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My dear, dear boa that I am so close to got stuck in my car. WHat happened was that me and my sister were on our way to some pet store. I felt no need to confine my wonderful pet because I am very liberal peson, and i think he needed some fresh air. Well... On the passenger's side of my '94 toyota camery my boa crawled to the bottom of the floor and up behind the glove compartnant.

So... i spent 3 hours with the help of another man to get him out.. but no avail... bammer, my boa(hence this name) now worked himself up to behind air conditioning.

Then he didnt come out..so i left water and a rat in there.. next day, still no snake. oi. bad times.

Next day my girlfriend came over and every 15-10 minutes we would turn on the air conditioning and see if he got out.. it was very hot... then we would go and call animal control, vets, and other places and see what i could do. SO, i called the fire department. They sent a truck over and 5 guys came out to help my snake out. No avail... finally.. it was decided to leave the snake alone and tomarrow take the car to a mechanic to have $500 worth of work done on the car for the snake to be out.

At 11 that night I got in a fight with my father about the plan in the morning. He said that if he could not make another appointment with the dealer ship the snake would sit in the car for another day. Ok, I had to go to school the next day. No one would be home.. the snake would die in this INTENSE heat he have been having. After a few "unmentionable words", i lost the arguement to stay home the next day. It wasnt about staying home, it was about saving my dead friend's life!

So, i grab the keys to the car... and look for bammer... and i see him! He is trapped in a heating duct. I rip the heating duct out of the car.. and get bammer to safety. Basically... sometime you need to take things into your own hands. Oh boy... well.. the snake is happy... and so i am.

bleh... OK! Leopard gecko stuff!

I just recieved a leo from a women and I was wondering what you all have in thier cages. SO far, all i have is calci sand, a small water bowl, hide boexes, and some decorations. I am decideing whether or not to turn on the heat lamp.. it gets hot im my snake room. Also, she looks like she is going to shed... does she need a humidity box?

she also needs a name.. what should I name her?

Thanks all reading...

Peace

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Starkey
Mystic Eye

I keep my leo between 80 and 85. Make sure you have a hide on the warm and cool side. In both hides keep some damp sphagnum in there so the humidity will be up. They eat their own skin so most comes off whether there is enough humidity or not.
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Andy Maddox
The Reptizone

Who are you who can say it's ok to live through me? Alice In Chains

Well, calci-sand isnt the best substrate to have them on, plus it is really expensive. You can use slate tiles, or paper towels, or just regular washed play sand. They need a uth, for the belly heat, to aid in digestion. On the hot end, the ground temp above the uth should be upper 80's to 90. They need a humid hide when they are going into shed, and just put that right over the uth. You can only have the humid hide but if there is more room, you can also have a few more hides. They need a water dish also. They can be kept in a 10 gallon cage. They can eat a staple of crickets, and/or mealworms. both need to be gutloaded well. I think i covered everything.

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Josh
My Email

Why is calci sand no the best? Just curious...

Thanks for teh replies... pics soon
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Starkey
Mystic Eye

The grains of calci-sand are large and sharp. On young leos they can cause impaction really easy, on adults impaction doesnt happen as much, but it still can. If you use slate or paper towels, you are taking that risk.
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Josh
My Email

Use paper towels for the substrate right now so you can see if she's pooping right. My girls don't get a humid hide because I can usually tell a couple days ahead of him whether they're going to shed and I just spray them. You can make a cheap humidhide from a sturdy plastic container like gladware or ziploc (or a cool whip or butter container) and filling it with moist paper towels, vermiculite, bed-a-beast, etc. and cutting a hole in the side or top. Uh...yeah. If you want more info just im me.