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ok so after all my hard work i have my photos to share with everyone...mind u the gauges and thermostat are on the way! and i will be changing the fresh airr screen on top of the tank!
and my snake ate for the first time yesterday kinda changed my outlook on how to feed him and what i was doing wrong before
Well I hate to sound like a **** here but that is not a good setup for a BP at all.
Again no offence intended here but you need to change more than the screen.
Even if you just covered the screen in foil you are still heating with lights and are gonna dry your snake right out. You need to lose the lights and get a uth then cover the lid with foil and add a couple air holes. I still can't believe they sell people those for snakes. I can't stress enough that that setup could potentialy kill your snake over time. You will need to mist it many times per day. A BP doesn't need much light at all and will probably not be to comfy with that much beaming around him. Even a cheap tub witha uth on a thermostat is far better than those tanks. Ok for corns and kings but not ball or boas ect.
Sorry to tell you this as I am sure you tried hard but follow advice on here and your snake will be healthier and more enjoyable.
Terranaut, you are right for the most part, but I still believe proper conditions can be met with a heat lamp, depending on your situation and where you are. I have my boas under heat lamps and heat pads, and I find that spraying down the tank, every day or two keeps it at about 60-70 for me, and that's with paper as a substrate. I do keep my room door and windows closed at all time.
But for the most part you're right, I just think as long as you monitor the humidity, and it is proper even with a heat lamp, then you're good. If not then yea, something needs to be done lol
Humidity fluctuates so much with a screen lid and I have used a light to heat my kings viv and his humidity drops 15% during the day with the light on and this setup has 2 plus a floresent. I also wonder where the cool spot is ? Is there any gradient at all? I sound mean but to the op I am trying to help you and your snake. Short term this will do but long term no.
My new stuff came today so i wanted to update again i thank everyone so much for helping me understand what my new snake needs and not just brush me off as someone who's not willing to learn what needs to be done to have a happy snake!
i have been trying all kinda food with him the other owner said Mar wasnt eating at all there for i didnt wanna just rush in and give him all of it at one time he had 2 little pink mice the two days ago then a fuzzy one today i didnt wanna over do it to start with... and i really didnt want to rush him i will feed mar one more pink mouse and i fuzzy one 2 night. i get all my hiding stuff from petco! wonderful place i think they was like $8.99 ..and the other stuff came from amazon!
Boaphile? Size? They look like 48x24x18. I'm still deciding on whether to build the new enclosure for mine or just buy one. Wondering how a radiant heat panel would set up in a boaphile.
i just got done with my tank top removed the screen and put a old tank top on it hot gluing the top inside out...and i have cut little airvents in the top of the top... i removed the lights i do have a uth on right side of the tank... i was wonding if it would be ok to put a bubbler under the waterbowl to work on the humidty?so that i dont have to mist the newspaper... if i mist the take wont the ink from the news paper get on the snake?
my setup
Hybrid Mode
