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deborahbroadus
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ONE MORE THING....  Also the Pet store representative was incorrect. Balls do not get their vitamins and minerals from UV. They are noctrinal animals. They get their needs from the prey that they are fed. For this reason, rats are the preferred prey by breeders. Mice are a second option if the Ball will not eat rats.
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stumpy_wigmaker
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Thank you Deb for the details! Im the kinda of person who needs to know why im doing something lol  Well im going and do some tests today and figure out the substrate temp(wal-mart reader!! ) And im going to prob. buy a UTH today and play around with it alittle. Do you have any ideas how to raise the himidity another 10%? im stuck at 60% with no luck on rasing it. Thank again!
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stumpy_wigmaker
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sorry one more thing, you said surface temps should not go below 80F, what about on the cool side? same as the warm side? I guess in my thinking through, if she wants to digest she'll go to the hot side? and cool of to the cool side? so why should the surface temps be the same? haha sorry Im studying to be an engineer my brain has to think through everything lol!!
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deborahbroadus
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| Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 11:25 am Post subject: |
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| stumpy_wigmaker wrote: | | sorry one more thing, you said surface temps should not go below 80F, what about on the cool side? same as the warm side? I guess in my thinking through, if she wants to digest she'll go to the hot side? and cool of to the cool side? so why should the surface temps be the same? haha sorry Im studying to be an engineer my brain has to think through everything lol!! |
I was thinking about the cool side as you guessed. There needs to be a hot side for digestion 90-93. As you learn more about Balls, you will automatically understand the reasons why when something that they need is explained to you. You already got that both sides can't be the same temp..even though I wasn't clear on that point.
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stumpy_wigmaker
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thank you for the info! Well she's here!!! I just got back from the reptile show!! She is awesome! i'll get some pics as soon as she comes out of her rock, thanks again for the help! i'll keep you all posted!
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stumpy_wigmaker
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Total noob question........Do I need to turn my heat lamp off at night? lol thank you!
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deborahbroadus
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| stumpy_wigmaker wrote: | | Total noob question........Do I need to turn my heat lamp off at night? lol thank you! |
Hi Stumpy. It depends on of your substrate temps will remain constant in the 90s hot side and 80s cool side. The hot side needs to remain constant and the cool side can not drop below 80...to be safe. *some say 75, but I have to give leeway for the fact that thermometers are not 100% accurate.*
I no longer need heat lamps thanks to my racks!! :wink:
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ted1025
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| Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 8:02 am Post subject: |
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| deborahbroadus wrote: | | stumpy_wigmaker wrote: | | Total noob question........Do I need to turn my heat lamp off at night? lol thank you! |
Hi Stumpy. It depends on of your substrate temps will remain constant in the 90s hot side and 80s cool side. The hot side needs to remain constant and the cool side can not drop below 80...to be safe. *some say 75, but I have to give leeway for the fact that thermometers are not 100% accurate.*
I no longer need heat lamps thanks to my racks!! :wink: |
Where did you get these racks you speak of??
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deborahbroadus
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I got the 5 drawer racks from jason's jungles, and the larger cages from Beanfarm, and the 5 drawer Breeder rack from Boaphile.
Below, I tried to do a "short take" my movie taking skills SUCK.
BEANFARM
JASON'S JUNGLES
BOAPHILE BREEDER RACK
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slitheringin
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Hey Deb,
Nice set up; I bet you bought out all of wal-mart's Accurite temp/hydrometer gages, eh? Do you use flexwatt in your set-ups for heat? I count 17 snakes, am I right? That's quite a collection I'm impressed :wink: :wink:
Debbie
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deborahbroadus
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| slitheringin wrote: | Hey Deb,
Nice set up; I bet you bought out all of wal-mart's Accurite temp/hydrometer gages, eh? Do you use flexwatt in your set-ups for heat? I count 17 snakes, am I right? That's quite a collection I'm impressed :wink: :wink:
Debbie |
Thanks, sorry for the sucky pictures, but I am in the mist of remodeling and nothing is where it should be and the camera sucks (yes, I am blaming my tools).
The racks and cages come prebuilt and yes, they use flexiwatt.. I am not a handy-woman, but if called upon, I can drive a straight nail.
17 is correct. I am waiting for my female Spider, Female Normal, and Yellow belly now. Ron knows, that i am still looking for a female yellowbelly....and an albino...I lost my focus for the mojaves and overspent (and I don't regret it, they're very beautiful)...so I still have a yellowbelly and albino female to purchase...I was going to get a male...I still might. Sometime before or right after Xmas. I need to get the ones that I have now fatter.
How did you know..someone alerted Walmart..now when I go to buy some, there may be like 2 or 4 on the shelf!! Then when I come back, there's 2 or 4 more! They are rationing me. I think they believe that I am buying a lot to resell! 
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ted1025
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Hey Deb thanks for the little movie and pictures! that looks great, now with the questions lol
What one is better: the jason's jungle or boaphile?
I went to both websites to check em out and was just wondering, did both come with everything you need or is there anything additional you need to purchase?
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deborahbroadus
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| Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 11:24 am Post subject: |
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| ted1025 wrote: | Hey Deb thanks for the little movie and pictures! that looks great, now with the questions lol
What one is better: the jason's jungle or boaphile?
I went to both websites to check em out and was just wondering, did both come with everything you need or is there anything additional you need to purchase? |
I liked Jason's Jungle because it doesn't take forever to get here and he keeps in touch and let's you know if there will be any delays (usually not, and they come when he says they will arrive). He's also very patient about answering questions *I had a LOT in the beginning* and everything is included except the thermosat, but you can even purchase that from him too. Everything is ready to go
Boaphile...what good can I say about them? The rack eventually came, it's all in one piece too, prebuilt and shipped nothing else to buy except the thermosat, but they rarely answer emails (my preferred mode of communication) and are difficult to reach.
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ted1025
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Is the thermostat needed? Or can you just plug it in when it gets here and monitor the temps with one of those thermometers.
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deborahbroadus
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| ted1025 wrote: | | Is the thermostat needed? Or can you just plug it in when it gets here and monitor the temps with one of those thermometers. |
You can, but I wouldn't. I like the safety of controlling the temps. I have heard (not experienced) that they can get very hot without the thermosats.
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