new here, and new snake!

youngage · 07-23-11, 09:22 AM

so i just pikced up my first snake a ijc python, and its a baby very thin and about 2 feet?

i currently have it in a 20 gallon with 2 hides and a big piece of driftwood for it to climb. i used to have jungle earth as substrate but have since moved on to a mix of plantation soil mixed with it to keep humidity in. now the humidity in the tank is very high and i have lights on it alot for it to dry up quicker.

anyways it is very friendly and nice, but i was just wondering if it is behaving normally, since i fed it last night in my shoe box, when i tried to picked it up to put it back into its tank, it was always moving and always had its head in the striking position so i was cautious. but since i put it back it has been sitting at the top of the branches and resting there since. is this normal for it? or should i be worried?

the tank is at about 87-90
and the humidity is about 70+ (trying to get it to dry out now. no more towel on top)

any other tips and suggestions for it?

thanks alot!,

hugo.

infernalis · 07-23-11, 10:37 AM

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Freebody · 07-23-11, 10:50 AM

welcome to the forum, you need to leave your snake alon for at least a couple days after feeding, I personally dont think their is a need to remove your snake for feeding, i did way way back in the day, and now i dont and their is no difference. gl and I, would love to see some pics

stephanbakir · 07-23-11, 10:52 AM

after feedingy, its normal for them to be a little aggressive, everything smells like food.

marvelfreak · 07-23-11, 11:06 AM

Hello and welcome! Your snake will be fine in a couple days after it digested it's food. I feed my snake in their cage so i don't have to move them afterwards. The last thing you want is to stress them out after eating. If they regurgitate their food you'll get to smell one of the nasty smells around. Once your snake settle down in a couple days we love to see pictures.

ilovemypets1988 · 07-23-11, 11:10 AM

it sound like perfect snake feeding behaviour tbh. also as the other have said, dont disturb your snake for a few days after feeding as doing so can cause problems.

pictures are a must btw lol.

also very much welcome to the forum.

stephanbakir · 07-23-11, 11:14 AM

Where in Canada do you live?

Lankyrob · 07-23-11, 11:17 AM

I assume by IJC you mean Irian Jaya Carpet? If so that humidity is a little high, in the uk we class carpets as needing "normal" humidity which is 50% here. I think your hot temp may be slightly low too but my brain isnt working properly at the moment for me to remember - maybe someone else can confirm this to save me having to get up and check?

youngage · 07-23-11, 09:11 PM

pics will do for sure! it is shy of the flash...

anyways yea its been 24hrs and there is still a lump in his body and i dont really notice it moving down its body... should be fine?

as well, it hasn't come down from the basking area in the past 24hrs. its fine?

and my tank temp is about 34c high and 27 low now after misting it just now, as well it was a 40% humidity and now about 55 aftermisting.

should i handle it tomorrow? or give it another day?

youngage · 07-23-11, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by stephanbakir

Where in Canada do you live?

toronto, ontario for the summer.

waterloo, ontario for school.

Coffee Black · 07-23-11, 10:44 PM

Hot seems fine to me. I try to keep 80-83 ambient with a hot spot around 90 . Humidity can definitely come down though, yes. 50 is good and I bump it to 70 for shedding, if I notice. She has gone into and out of blue without my noticing twice now and at 50% humidity I still got perfect sheds.

youngage · 07-23-11, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Coffee Black

Hot seems fine to me. I try to keep 80-83 ambient with a hot spot around 90 . Humidity can definitely come down though, yes. 50 is good and I bump it to 70 for shedding, if I notice. She has gone into and out of blue without my noticing twice now and at 50% humidity I still got perfect sheds.

do there eyes just cloud when they are ready? they stay cloudy for a day atleast right? dont wanna miss it lol

FROM TORONTO.

anyways its been a day since he has eaten the mouse and it is still a lump on the body. it should be gon soon and be a pooop?

the humidity is still relativly high about 65. but it should be fine if its just chillin there still and hasnt moved from the spot since?

Coffee Black · 07-23-11, 11:39 PM

He will digest it fine. Needs more than a day. I give mine two to three days before handling or even messing with the cage. Poop may take up to a week or more depending on prey size and the individual animal. Eyes will cloud but you won't always see it. Some people say a couple days and some say a week . Again, it all depends on the animal. DONT FRET! Haha. Humidity seems okay. If it stays around 50 I would let it be unless you notice he is in shed. Around about 40 or below is when I would spray.

youngage · 07-23-11, 11:44 PM

also i am using coconut fibre+jungle earth substrate. will it be hard for me to see its poops and stuff? should i switch to a wood one where i can see the poops and where it is more natural? or is what i have good?

forkedtongue · 07-24-11, 12:03 AM

Waiting for my severance to pick up one of anthony's carpets. Beautiful snake, how much did u pay if u don't mind me asking?