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Lotabob
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 18/03/2013 : 18:42:28
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| Congratulations on the first feed. General recommendation is 3 consecutive feeds before handling, |
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Zoe
Yearling
187 Posts |
Posted - 18/03/2013 : 20:03:48
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eh? thats another 3 weeks, i want to pick him up lol.
Going back to post about his hide, yeah that wooden block was his hide, now gone and a new hide made from half a log in it's place. The water dish is at back in warm end, the other water dish was just there for bathing through shed and has now gone.
So, should hide be in 'warm' end? |
1.0.0 royal python - Oscar
1.1.0 dogs - Rafferty and Florence |
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Steve83
Hatchling
United Kingdom
56 Posts |
Posted - 18/03/2013 : 23:24:57
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If you can, have two hides, one in the warm end and one at the other, cooler, end. That way Snakey can regulate its temp by moving between the two as and when it needs to.
They like to feel safe so if there is only one hide in the hot end, it'll likely just stay in it, no matter how hot he gets, which may not be healthy for him!
Please someone correct me if I'm wrong, but that's how I've viewed it... |
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boomslang
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
2025 Posts |
Posted - 19/03/2013 : 00:02:50
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If you can, have two hides, one in the warm end and one at the other, cooler, end.
And like i said,get a stat and higher wattage bulb,as it might be getting to temp now,But you'll only have problems in colder weather etc. |
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Zoe
Yearling
187 Posts |
Posted - 19/03/2013 : 09:09:05
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| I've got a stat now and it's working super. Think another hide is needed mebbe - he only has the one in the cooler end. That said, it's only 3 foot viv and the temp is fairly consistent throughout only varies 3c from one end to the other |
1.0.0 royal python - Oscar
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eyeball
Yearling
United Kingdom
114 Posts |
Posted - 06/04/2013 : 18:17:57
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| Sounds like you've got it pretty much sorted. I would go for a second hide as suggested as it'll give him a bit of extra cover. If he feels like he's got somewhere secure to go he's more likely to pop up to the hot end for a bask. Also consider a moss box for him to have a wriggle though when he's coming up to a shed. I've got one in the middle of the viv pretty much all the time and Noodle loves popping in for a rootle about during the night... |
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Zoe
Yearling
187 Posts |
Posted - 06/04/2013 : 18:54:52
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What I've done is got a fake log which is big enough for him to hide in and put the moss in that, he has had a look but not been in it. He's got water dish under heat lamp and another deep water dish that he bathed in during last shed at the cooler end. Seems to be working cos humidity staying at 52 with a daily mist.
He's on large mice which he eats quickly once a week and he comes out soon as his light goes off at dusk.
When you take yours out do you handle him and put back or do you let them roam around on the couch/floor? I just hold mine. He does bugger all really. Coils round my wrist like a bangle and stays there lol |
1.0.0 royal python - Oscar
1.1.0 dogs - Rafferty and Florence |
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eyeball
Yearling
United Kingdom
114 Posts |
Posted - 07/04/2013 : 09:23:54
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As long as you keep the moss damp that should be fine. It took Noodle ages to find his moss but once he did he loved it. At the end of the day, if he's eating its a good indicator that he's comfortable in his viv (or so I've been told and it seems to make sense).
When I take Noodle out he generally sits on my lap or tries to if he's feeling energetic, wriggle down the side of the sofa! Did you know that ancient Egyptian Queens used to wear Royal Pythons as jewellery, hence the name Royal apparently! |
0.0.1 Pastel Royal Python - Noodle |
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Zoe
Yearling
187 Posts |
Posted - 08/04/2013 : 07:57:46
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| I didn't know that - hehe mine def thinks he's a bangle |
1.0.0 royal python - Oscar
1.1.0 dogs - Rafferty and Florence |
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Have I got it right? Any advice for newbie?
