The breeder told me that he's eating very well (rat pups).
I'm going to be putting him in the set up I had for my ball python that died a couple of months ago. Acrylic tank, the size of which escapes me off the top of my head, but is a good big one, with a sliding mesh lid. Under tank heater on one side, with a thermostat control. Two hides (one on the warm side), lots of plants to sneak about in. Suitable size water dish. Temp and humidity gauges.
I'm going to be buying a lightbox set up, to have day and night cycles because I live on the ground floor and the natural lighting in my apartment is next to none. I'm also thinking of getting a mild heat light because my apartment is also a bit on the chilly side (this is in case the temps aren't quite to my liking with just the UTH).
Be sure that the hides are tight; as in, his sides should be touching the sides of the hides. They need that security, otherwise they get stressed and that can lead to not eating :-(
The one hide is kind of big, so I'll be replacing that one as soon as I can. The other hide, however, is a wee coconut shell. And will most likely be the perfect size for him. :D
sounds sensible. i assume you detoxed and cleaned the habitat from your last snake? (i had a mite problem one time because i didn't adequately clean the cage...)
i found that with heat lamps, if you have a mesh top, you need to consider what the mesh is made of.. a friend melted a plastic mesh top because it was right under his (non light) radiant heat lamp. when i used my ceramic heat lamp i put it over the water bowl, as that helped to raise the humidity as well. we have a dry house in the winter....
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Date: 2007-12-28 09:12 pm (UTC)I'm going to be putting him in the set up I had for my ball python that died a couple of months ago. Acrylic tank, the size of which escapes me off the top of my head, but is a good big one, with a sliding mesh lid. Under tank heater on one side, with a thermostat control. Two hides (one on the warm side), lots of plants to sneak about in. Suitable size water dish. Temp and humidity gauges.
I'm going to be buying a lightbox set up, to have day and night cycles because I live on the ground floor and the natural lighting in my apartment is next to none. I'm also thinking of getting a mild heat light because my apartment is also a bit on the chilly side (this is in case the temps aren't quite to my liking with just the UTH).
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Date: 2007-12-28 09:13 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-12-28 09:17 pm (UTC)The one hide is kind of big, so I'll be replacing that one as soon as I can. The other hide, however, is a wee coconut shell. And will most likely be the perfect size for him. :D
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Date: 2007-12-28 09:34 pm (UTC)added insulation too...
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Date: 2007-12-28 09:31 pm (UTC)(i had a mite problem one time because i didn't adequately clean the cage...)
i found that with heat lamps, if you have a mesh top, you need to consider what the mesh is made of.. a friend melted a plastic mesh top because it was right under his (non light) radiant heat lamp.
when i used my ceramic heat lamp i put it over the water bowl, as that helped to raise the humidity as well. we have a dry house in the winter....
good luck with him, and keep us posted. 'kay?