qestion on cage setup

ANIMAL5051 · 12-07-02, 03:40 PM

i'm new to all of this i have only had my snake for two months.i built a cage for her it is 3 feet by4 feet and is 2 feet deep. in the inside i decided to go with a nature feel i have wood chips for bedding i also have some bambo and bozi plants on inside. i also have a bowl with some moss and water in it. Thats were she is most of the time. i keep the temp at 81 to 85 and the humidty at 80 to 85.i was just wanting some feed back because i could be doing something wrong and i would not know it. oh sorry the kinda snake i have is a f/brb. thank you

ls1grrrl · 12-08-02, 10:53 PM

Well, I'd let the cool side temp drop into the upper 70s or so. We keep ours with a daytime gradient between about 78 - 85 (max) and at night the temps drop from 2-4 degrees on both ends. Be sure to keep in mind that temps any higher than 85 can be detrimental to BRBs, especially young ones. (Not sure how old yours is...) The snakes do better with slightly cooler temps than other boas.

We keep our enclosures' ambient humidities between 85 - 90%+ (the digital hygrometers we use max out at 90% then just read 'HI' and they pretty much always say 'HI'). If your BRB is pretty much always staying in the moss/water, then it may be telling you it wants more ambient humidity. You said you have a bowl with some moss and water. Is the bowl "rightside up" with no lid and just there to help put moisture into the air? If so, one thing you may try is get a tupperware-type bowl with lid on it, cut a hole in the side just big enough for the snake to go in and fill with moist sphagnum moss to give the snake a hide with concentrated humidity. (If this is what you're already doing, then disregard - I wasn't sure from your description...) Be sure to check the "moist hide for urates/stool often - snakes really seem to like pottying in them.

Generally it sounds like you're off to a good start, may just need a little tweaking here and there.

Regards,
Heather

ANIMAL5051 · 12-09-02, 06:02 PM

no that is not what i was doing so if i fill up the tupaware bowl with moist moss and cut a hole in th side of it.i taking it the snake knows well enough to leave the same way it came in.thanks for the reply

jim