Re: First blood~
you need to get a thermostat in there to avoid 105 spikes, pulse-proportional will keep it nice and steady - a heat mat can reach 105/40C if its not controlled by a thermostat - also do you have an air-gap below it? if not, raise the enclosure up a couple of milimeters, and tape the UTH to the bottom of the enclosure (on the outside)
yeah wouldnt worry to much about strikes, hissing and posturing, she's young and nervous, just needs handling, but give her a little while now, 2-3 weeks, to settle in and get used to her new home
if she is 2 months old, i very much doubt this is her first shed, I would imagine its her 2nd or 3rd at least, including her first which would have occurred within days of hatching
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