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Originally Posted by craigafrechette
You definitely want to have your enclosure set up BEFORE you bring your snake home. It takes time to get your temps and humidity dialed in right.
You also don't want to bring everything home and find out something isn't functioning properly. What if your thermostat isn't working? Or your heat source isn't working?
As a first time keeper, do yourself a HUGE favor and set everything up ahead of time. The excitement of a new pet could very quickly turn into an overly stressful situation if you're not prepared and run into issues.
Lastly, put the animal's needs first. Snakes require time to acclimate to their new enclosures. It's a stressful situation for them being moved around and being in new hands and new environments. All this stress will only be compounded if the enclosure isn't properly setup and the temps are fluctuating, you're constantly at the enclosure making adjustments, constantly checking on your new snake because you're worried, etc...
So, in closing, do yourself and your new pet a favor and set your enclosure up at least a week before you get the snake.
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some good points in there. I had a lot of my stuff on hand from previous pets so I new it worked. I also have a room that has ambient temps that If you use a tub it doesnt take much time at all to get temps and humidity up so a week might be a bit much, but I understand the point. A tank would take a bit longer. I had a couple of finishing touches to do on my enclosures because I brought home more than I planned but I left the snakes in the take home container until I had it set up to reduce the handling/stress. They didnt stay in there fro days or anything. I have multiple pet stores, a reptile specialty store, and of course plenty of walmarts near me so its easy to get what I need right away, even if it means overpaying. All in all, I cant imagine it was any more stressful than a trip to a 2 day show and the trip back, if I hadnt bought them. Or all the hands on them at the show itself.
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