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[quote][i]Originally posted by Markni[/i]
[br]So I have had my little BRB for a month or so now, she seems happy and mostly healthy. Just that I havent found a poo for about 3 weeks now. It is possible that I am missing these in my spot checks, and they are drying up and being dumped with substrate; i have felt down the length of her body and found no hard lumps. She does not seem swollen either. I am going to be feeding tomorrow, and will do more thorough spot checks for the next week before I begin to worry about warm water bathing etc.

Any thing else I should be doing?

[b]* What follows is a long winded, and not very interesting overview of my setup. Please feel free to ignore it, I just thought it would save on some of the usual questions*[/b]

VIV: She is currently in a 2ft LX24 vivexotic viv, with a mixture of aspen and orchid bark as her substrate. But I have been looking into upgrading her to a plastic viv (Herptek or Pro-cage), because it will be easier to clean, maintain humidity, and will last her a long time.

HEATING: Running a 60W ceramic with guard, on a Habistat D/N Pulse stat. Up until recently I have been running daytime gradient of 85-78, and night time of 77-73. But I noticed she spent most of her days on the cool side, and nights on the warm side (after her usual few hours of exploring). So recently I have changed this to a gradient of 83-76, with no day/night cycle. She seems happier with this!

HUMIDITY: She has a large water dish which I change daily to soak in. I also have a reptifogger hooked up to a timer, and the hose (partially blocked to prevent her crawling down it) poked in through a hole in the back of the viv. This keeps the humidity between 80-90%.

HIDES ETC: I have 2 small 'cave' style hides, one at hot end, one at cool. There is a humid hide in the middle of the viv, filled with damp moss. There is also a few pieces of cork bark, and a vine in there for decor & to give her something to explore. (I did have a branch in there, but it was beginning to get a bit moss covered, even though I bleached & dried it weekly.

VIV MAINTENANCE: Other than daily water changes, I do spot checks every other day for poo or anything else that shouldnt be there! I fully clean out the viv using reptile safe disinfectant, and swap out the substrate weekly.

FEEDING: I feed a rat fuzzy (10-20g) every 6 days. Take her out of the viv & put in small rub. She strikes and as soon as she is finished swallowing, I place one of her hides into the rub, and put the whole thing into her viv, so I dont have to handle her at all after feeding.

HANDLING: Other than a 3 day period after eating, I generally handle her for about 10 minutes per day. She was a little nippy at first, but already becoming friendlier and easy to handle.

Other than that, I am keeping records of her sheds, weight, feeds.

[i]
23/03/2011      Hatched
10/04/2011	Feed - Rat Pup
10/04/2011	Shed
16/04/2011	Feed - Rat Pup
24/04/2011	Feed - Rat Pup
27/04/2011	Shed
30/04/2011	Measurments - 50g
06/05/2011	Feed - Rat Pup
20/05/2011	Feed - Rat Pup
26/05/2011	Feed - Rat Pup
03/06/2011	Feed - Rat Pup
03/06/2011	Shed
09/06/2011	Feed - Rat Pup
11/06/2011	Feed - Rat Pup
17/06/2011	Feed - Rat Pup
26/06/2011	Feed - Rat Fluff[/i]
01/07/2011	I purchased from breeder & took home.
05/07/2011	Feed - Rat Fluff
07/07/2011	Shed
10/07/2011	Feed - Rat Fluff
12/07/2011	Measurments - 69g
16/07/2011	Feed - Rat Fluff
21/07/2011	Feed - Rat Fluff
24/07/2011	Measurements - 82g

