed thread I've seen.

Lol! My daughter just walked by and said "why are you reading about chickens?" and I said "it's from your snake thread!"

Don't worry, I've been around the internet a long time!

[Snagrio]

The fact that they meat doesn’t mean they SHOULD eat it ..

I seem to recall here in the uk having problems with our home bred beef and it turned out that some unscrupulous manufacturers had started putting in meat products in the cow feed to get better results in growth...


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This thread's already been derailed so hard that it's landed on another continental track altogether (including by me, for which I apologize), but allow me one last rebuttal:

Cows are herbivores so yes putting meat in their feed is a bad idea. Chickens however are optimistic omnivores that eat anything they can get their beaks on, which most certainly includes meat. At any rate, mine only get it as an occasional treat as they do with other type of food (fruits, veggies, greens, grass, bugs, ect.) beyond their staple formulated pellet food.

[Craiga 01453]

Lol! My daughter just walked by and said "why are you reading about chickens?" and I said "it's from your snake thread!"

Don't worry, I've been around the internet a long time!

Hahahhahaha, that's hilarious!!!

Thanks for being a good sport! I hope all is going well.

[rosiegirl]

Hahahhahaha, that's hilarious!!!

Thanks for being a good sport! I hope all is going well.

She fed him for the first time yesterday and it went well! He seems to like to explore in the evening and we have added clutter and humidity.

Tomorrow we are going to put the new heat mat on the bottom. And add a thermostat to our CHE. Still not sure if we should just the CHE with dimmer with a thermostat or a CHE without dimmer with the thermostat!

And is it okay to re-do the heatmat once it's been 48 hours since he ate?

[Mr. Misha]

Tomorrow we are going to put the new heat mat on the bottom. And add a thermostat to our CHE. Still not sure if we should just the CHE with dimmer with a thermostat or a CHE without dimmer with the thermostat!

And is it okay to re-do the heatmat once it's been 48 hours since he ate?

48hours after feeding should be plenty. I'm sure you're aware (I apologize if I missed it) but definitely make sure the heat mat is on a thermostat as well. In regards to the CHE, I'd go with CHE on a thermostat and call it a day. No need for it to be on a dimmer as well.

[rosiegirl]

48hours after feeding should be plenty. I'm sure you're aware (I apologize if I missed it) but definitely make sure the heat mat is on a thermostat as well. In regards to the CHE, I'd go with CHE on a thermostat and call it a day. No need for it to be on a dimmer as well.

How long should we normally leave him alone after a feeding?

yup, the heat mat is already on a thermostat!

[Mr. Misha]

How long should we normally leave him alone after a feeding?

yup, the heat mat is already on a thermostat!

48 hours is a good rule. Some do handle after 24, but I like to give my BP more time because I rather not deal with them regurgitating.

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[Toad37]

How long should we normally leave him alone after a feeding?

yup, the heat mat is already on a thermostat!

Minimum 24 hours after eating. I usually wait 36 to be safe but some people wait 48. It's really up to you and your animal but at least 24 hours to prevent stress and regurgitation. Ain't nobody got time for that!

[rosiegirl]

Hi again!

Just a few related questions that have come up with temps and humidity (I wasn't sure whether to continue posting in this thread or make a new one?)

We're still struggling with getting the temperatures right in the tank. We bought a new heat mat and installed it on the bottom of the tank on one side (removed the one from the side of the tank) with the probe from the thermostat between the glass and the heat mat. We also have a CHE that is on a dimmer switch and is also now connected to a thermostat.

Right now we have:

90% humidity, 78 degrees on "cool" side
80% humidity, 83 degrees on "warm" side

What are the ideal numbers we want on each side?

She just sprayed the tank so those humidity numbers are generally lower...he's also going into shed so she said they need to be on the higher side now? Now that we have the UTH the warm side isn't getting as warm as it was?

[Craiga 01453]

Hi again!

Just a few related questions that have come up with temps and humidity (I wasn't sure whether to continue posting in this thread or make a new one?)

We're still struggling with getting the temperatures right in the tank. We bought a new heat mat and installed it on the bottom of the tank on one side (removed the one from the side of the tank) with the probe from the thermostat between the glass and the heat mat. We also have a CHE that is on a dimmer switch and is also now connected to a thermostat.

Right now we have:

90% humidity, 78 degrees on "cool" side
80% humidity, 83 degrees on "warm" side

What are the ideal numbers we want on each side?

She just sprayed the tank so those humidity numbers are generally lower...he's also going into shed so she said they need to be on the higher side now? Now that we have the UTH the warm side isn't getting as warm as it was?

Ok, you want to aim for 78-80 cool and 88-89 warm. Remember, the heat mat is there solely to provide a hot spot, not for ambient temps. Your CHE is there for ambients. So you'll want to use a temp gun to check the actual surface temp above your heat mat. This should read 88-89. From there you may have to play with the location and temp setting of the CHE to get the gradient.

The humidity is fine for now, since she's in shed. But after the shed you'll want to be in the 60% range. Mine stays in the 50s-60s unless in shed.