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snowstripe420
Egg

Canada
81 Posts

Posted - 30/03/2011 :  19:35:31  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Sorry about all the posts. I just want to organize my q and a for better results :)

Info: Tank has been set up for 2 days. Purchased probe thermometer. Bottom of tank says steady 77.5 degrees during the day. Humidity at 60 percent. Otis has blue eyes, so assuming hes going to shed in a few days.

Im asuming he isnt happy with this temperature, even though he is staying on the cool side of the tank all day (70 degrees).

Will this effect his health?

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what kind of wood is this? hope its not dangerous


I also went to 3 pet stores today, even one specializing in exotics. NO THERMOSTATS!!! I gotta order one on-line. until then, im monitoring the floor temp...Although it is still to cool :( Help?


lrv2307
Yearling

United Kingdom
863 Posts

Posted - 30/03/2011 :  20:40:11  Show Profile  Click to see lrv2307's MSN Messenger address  Send lrv2307 a Yahoo! Message  Reply with Quote
looks like orchard bark, id change it for aspen or arbos substrate hun

dont worry about him staying in the cool side all the time, i bet you he doesnt, the little boogers move when your not watching lol
and looks like hes in blue, they will go clear after a cpl of days, then its just a waiting game for him to leave you a little prezzie of a nice shed

temp seems fine, go to the care sheet on this website to double check
dont stress about the humidity, they are quite happy with normal household humidity levels, if you see him having trouble shedding, try putting a water bowl in the warm side so he and slither in and out of it, or get some spagnam moss from your local garden centre and make a little shed hide from a small lunch box, there is a good sticky on the forum for all shedding issues hun

cant wait to see a new shiny snake after his shed lol

lrv (louise)
Uxbridge, Middlesex
0.1.0 snow - morgana
0.1.0 cali banded king - boudica
0.0.1 crested gecko - galaxy
** wish list**
ghost corn
anery corn
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snowstripe420
Egg

Canada
81 Posts

Posted - 30/03/2011 :  21:34:59  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
The substrate is Fir. Im curious about the "hide" bark. Im not a fan of any of that fake ****, so i got everything but the substrate right out of my garden :D


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snowstripe420
Egg

Canada
81 Posts

Posted - 30/03/2011 :  21:38:19  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
ill switch to aspen in 3 weeks when I do a nice big clean :) Still worried about thermostat problem. Will it be ok to moniter for a week or 2 while my thermostat gets shipped? no other choice really


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lotabob
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
4334 Posts

Posted - 30/03/2011 :  21:39:23  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Be careful when using stuff from the garden, it needs sterilising and smoothing. Also there are some poisonous substances to avoid, this is a link to a list of pretty much all of them. http://www.thecornsnake.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2402

Anery Corn snake SPOT. Royal Python, DUKE. Hogg Island Boa, SANKE. Albino House Snake, HAL.
Harlequin Crested Gecko HARLEY
Albino Horned Frog WAKA
Chilean Rose Tarantula TRIXIE. Brazilian Salmon Pink Bird-eating Tarantula SAM. Orange Baboon Tarantula BORIS.
Giant Asian Forest Scorpion, SALLY.
Giant African Land Snails, SHELDON & MICHELLE.
Budwing Mantis, MAIA
Dubia Roach Colony. Silkworm Colony. Mealworm Colony. Waxworm Colony. Fruit Beetle Colony.

MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL http://www.youtube.com/user/alocheeky
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snowstripe420
Egg

Canada
81 Posts

Posted - 30/03/2011 :  22:01:37  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
all i have from the garden is A peice of bark ( some kind of fir excluding douglas) and a branch from an arbutus tree. Which i didnt see on the list :)


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snowstripe420
Egg

Canada
81 Posts

Posted - 31/03/2011 :  18:33:43  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Is he going to be jolly miffed off at me if i cant get the warm side of his home to get up to the 80 degree mark? cause its been at 74 all day today



Edited by - Kehhlyr on 31/03/2011 22:44:39
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