Housing together help??? Plss

[babyboa97]

PLEASE READ!!! My Central American boa's heat went out for I don't know how long but probably over the weekend and I have had no time to go buy a new setup (it melted the tub) so I was thinking putting it in the guyana boas cage. The guyana boa is about 2ft and the Central American boa is about 3feet Please help fast he is cold

[Aaron_S]

You suck for not backing it up. Go buy everything right now. It'll live, out of the enclosure for another hour.

Don't post here. Go buy stuff. Stop being a fail keeper.

[Lankyrob]

Make sure you have a thermostat this time so if anything fails it should cut out before melting the tub. :)

[Corey209]

You suck for not backing it up. Go buy everything right now. It'll live, out of the enclosure for another hour.

Don't post here. Go buy stuff. Stop being a fail keeper.

I'm not saying this isn't true, but this is what makes people leave.

[Little Wise Owl]

I would house it in a tub in a fairly warm room of the house and go out and buy new stuff ASAP.

[Gungirl]

Sucks that it happened..

No do not house them together

[limey]

I'm not saying this isn't true, but this is what makes people leave.

I'd have to agree. People make mistakes. Mind you, what Aaron said is true, it's best to back everything up. But there are nicer ways to say it - specially if the member is new and not expecting to be torn a new b***hole just for asking a question.

Remember everyone was new at one time.

Bottom line is I hope the OP fixed the situation.

[Aaron_S]

I'm not saying this isn't true, but this is what makes people leave.

Meh. I said what's right. No need for sugar. It's the real world buddy. It isn't nice to everyone.

Besides, there's like 548905348 people signing up weekly. There's enough to go around.

When you can pass on your own experience, you can chime in for once. I doubt you will because you buy and sell your animals weekly.

[korlar21]

Do not put they together because they could try to show aggression. Make sure you put it in a container in a warm room! Go buy your stuff ASAP! Like others said you need a thermostat to regulate temp and will not over heat and burnout. Just DO NOT put together!!!! Best of luck!

[Corey209]

Meh. I said what's right. No need for sugar. It's the real world buddy. It isn't nice to everyone.

Besides, there's like 548905348 people signing up weekly. There's enough to go around.

When you can pass on your own experience, you can chime in for once. I doubt you will because you buy and sell your animals weekly.

I understand you're very knowledgeable but that doesn't give you the right to treat others like they're a piece of crap. Even with twelve thousand posts you don't run this site. Wayne has requested that newer members are to be treated nicer and if you value the ability to come to this website daily you should listen to him. Morals and ethics have nothing to do with animals.

[Terranaut]

All righty now fellars. Time to stop the bitch fest before it starts. Aaron is 100% right but seeing as uts too late to prevent it lets move on. Put the snake in a tub with holes and place the tub inside your other snakes enclosure. Then do not wait until the weekend. Go get new stuff now. You should always have a back up plan for when something goes wrong. If you are short on cash borrow it. Next time keep a stash or credit card you can put a sudden vet bill or supply bill on.
Good luck. Learn from this and please post pics of the melted tub for all without thermostats to see.

[Squirtle]

No, don't put them together. There are tons of pics of snakes eating each other when housed together, just surf the web for them. Also, you should ALWAYS have back up money for your reptiles if something goes wrong.

[babyboa97]

Those supplies that went out were very new I was not expecting this anytime soon

[Vegasarah]

Put the snake in a tub with holes and place the tub inside your other snakes enclosure.

I'm not a snake keeper, but I have lots of other reptiles, and this sounds like very good advice. It is what I would do if something like this were to happen to me.

(but, of course, I have the 'uh-oh credit card' for stuff like that, and try to buy replacement parts whenever I have extra money just to have around the house!)

Try and remain calm, think about what is best for the animal right now, and DO NOT let the snakes have access to each other, lest one become food! Try the box with holes, and watch the situation like a hawk until you can get the new supplies.

[EmbraceCalamity]

PLEASE READ!!! My Central American boa's heat went out for I don't know how long but probably over the weekend and I have had no time to go buy a new setup (it melted the tub) so I was thinking putting it in the guyana boas cage. The guyana boa is about 2ft and the Central American boa is about 3feet Please help fast he is coldI'm genuinely confused here. The heat melted the tub...and then went out? And this was several days ago? Where's it been for the past several days if its tub is melted? And how do you not know how long ago any of this happened? You said you "had no time" to go buy a new setup, so you can't have just discovered it this second. Maybe I'm just having a blond moment, but I don't get what happened.

