Hi and welcome! Agreed with the above - no handling for at least a week, and preferably no sooner than 48 hours after your first successful feed with him.


Here's how "I" set up my babies. I use a 15 quart tub from Dollar General (less than $3) and I use small binder clips from Office Depot to secure the lid.

I soldered out ventilation holes all around the top of the tub.

I use an AcuRite thermometer/hygrometer from WalMart ($12) that takes one AAA battery.

I also use flexwatt undertank heater (UTH) from http://www.reptilebasics.com and use a Ranco thermostat (also from the above site). In this set-up, I use 3" flexwatt.

For the hides, I use small plastic flower pot saucers with the entrances soldered out. In the pictures, I also had a green box that I soldered an entrance into from Dollar General, but it was too large, so she now has two of the saucers.

Disclaimer in these pictures - I was waiting for my flexwatt order and thermostat, so you will see a human heat pad that is set on low (has no auto-off feature). Human heatpads are NOT designed for use with reptile, but can work in a pinch or as a VERY temporary solution - be VERY careful with them, as they can get HOT fast!