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Rainbow bow problems help

marine6326 Feb 23, 2014 01:00 PM

I recently got a young rainbow now I think around a year old or less he small
But this is the second day and he never moves unless I pick him up or touch him idk what to do in keeping the humidity best I can around 80 I just don't know what
Else to do help plz

Replies (3)

marine6326 Feb 24, 2014 07:34 PM

He wasn't that active and we kept the ac on the ride back I got him at a Petco about a hour drive from the house he wasn't that active when I got him but they said they fed him the night before but I'm concerned cause when I went to sleep he was in the same spot as when I woke up. I must the tank daily and when I'm working I have my roommate do it we use moist paper towels on the grate to keep humidity good. I'm not sure how to post a photo of him/her but I can offer a phone if someone can revive photos that way my number is 6613481984
The help would be awesome

marine6326 Feb 26, 2014 05:05 AM

I use my phone on this website my house is currently without inter net why I gave a cell phone that I can send pics with. Being in the military I'm always reachable.
He has started shedding I don't know of I missed the signs or not. But we got him and his eyes where milky but they are clear now I see his skin is dull and bright in parts where the old skin shredded but it concerns me still that he doesn't move around that much. Heating wise I use a reg day bulb and a night black bulb I'm good at keep his humidity levels up they by spraying the cage down I use moist towels to keep it there so humidity is usually around 70- 80% and 70-80 degrees. He is moving slightly more now that he has shedding skin he is about a foot long really young with. 20 gallon tank I have 3 trees 1 wall vine a water bowl and 2 hides one in the middle and one on the cool in I keep the water in the warm in end I put moist paper towels in the hides to help humidity also.

marine6326 Feb 26, 2014 05:54 PM

So he has been a bit more active since yesterday day I have been spraying him and his cage 4 times a day for humidity purposes. He doesn't seem to ever lay in his water bowl I have set him in it and it's small enough for him to lay in but he moves out of it I did notice he seems to like to lay under the heat lamp more so the stay in the cool end. But he had been climbing more in his trees and such. I have looked at a rainforest spray machine that keep it moist but I don't know if that would be the best bet also I've looked at foggers. He isn't my first snake but he is my first tropical snake so I know some. He sits on the floor not near any windows or heaters. I don't know if I should try to feed him while he's sheading though none of my others would eat. But he is a baby so what would you think try and feed him it has been a week on 2/27/14

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