~Maggot

[poison123]

Terranaut's idea is great i used to do it for baby corns.

[Squirtle]

How big is your boas cage? The one that's not broken.

[KORBIN5895]

You could actually put it in a pillow case inside of the other enclosure.

[Terranaut]

You could actually put it in a pillow case inside of the other enclosure.

That would work too. Or out them both in pillow cases to be 100% sure.

[limey]

Those supplies that went out were very new I was not expecting this anytime soon

Yeah, I understand this.

But you should always keep a spare around, right. Things do occasionally fail, even if they are new. "Hope for the best but plan for the worst."

Rob's got the right idea... get yourself a thermostat - you can pick one up brand new for like $25-30 at the pet shop. It will keep the temperatures steady then you never need to worry.

Whatever is your primary heating source, keep a spare (if you can afford it).

If you don't have time to get those things, can't you call in a favour from a friend?- ask them to run out and grab them for you.

I hope that with all the time that passed you managed to sort something out.

Best of luck

[DeesBalls]

we are all aware he SHOULD of had back up items.. he didnt and now hes asking what to do right now... To the OP: do one of the ideas mentioned above, either use a tub in a warm room, or smaller tub in a bigger tank (both sealed or secure so no one can "visit")

you can get hydrofoam thermostarts for like $20 bucks off of amazon, sometime they are a few bucks more, but they work awesome, i have 8 of them! and when you can afford to, just buy an extra tub here, extra thing here... ect... let us know how it turns out

[Terranaut]

I also use hydrafarm (not hydrofoam= I assume this is a typo )
Very cheap and other than the loud clicking when turning on/off they are great.
But I also use a $15 home depot baseboard heater thermostat in 2 enclosures with as good of results. I confirm all my temps with a temp gun every couple days or so. Both are set at temps that are not the same as what I get out of them but once set both work great. Never seen a hydrafarm for $20 but I have for $60 which is still 1/2 the cost of a herp thermostat and I am sure it's cheaper in the US.

[Corey209]

I also use hydrafarm (not hydrofoam= I assume this is a typo )
Very cheap and other than the loud clicking when turning on/off they are great.
But I also use a $15 home depot baseboard heater thermostat in 2 enclosures with as good of results. I confirm all my temps with a temp gun every couple days or so. Both are set at temps that are not the same as what I get out of them but once set both work great. Never seen a hydrafarm for $20 but I have for $60 which is still 1/2 the cost of a herp thermostat and I am sure it's cheaper in the US.

A lot of people who work with horticulture use hydrofarm for their seedlings and they work great. You can get them for around $30 online but I would check any local classifieds as well.

[KORBIN5895]

I also use hydrafarm (not hydrofoam= I assume this is a typo )
Very cheap and other than the loud clicking when turning on/off they are great.
But I also use a $15 home depot baseboard heater thermostat in 2 enclosures with as good of results. I confirm all my temps with a temp gun every couple days or so. Both are set at temps that are not the same as what I get out of them but once set both work great. Never seen a hydrafarm for $20 but I have for $60 which is still 1/2 the cost of a herp thermostat and I am sure it's cheaper in the US.

Last time I checked they were $25-30. I am going stateside often if any Canadians want me to pick stuff up for them.;)

[DeesBalls]

Amazon.com: Hydrofarm MTPRTC Digital Thermostat For Heat Mats: Patio, Lawn & Garden (http://www.amazon.com/Hydrofarm-MTPRTC-Digital-Thermostat-Heat/dp/B000NZZG3S/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1358952993&sr=8-1-spell&keywords=hydrofoarm+thermostat)

oops, its hyrdrofarm sorry, but here is AMazon showing one for $25. Check back now and then to amazon and sometimes you will find them cheaper... my 1st few were $30, then i must of got lucky and got one for $20.... it was around the holidays so maybe that is why?

[babyboa97]

I put her on top of my monitors cage which is nice and toasty She's doing a lot better I got the supplies thank you I just need to set it up

[limey]

I put her on top of my monitors cage which is nice and toasty She's doing a lot better I got the supplies thank you I just need to set it up

Good to hear. :)

[Corey209]

I put her on top of my monitors cage which is nice and toasty She's doing a lot better I got the supplies thank you I just need to set it up

Good to hear. :)

I thought he was replying to himself until I noticed they're different snakes..