New Mexican Black Kingsnake - Page 2

TheBoogieDown · 08-30-12, 08:04 PM

Alright folks: I got a pretty good picture (using my friends camera) of our snake. And I found what looked like a scar, or something on his underside, or maybe it's his butt. I really don't know haha.

Jlassiter · 08-30-12, 01:09 PM

Personally I would not use a heat lamp.....they put off a large area of heat and dry the air.

Don't think of keeping him one certain way, at one temp and one humidity level.
Provide him an array of temps and humidity to choose from. Gradients so he can choose where he wants to be at any given time.

Use a heat pad under 1/3 of the tank.
Provide a humid box...Damp sphagnum moss in a tupperware container with a lid and an access hole.....place it where part of the container of moss is over the hot spot and the rest in the cool area.
This way your snake will have the option to be hot/dry, hot/damp, cool/dry, cool/damp......And it will choose what it wants instead of being forced at a constant temp or constant humidity level.

TremTricolors · 08-30-12, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Jlassiter

Personally I would not use a heat lamp.....they put off a large area of heat and dry the air.

Don't think of keeping him one certain way, at one temp and one humidity level.
Provide him an array of temps and humidity to choose from. Gradients so he can choose where he wants to be at any given time.

Use a heat pad under 1/3 of the tank.
Provide a humid box...Damp sphagnum moss in a tupperware container with a lid and an access hole.....place it where part of the container of moss is over the hot spot and the rest in the cool area.
This way your snake will have the option to be hot/dry, hot/damp, cool/dry, cool/damp......And it will choose what it wants instead of being forced at a constant temp or constant humidity level.

I agree, low 70's is not to cool for snake as long as he has a spot in the mid 80's or 90's to got to when he wants to digest a meal. I keep my snake room at 72 all day and 70 sometimes at night.

TheBoogieDown · 08-30-12, 03:54 PM

If he were mine, I probably would. But, he is my roommates and she wants to get him a log instead (he has spent most of his time investigating UP the sides of his terrarium as well as chilling on top of his rock hide.) I'm sure she'll eventually get him another hide.

Kaetlinv · 08-30-12, 08:11 PM

Experts correct me if i'm wrong - but I'm pretty sure that's their 'belly-button', because I've seen that on all three of my Ball Pythons. I'm guessing that's where their umbilical cord was >.>

Also, I believe that white scale is where his 'butt' is.

TheBoogieDown · 08-30-12, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Kaetlinv

Experts correct me if i'm wrong - but I'm pretty sure that's their 'belly-button', because I've seen that on all three of my Ball Pythons. I'm guessing that's where their umbilical cord was >.>

Also, I believe that white scale is where his 'butt' is.

That's what I told my roomie, but it never hurts to ask... All you guys can laugh now haha.

snake man12 · 08-30-12, 08:14 PM

Yeah It was were the embryo was connected to the yolk

Kaetlinv · 08-30-12, 08:17 PM

Better safe than sorry! when I first saw it on my first BP I kind of freaked too. It's only natural to be worried! If you care, you'll worry

TheBoogieDown · 08-30-12, 08:19 PM

Especially considering my first two snakes had white bellies, so it never stood out that much. Also, having got him from a chain pet store, I'm concerning over the tiniest of details right now.

Jlassiter · 08-30-12, 08:46 PM

Yep it's the "belly button" where the umbilical cord was attached to the egg yolk......

Jlassiter · 08-30-12, 08:47 PM

As it ages it will become less noticeable and typically will be unable to see when it's an adult.....

TheBoogieDown · 08-30-12, 09:19 PM

Woo, that's good to know. This little bugger has been freaking active ever since we took that picture of his "belly button". He's taken to doing laps over his water bowl, doing laps over his hiding rock, and laying on his hide rock trying to reach the top of the terrarium. Quite entertaining, but he always makes me hold my breath when he "falls over".
And I have more pictures:

Kaetlinv · 08-30-12, 10:39 PM

My 1700gram female Ball python does it... I freak out whenever I hear a 'thud' in the middle of the night, panicking and turning on a light to see her draped over one of her climbing bars... She is ALWAYS climbing around! Thankfully she has stopped shoving her nose between the mesh of her lid, but she still falls over / down when she reaches too far.

She doesn't seem to be hurt by it, but I still worry. I get where you're coming from >.<

TheBoogieDown · 08-30-12, 10:44 PM

He's recently learned that he can reach the top to the cage. Thankfully he can't get through the slits in it, and he can't undo the locks that are attached.

Kaetlinv · 08-30-12, 10:56 PM

with a 3foot 7inch snake.... it's hard to make a tall enough home for her NOT to reach the top, haha.

She's done this since she was a wee little one. Even though it scares the crap out of me sometimes, I've come to accept that she's not going to stop.