Hi, I've kept monitors, geckos, turtles and dart frogs but never snakes and am very interested in getting a BRB. Could someone point me to some good caresheets? I read the one submitted to kingsnake by Jeff Clark but would like to read as much as possible. and what are some good methods for keeping the temp and humidity up since this seems so important? Ive been able to do this well with my monitor but the tank set up is totally different so any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
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a good caresheet?
bluetail10
Sep 26, 2008 01:56 PM
Replies (5)
rainbowsrus
Sep 26, 2008 02:56 PM
a couple of mine....
{url=http://rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com/Care Sheet Brazilian Rainbow Boa.htm]BRB caresheet[/url]
Hope they help...
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Thanks,
Dave Colling
www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com
0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)
LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders 
lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats 
rainbowsrus
Sep 26, 2008 02:58 PM
a couple of mine....
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Thanks,
Dave Colling
www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com
0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)
LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders
lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats
bluetail10
Sep 26, 2008 03:26 PM
Thank you for your response. My question now is how do you keep them warm? My apt is usually in the low 70s. Will just a simple heat light over the outside of the enclosure be enough?
rainbowsrus
Sep 26, 2008 05:36 PM
Belly heat with a properly insulated cage. Heat lamps tend to dry out enclosures.
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Thanks,
Dave Colling
www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com
0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)
LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders
lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats
Jeff Clark
Sep 27, 2008 12:09 AM
With your apartment in the low 70s all the time a little BRB would be okay with no extra heat. Ideal situation would be for you to provide a small warm spot on the floor of the cage without raising the overall cage temperature too much. A small piece of flexwatt heat tape under the cage and controlled with a proportional thermostat or a dimmer turned down very low would do it perfectly.
>>Belly heat with a properly insulated cage. Heat lamps tend to dry out enclosures.
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>>Thanks,
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>>Dave Colling
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>>www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com
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>>0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
>>0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)
>>
>>LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
>>26.49 BRB
>>20.21 BCI
>>And those are only the breeders
>>
>>lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats
