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Thanks Billy. The pillow case trick worked great! I did have to pull the skin of of the tail, but it was already off the rest of the body when I pulled her out of the sack. I will mist the next time she sheds.
I do have the left side of the cage up to 87 f the other is holding at 69 f. Is this too much of a difference? Maybe I need to get a heating pad with more than 3 settings. Anyway thanks again.

Is there anything wrong with my substrate (crushed walnut shell)? It is very easy to keep dry and clean. I do not feed in the tank, we do that on a desk for all the students to watch. So I'm not worried about ingestion of the shell particles.
Hope Im not asking too many questions, I just want to do a good job, keep my snakes healthy and set a good example for the students.

Thanks,
Jason

If not, then it did not work. If it is then, YAY!! Your temp gradient seems fine and though I've never personally used the crushed walnut shell, I don't see anything wrong with it for your black rat. Good luck and keep up the good work! Billy

>>Thanks Billy. The pillow case trick worked great! I did have to pull the skin of of the tail, but it was already off the rest of the body when I pulled her out of the sack. I will mist the next time she sheds.
>>I do have the left side of the cage up to 87 f the other is holding at 69 f. Is this too much of a difference? Maybe I need to get a heating pad with more than 3 settings. Anyway thanks again.
>>
>>Is there anything wrong with my substrate (crushed walnut shell)? It is very easy to keep dry and clean. I do not feed in the tank, we do that on a desk for all the students to watch. So I'm not worried about ingestion of the shell particles.
>>Hope Im not asking too many questions, I just want to do a good job, keep my snakes healthy and set a good example for the students.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Jason
>>