All setup w/ snake :D

[Appolion]

Great job! and congrats , After the week is up try a f/t but make sure it is thawed/warmed enough. I keep one of guys in a 40g long, it was the tank that came with him..her and have never had a prob with temp/hum and I only use 1 uth, but I'm in so fl so that helps alot.

I'm in ND. Humidity is scarce to say the least. I have a humidifier for my room, so it stays around 40%, so getting to 50-60% with plants/wood/eco earth isn't too hard. I'm getting sick of eco earth already though.

[llovelace]

, I would love to be in the Dakotas but only for vacation , my humidity is 50-56% on average, I got one in shed so I trow in moist sea sponge & her tank is at 77%. It would drive me nuts if I were in the north lol

[Demon280z]

some times they do research there is ALLOT of bad info floating around out there, and ignorant employees of chains stores with the display of bad husbandry when most new comers purchase there snake = allot of mistakes at first.

While I agree with you.. I can't help but say that it is still the person's fault for not doing more research. There IS more good info than bad out there, you just have to spend sometime deciphering it.

This is a perfect example of how someone can get off to a great start with their first snake.

On the f/t: If you cant get any interest, hold the heat lamp over the mouse for a little while. Every BP will react to the mouse differently so be ready to try different approaches. I can dangle the mouse by the tail for one of mine while the other will never strike if it's off the ground. Good luck!

[Argentra]

Very nice! I'm glad there's another person around who can make tanks work!

Try aspen for substrate. It's not as messy as ecoearth or as prone to bacteria. Looks nice as well.

And as to FT switch over - as was said it's all up to the individual snake. I have two adult BPs who refuse to take FT no matter what I try...but they love PK. On the other hand, my biggest adult female (a rescue from a clueless fool) took to FT the very first time I offered it to her. Same with my spider girl...but then, she's a pig.
Just be patient and consistent. Only offer the food you want them to have, in this case FT, and if they don't take it they wait another week. Don't give in and feed them live... they can go a long time without food if they must.

Keep up the good tank work!

[gu1do24]

Nice setup man, good job on keepin the temps right on also, when your snake comes out take some pics Im sure we'd all like to see him.

[JeffJ]

Aspen by far is the best substrate option for cleanliness next to newsprint or paper towel

so easy to maintain and humidity is not an issue.

[llovelace]

Aspen by far is the best substrate option for cleanliness next to newsprint or paper towel

so easy to maintain and humidity is not an issue.

And if you line the tank with paper towels first, monthly cleaning is a breeze, just roll up and dump, then vacuum out the rest which is minimal

[JeffJ]

And if you line the tank with paper towels first, monthly cleaning is a breeze, just roll up and dump, then vacuum out the rest which is minimal

i use news paper i can never get it out in one shot with paper towel

[Appolion]

, I would love to be in the Dakotas but only for vacation , my humidity is 50-56% on average, I got one in shed so I trow in moist sea sponge & her tank is at 77%. It would drive me nuts if I were in the north lol

Temps at the coldest, which lasted about a week were consistently below zero. Some nights were down to -35F
Not to mention ND has an average wind of 18MPH...wind chills down to -50/-60F... It was a week of hell, which incidentally froze over temporarily...

Needless to say, once I get my degree, I'm leaving!

[Appolion]

Ok everyone, I got some pics of my new snake




Whaddya think?