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[Chris72]

Originally Posted by Aaron_S

It's a queen bee.

Pastel x Lesser x Spider

If it had an additional pastel gene in it it would then be "killer queen bee". You'd notice a really lighter snake. Maybe someone can post a picture if they have one.

So would it be correct to say the snake was mis represented at the show? (See pic of container) Where is says Pastel Lesser x Bumble Bee (that would have been 4 gene..two pastel genes included and therefore Killer)

As you advised I did look around on google Images and you can see the killer Queen has much lighter saddles and a lighter head. (two pastel genes..One in the bumble bee, one in the Pastel Lesser...right?....that it's wrong?)

[Aaron_S]

Yes, the container looks to be telling what the parents were. That pairing could indeed produce a queen bee.

[mykee]

Yeah, what Aaron said. That animal is not a killer queen, it's not super pastel. She's a triple.

[Chris72]

Cool. You guys are awesome.

Just wanted to make sure I have it right in my logs.

Oh...and Savannah and Trinity (potion) are now under smaller hides that are just pushed off the bedding. Looks kinda funny.

Speaking of funny: Olympia (blast) thinks she is a turtle! She has been spending lots of time in her cooler hide and it appears she has decided it's a mobile home. Moved it 6inches yesterday.....another 4 last night. Is that a product of repeated coiling or an attempt at burrowing while in that hide?

Cheers,
C.

[Aaron_S]

Originally Posted by Chris72

Cool. You guys are awesome.

Just wanted to make sure I have it right in my logs.

Oh...and Savannah and Trinity (potion) are now under smaller hides that are just pushed off the bedding. Looks kinda funny.

Speaking of funny: Olympia (blast) thinks she is a turtle! She has been spending lots of time in her cooler hide and it appears she has decided it's a mobile home. Moved it 6inches yesterday.....another 4 last night. Is that a product of repeated coiling or an attempt at burrowing while in that hide?

Cheers,
C.

Probably when she shifts her body around or cruises about she may move it.

I doubt it's an attempt to burrow because ball pythons aren't really known for that type of behaviour.

[Chris72]

Probing Question (for senior members):

Originally I have buried the wire and placed the thermo probes on top of only ¼ of bedding, topped with a couple of inches of bedding. Then I found that as bigger snakes cruised around at night the probe was disturbed screwing up the temps.

Knowing that tape (or any kind of adhesive) is a “no-go” on the inside of the enclosure:

I have since moved to a similar set up for the probe and simply put the water dish on top of the bedding where the probe is. Works so far giving me a nice 93deg on the back end of the enclosure. Although I need to set the thermostat to near 100deg in order to read my 93deg on the hot side.

I wanted to ask the very experienced members on the board about any “best practices” you have found to work best for probe placement within the enclosure so that it will be secure and the set point / actual are closer. (Or as close as possible)

C.

[Aaron_S]

In my rack system the probe is on the heat tape. I use a temp gun to read the temps in the bin and adjust if necessary.

I've seen people use types of suction cups with some sort of hook to run the wire through on top of it.

Some people have used silicone I believe as well. I have no idea on these items though and their hazards in an enclosure.

[Chris72]

Originally Posted by Aaron_S

In my rack system the probe is on the heat tape. I use a temp gun to read the temps in the bin and adjust if necessary.

I've seen people use types of suction cups with some sort of hook to run the wire through on top of it.

Some people have used silicone I believe as well. I have no idea on these items though and their hazards in an enclosure.

Perfect!