Have not yet started measuring length, as she is very active when handled. I estimate she is currently about 70cm.
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Markni	Posted - 26/07/2011 : 21:39:19 So I have had my little BRB for a month or so now, she seems happy and mostly healthy. Just that I havent found a poo for about 3 weeks now. It is possible that I am missing these in my spot checks, and they are drying up and being dumped with substrate; i have felt down the length of her body and found no hard lumps. She does not seem swollen either. I am going to be feeding tomorrow, and will do more thorough spot checks for the next week before I begin to worry about warm water bathing etc. Any thing else I should be doing? * What follows is a long winded, and not very interesting overview of my setup. Please feel free to ignore it, I just thought it would save on some of the usual questions* VIV: She is currently in a 2ft LX24 vivexotic viv, with a mixture of aspen and orchid bark as her substrate. But I have been looking into upgrading her to a plastic viv (Herptek or Pro-cage), because it will be easier to clean, maintain humidity, and will last her a long time. HEATING: Running a 60W ceramic with guard, on a Habistat D/N Pulse stat. Up until recently I have been running daytime gradient of 85-78, and night time of 77-73. But I noticed she spent most of her days on the cool side, and nights on the warm side (after her usual few hours of exploring). So recently I have changed this to a gradient of 83-76, with no day/night cycle. She seems happier with this! HUMIDITY: She has a large water dish which I change daily to soak in. I also have a reptifogger hooked up to a timer, and the hose (partially blocked to prevent her crawling down it) poked in through a hole in the back of the viv. This keeps the humidity between 80-90%. HIDES ETC: I have 2 small 'cave' style hides, one at hot end, one at cool. There is a humid hide in the middle of the viv, filled with damp moss. There is also a few pieces of cork bark, and a vine in there for decor & to give her something to explore. (I did have a branch in there, but it was beginning to get a bit moss covered, even though I bleached & dried it weekly. VIV MAINTENANCE: Other than daily water changes, I do spot checks every other day for poo or anything else that shouldnt be there! I fully clean out the viv using reptile safe disinfectant, and swap out the substrate weekly. FEEDING: I feed a rat fuzzy (10-20g) every 6 days. Take her out of the viv & put in small rub. She strikes and as soon as she is finished swallowing, I place one of her hides into the rub, and put the whole thing into her viv, so I dont have to handle her at all after feeding. HANDLING: Other than a 3 day period after eating, I generally handle her for about 10 minutes per day. She was a little nippy at first, but already becoming friendlier and easy to handle. Other than that, I am keeping records of her sheds, weight, feeds. 23/03/2011 Hatched 10/04/2011 Feed - Rat Pup 10/04/2011 Shed 16/04/2011 Feed - Rat Pup 24/04/2011 Feed - Rat Pup 27/04/2011 Shed 30/04/2011 Measurments - 50g 06/05/2011 Feed - Rat Pup 20/05/2011 Feed - Rat Pup 26/05/2011 Feed - Rat Pup 03/06/2011 Feed - Rat Pup 03/06/2011 Shed 09/06/2011 Feed - Rat Pup 11/06/2011 Feed - Rat Pup 17/06/2011 Feed - Rat Pup 26/06/2011 Feed - Rat Fluff 01/07/2011 I purchased from breeder & took home. 05/07/2011 Feed - Rat Fluff 07/07/2011 Shed 10/07/2011 Feed - Rat Fluff 12/07/2011 Measurments - 69g 16/07/2011 Feed - Rat Fluff 21/07/2011 Feed - Rat Fluff 24/07/2011 Measurements - 82g Have not yet started measuring length, as she is very active when handled. I estimate she is currently about 70cm.
7 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First)
Markni	Posted - 08/08/2011 : 21:35:55 I think she gets prettier with each shed! Still only a little baby, so plenty more sheds to come! :D
Snakesitter	Posted - 08/08/2011 : 20:53:25 Congrats on the shed! quote: Originally posted by Markni ....and released a nice big poo too! Very happy to see that sitting there! I would like to nominate this as a finalist for "phrases least often said in the English language," please. ;-)
Markni	Posted - 06/08/2011 : 09:11:00 She shed last night, and released a nice big poo too! Very happy to see that sitting there!
Markni	Posted - 02/08/2011 : 18:08:03 Thanks! Will try my best to stop being such a worrier! lol.
Snakesitter	Posted - 02/08/2011 : 00:13:43 Sorry, was away for most of last week. I'm hardly an expert, just an experienced keeper. :-) Overall, your approach is excellent, but maybe a bit too thorough. Water can be done weekly unless messed, and substrate swaps/viv disinfecting monthly or even quarterly so long as you regularly spot-clean (as you seem to do -- though I'd move that to daily). Feeding can be decreased slightly (too much food shortens lifespan); for animals up to 12 months, I recommend weekly. Awesome recordkeeping, by the way. Good job!
Markni	Posted - 26/07/2011 : 22:11:38 See, now why could I not think of something that simple! Thanks! I know your the expert on here, so do you think the setup etc is ok?
Snakesitter	Posted - 26/07/2011 : 22:03:07 More info is always better than less. :-) However, I would not worry too much: the numbers of "movements" you see varies by animal. I have some that go every meal, and some that go every few meals. If you want to be absolutely sure, switch her to paper towel, feed her once more, and then wait intil see a confirmed "gift." Good luck!

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