Just Introducing Myself And Cain

[pugnacious_apbt]

Hello Guys. New to the group here. Show you guys my boy Cain. It's funny that I even have a snake of any kind(deathly afraid of them before this guy). I used to work for animal control in FL. I rescued him after some lady came home to find him on her doorstep. I'm glad she wasn't on of those carzy people that just kills every snake that they see. I've had him for about a month now. He eats good (one med rat a week). He was a little thin when I got him but he has had a rat three rats since I have had him (he shed the third week that I had him). Wanted to show you guys his set up, and him. Any comments or feedback would be welcome.

[Subzero]

ooo big problem I see is you need two hide boxes in that tank, one on the hot side 89-93degrees and one on the cool side 82-88degrees, also you just need one water bowl just keep it fresh.

Nice looking snake thanks for rescuing it, they are great animals.

[crisstyle21]

Congrats on the find the whole setup looks great. Might I add you give him a hide. And buy a lesser wtt for the cool side of the tank..Its great to have more floridans. What part of fl you from?

hot side 88
cool side 82

[AzureN1ght]

Welcome to BP.net! I'm glad Cain found his way off someone's doorstep and into a home of someone who wants to care for him.

I've got a couple of questions/comments

-- Is the "rock" labeled in the picture just a regular rock or is it a heat rock? If it's a heat rock, I would toss it immediately. Those are very dangerous for reptiles.

-- I know he was probably a little emmaciated when he came to you, but most people here are going to reccomend that you feed your boy one small rat every 7 days; anything larger than that is really too large of a meal for him.

-- In the photo, I don't see any hides in his tank. BPs should have 2 hides, one on the warm side of the tank and one on the cool side (ideally, identical hides).

There may be some things I've missed/neglected to ask. I'm sure someone else will be along in time Don't worry if we all start asking you fifty questions--we're just trying to help.

[AzureN1ght]

Congrats on the find the whole setup looks great. Might I add you give him a hide. And buy a lesser wtt for the cool side of the tank..Its great to have more floridans. What part of fl you from?

hot side 88
cool side 82

Most (including myself) will tell you:

hot side: 90-95
cool side: 80-85

As far as the temperate gradient is concerned.

[Subzero]

Oh also check temps above that heat pad, they tent to get too hot without some sort of controller, if anything add alot more substrate to that areafor now if its too hot. Def. get two hides they dont like being in the open like that. and they need the warm and warmer side so they can thermoregulate themselves.

[tweets_4611]

He's a good looking snake!!

This will help you alot with your set up...
http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ad.php?t=32800

You do need the hides, a warm and cool side, and if that is a heating rock, it really, really needs to go. They can get burned real easy one those. Of course if it's just a normal rock, cool ^_^

And congrats on your new addition!! Your going to love him!

[pugnacious_apbt]

It's cool. I had a had hides in there for three weeks and he never used them. He just laid around them. No heat rock. It's a regular slate rock. And the cool sides light doesn't run during the day. it's gets swapped at night with the day light. Temps run about 90-92 hot side. 82-84 cool side. I am having a bit of a prob keeping the humidity up. Fort Walton Beach, FL.

[crisstyle21]

Most (including myself) will tell you:

hot side: 90-95
cool side: 80-85

As far as the temperate gradient is concerned.

True, but humidity is also a important factor. So I never keep my hotspot in the 90s. I love to have my hotspot around 88-89

[AzureN1ght]

True, but humidity is also a important factor. So I never keep my hotspot in the 90s. I love to have my hotspot around 88-89

For the health of your BP--it's best to have your warm side 90-95 AND have the right humidity (50-60%). If you use a tank, there are some really good threads on how to set up your tank to maintain the right heat AND the right humidity.