Some quick suggestions, belw in blue







>>Hey all, finally I was lucky enough to have my girlfriend allow me to own a snake! Luckily the pet store down the road just recently got a hold of some baby Brazilian Rainbow Boa's. This is my setup,

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>>20 long tank

>>Screen top 3/4 covered with plastic, (metal clips to keep tight) Cover the WHOLE top with plastic, that will help your humidity problem.

>>Im running a 60watt red bulb 24/7 Depending on room temps, may not be necessary. Temps for a baby should average mid to high 70's with a 5 - 10 degree gradient.

>>I have a large soaking pool under the light along with an enclosure. Under the enclosure I have an adhesive under tank heat pad. You NEED some type of controller for the heat pad, not good to run at full heat.

>>For a substrate I have the green reptile mat/rug. I also purchased moss which I keep damp to help with humidity.

>>For fun I threw in a sand blasted grape vine which he actually enjoys curing up on once in a while.

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>>Heres my questions.

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>>I have the temperature/ humidity gauge located in the exact middle of the tank. The highest Ive been able to get the humidity is 60%. Mind you its located about 3/4 the way up the tank. So Im hoping that at lower levels of the tank its higher. As far as temperature, Im holding 77*F in the middle. Obviously its warmer under the heat lamp. 77 is a great temp - at the floor, if your gauge is 3/4 the way up, will be hotter at floor level.

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>>My final concern is the adhesive under tank heat pad. It gets pretty warm. The green mat does alot to absorb it. But should I be concerned with the snake getting too hot? Is it smart enough to know. Hey my enclosure is to hot. Im not going to hang out in there and either soak or go to the cool side of the tank? I just dont want to see him getting injured by it.

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>>Ive had him now for about 3 days. He ate a pinky last night with no problem. So Im thinking hes comfortable or he would not of ate. ( BTW I did put in him another container to feed him, hes also very tame and loves to curl up around my arm )

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>>Hes about 25" inches or so. So hes still young.

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>>Looking for advice, I appreciate it alot being new to this community. Thank You!



Lastly, there is a rainbow subforum, look for the link near the top of this forum!
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Thanks,



Dave Colling



www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com



0.1 Wife (WC)

0.2 kids (CBB, selectively bred from good stock)



LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:

12.25 BRB

12.14 BCI

And those are only the breeders



lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

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