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I posted this earlier but I didnt think many of you would read it, so I posted it again here...

OH! News flash! I could be getting the CRB possibly next week. I'm freaking out, afraid to screw up on caring for it. This is, after all, my first snake that's going to need more specific requirements than kings or ball pythons. Plus I was talking to the current owner and he was telling me how he cared for it. For example he said he heated the cage by putting a heat mat on the side of the tank and the tempetature stayed around the mid-70s. Is this an OK way to heat it, or will I need more heating devices? I planned on getting the basking area to about 82 degrees. Oh I don't know what to do, I'm freaking out!
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1.0 Ball Python (Sultan)
0.1 California Kingsnake (Leota)
1.0 Eastern Painted Turtle (Yugi)
0.1 Red/Gold Bearded Dragon (Irwin, R.I.P.)

...An ideal cage for Colombian Rainbow Boas would have a warm area in the high 70s and the cooler area in the low 70s. These snakes are nocturnal and do not need to bask.
Jeff

>>I posted this earlier but I didnt think many of you would read it, so I posted it again here...
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>>OH! News flash! I could be getting the CRB possibly next week. I'm freaking out, afraid to screw up on caring for it. This is, after all, my first snake that's going to need more specific requirements than kings or ball pythons. Plus I was talking to the current owner and he was telling me how he cared for it. For example he said he heated the cage by putting a heat mat on the side of the tank and the tempetature stayed around the mid-70s. Is this an OK way to heat it, or will I need more heating devices? I planned on getting the basking area to about 82 degrees. Oh I don't know what to do, I'm freaking out!
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>>1.0 Ball Python (Sultan)
>>0.1 California Kingsnake (Leota)
>>1.0 Eastern Painted Turtle (Yugi)
>>0.1 Red/Gold Bearded Dragon (Irwin, R.I.P.)