Im newb with BP's

[k1ingdomKaa]

Can snakes yawn? my snake just like opened his mouth and shut it. as if he were yawning...
also i think hes hungry, his belly is rly smushy.

[bcampos]

Can snakes yawn? my snake just like opened his mouth and shut it. as if he were yawning...
also i think hes hungry, his belly is rly smushy.

Hi new guy, stand by one while I rant for a quick second here:

I know it's the point of this forum to help educate people, and most come here after they get their snake looking for advise. BUT WHY DOESN'T ANYONE RESEARCH FIRST?

ALL HAIL THE STICKY'S AND THE SEARCH FUNCTION!

Here is a typical example of someone who wants a pet (in this case a snake) and does not have the cash to provide what the snake needs. I don't know about you, but there are some excellent sticky's in this forum that can get you set up with housing, heating, and so on for under $100 bucks, maybe even around $50 if you try hard.

In reference to your zoo med UTH and so on. I've tested about 10 of them, and they can cook up to 120F if you let them. Thermostat/Rheostat is a def must.

It is also apparent to me that you are not following the advise given to you, even outside of the items you were told to purchase. SUCH AS HANDLING. Just leave him alone and let him settle in. The "squishy" belly you are feeling should not be a concern if you are not handling him, but you obviously are.

Please please please either follow the directions, or stop asking contradictory questions which clearly indicates your contempt for the great people trying to help you.

END RANT

But seriously though: Good luck with your snake, and trust the experts on this site. You can see from a simple thread like the one you started, everyone says the exact same answers to the basic setup questions. They do that, because they are right. Follow the caresheets, get the husbandry right, LEAVE THE SNAKE ALONE FOR A WEEK OR TWO, and you'll have a happy, healthy, hungry snake.

-Good Luck,
-Ben

[k1ingdomKaa]

thnks ill leave him alone for a week or two. then ill start to feed him.
Should i turn the lights on in the am and off in the pm?

[dosexxiskoseki]

Hi new guy, stand by one while I rant for a quick second here:

I know it's the point of this forum to help educate people, and most come here after they get their snake looking for advise. BUT WHY DOESN'T ANYONE RESEARCH FIRST?

I actually researched it for a few months, but am completely lost as far as the attitude, and what to do in specific situations... and seriously... do they yawn?

[Spaniard]

I actually researched it for a few months, but am completely lost as far as the attitude, and what to do in specific situations... and seriously... do they yawn?

The yawn is another way the snake tastes the air so to speak. Just another way to survey the surroundings. Excessive yawing can also be a sign of a RI, but an occasional yawn is a normal thing to see.

[k1ingdomKaa]

Im just going to get a dimmer, and on the dimmer ill write the different heats.and ill move it away from the wall because the walls temps can varry.

[Jonny2184]

Ive had many other snakes, 3 corn snakes, rosy boa- 15 years!, Gardener, and now a baby BP!

Not to be a butt head but this statement makes me wonder???

They are different species but I can't see the difference being that huge?!?!

[giaach]

Not to be a butt head but this statement makes me wonder???

They are different species but I can't see the difference being that huge?!?!

Thats what I was sayin earlier. All of these snakes need specfic heat and living conditions. How can you take care of a boa ( one that takes MORE care) and not a ball python...?!

[k1ingdomKaa]

I wasnt such a good pet keeper, I told you my mom only gives me so much.
Anyways Im going to get a home thermostat and hook it up to a wooden stand that I make, Then im going to put it in series with the cage lights and heat pad.

[bcampos]

I wasnt such a good pet keeper, I told you my mom only gives me so much.
Anyways Im going to get a home thermostat and hook it up to a wooden stand that I make, Then im going to put it in series with the cage lights and heat pad.

I'm no bleading heart tree hugger or anything... But damn... I feel bad for this snake.

I wasn't such a good pet keeper? My mom only gives me so much?

Holy cow, why don't you cut back to one snake that you can actually take care of instead of terrorizing 5 different ones with bad care?