crisis/issue please give suggestions!...

[adi]

hey everyone for 5 weeks now, me and my dad have been arguing over the temp. issue in my house which is like this- when the temp is right for my BP, its too hot for my dad so he puts the air conditioning on......which lowers my BP terrarium to 75 which is bad......are there any suggestions on what to get for my baby to get outside of his hide (which is good temp) and to explore his cage once in a while?

[Sinsation]

Do you have a seperate heat source for your bp's enclosure?

[lillyorchid]

I'd ditch the tank and get a rubbermaid storage container! Will keep the temps a lot more even!

PS. Don't you use some sort of heat sorce other then just your house heat?

[adi]

all i ahev for a heat source is an UTH (under tank heater) under his hide..... thanks for the rubbermaid tub suggestion.....but my dad wont leemme ditch a 100 tank i worked for lol thanks anywayz

[JLC]

You'll need to get a second heat source for the enclosure. You can't expect your Dad to change his personal comfort levels for your pet.


As for what to do to get your snake out and about more...well, you kinda chose the wrong snake if that's what you want. Most BP's spend 98% of their day sleeping. When mine is hungry, I may see her out for a few minutes in the evening, hoping to find a juicy rat laying around....but other than that, she lives the high-life of being as lazy as her wee little snakey heart desires.

[adi]

before the temp problem, my baby came out and about 2 hours a day at least....but ya i understand that.....what ahould be another heat source for the other side of the tank?

[tigerlily]

I'd shut the vents off to that room, and maybe consider a space heater.

[adi]

whats a space heater?

[JLC]

before the temp problem, my baby came out and about 2 hours a day at least....but ya i understand that.....what ahould be another heat source for the other side of the tank?

Your best choice is another UTH and another t-stat....or at least a dimmer switch. You can try a lamp or CHE (Ceramic Heat Emitter...puts out heat like a light bulb but does not produce light)....but those tend to interfere with your efforts to keep humidity at acceptable levels.

[lillyorchid]

whats a space heater?

SPACE HEATER......