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10-07-12, 03:43 PM
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Morelia Enjoyus Maximus
Join Date: Oct-2011
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Re: my setup
Well I hate to sound like a **** here but that is not a good setup for a BP at all.
Again no offence intended here but you need to change more than the screen.
Even if you just covered the screen in foil you are still heating with lights and are gonna dry your snake right out. You need to lose the lights and get a uth then cover the lid with foil and add a couple air holes. I still can't believe they sell people those for snakes. I can't stress enough that that setup could potentialy kill your snake over time. You will need to mist it many times per day. A BP doesn't need much light at all and will probably not be to comfy with that much beaming around him. Even a cheap tub witha uth on a thermostat is far better than those tanks. Ok for corns and kings but not ball or boas ect.
Sorry to tell you this as I am sure you tried hard but follow advice on here and your snake will be healthier and more enjoyable.
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10-07-12, 03:54 PM
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Re: my setup
Terranaut, you are right for the most part, but I still believe proper conditions can be met with a heat lamp, depending on your situation and where you are. I have my boas under heat lamps and heat pads, and I find that spraying down the tank, every day or two keeps it at about 60-70 for me, and that's with paper as a substrate. I do keep my room door and windows closed at all time.
But for the most part you're right, I just think as long as you monitor the humidity, and it is proper even with a heat lamp, then you're good. If not then yea, something needs to be done lol
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10-07-12, 04:08 PM
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Morelia Enjoyus Maximus
Join Date: Oct-2011
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Re: my setup
Humidity fluctuates so much with a screen lid and I have used a light to heat my kings viv and his humidity drops 15% during the day with the light on and this setup has 2 plus a floresent. I also wonder where the cool spot is ? Is there any gradient at all? I sound mean but to the op I am trying to help you and your snake. Short term this will do but long term no.
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10-07-12, 05:25 PM
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Re: my setup
It looks "pretty," but it's not really functional for a ball python.
Here is my setup for reference:
The screen, with the lights and small water dish, will dry your snake out. Ball pythons need high humidity.
Check out this page for setting up.
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10-07-12, 09:13 PM
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Morelia Enjoyus Maximus
Join Date: Oct-2011
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Re: my setup
Thats funny. Mine looks ver similar.
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10-07-12, 09:44 PM
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Re: my setup
i just got done with my tank top removed the screen and put a old tank top on it hot gluing the top inside out...and i have cut little airvents in the top of the top... i removed the lights i do have a uth on right side of the tank... i was wonding if it would be ok to put a bubbler under the waterbowl to work on the humidty?so that i dont have to mist the newspaper... if i mist the take wont the ink from the news paper get on the snake?
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10-07-12, 09:48 PM
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Re: my setup
Quote:
Originally Posted by alessia55
It looks "pretty," but it's not really functional for a ball python.
Here is my setup for reference:
The screen, with the lights and small water dish, will dry your snake out. Ball pythons need high humidity.
Check out this page for setting up. |
How did you keep your log hides from molding!? I got one for Pajamas like..a month ago, and now it has mold all over it =[
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10-07-12, 10:05 PM
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Re: my setup
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Originally Posted by iBaman
How did you keep your log hides from molding!? I got one for Pajamas like..a month ago, and now it has mold all over it =[
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That's odd. Kaybe has had the same log hides for almost 3yrs now with no problems. Not sure why yours are molding... maybe you're misting too much?
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10-07-12, 10:32 PM
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Re: my setup
maybe...any idea of how to get rid of it? or should I just get another? (haha, misting too much...never heard that one before xD)
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10-07-12, 11:13 PM
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Re: my setup
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Originally Posted by iBaman
maybe...any idea of how to get rid of it? or should I just get another? (haha, misting too much...never heard that one before xD)
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I'd just get another. But I have the same problem with my crestie tanks! Anything wooden will mold after a while. But for the retic, I'd just start spraying a little less.
It Is annoying though..
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10-07-12, 11:29 PM
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Re: my setup
so weird. Yeah, i'll get a new one and stop misting as much...even with how I'm misting now, though, he's having issues shedding. =/
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10-08-12, 05:30 AM
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Non Carborundum Illegitimi
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Re: my setup
Our GTP viv has wood in it and is misted daily to 90% and hasnt molded in two years.......... 
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10-08-12, 05:57 AM
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Morelia Enjoyus Maximus
Join Date: Oct-2011
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Re: my setup
No mold on ours either. Strange??
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10-08-12, 12:26 PM
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Re: my setup
so weird! I wonder what I'm doing wrong!?
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