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newbie
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 Posted - 12/06/2011 : 23:04:32
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Hiya Everyone,
Just wanting to check a few details of brb care as I'm hoping to get one soon 
I'd be aiming to house in a RUB, from what I've read I'll need 3 hides - a warm, a cool and a moss box damp hide; a hydrometer and digital thermometers and a heat mat and stat. Temp needs 30C at the warm end and 21C ish at the cool side and would it need to be 70% humidity?
Which substrate would you advise? I've heard plantation soil can be messy, is orchid bark ok? Or kitchen roll?
Really want to learn everything before ownership! I've read that its good to see condensation on the RUB side and mist once daily?
Any advice would be great, sorry for the routine questions! xx |
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ptmbradley
Hatchling
United Kingdom
105 Posts |
Posted - 12/06/2011 : 23:41:24
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Have a look through some other threads. I asked similar questions not too long ago when I got mine. Also got some pics of my setup on here as well. :)
I was advised warm end should be about 28 ish and 30 could end up being harmful. If you have a young one, humidity needs to be up well into the 80's. Mine usually sits around 88-90. I'm using a rub and it maintains humidity easily. I only spray if humidity drops (which it hasn't yet) or when the orchid chips and moss start to dry. So I only need to spray a couple of times a week. A friend of mine uses kitchen roll with a moss box and she doesn't struggle for humidity either. Putting the water bowl over the heat helps as well.
Research will tell you that BRB's are a bit tricky because of the humidity, but I don't think anyone here has had a problem! I'm still very much a beginner. I only got my first ever snake a couple of months ago, but my BRB has been no more effort than a corn. :)
They are gorgeous snakes and you won't be sorry for getting one. And of course we want pictures! :)
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ZicoZ
Snake mite
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Posted - 12/06/2011 : 23:47:24
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Just a word on substrate , I have just recently set up a viv for my BRB , I was given some plantation soil by the generous owner of the BRB and even though I'd read that it can be messy , I thought I'd give it a try as the BRB was used to that substrate and I thought it might help it settle in . ANYWAYS , I'm really pleased with the soil , it seems to be perfect as long as it's kept damp , I guess that if it was fairly dry it would get everywhere though. It also enables you to feed in the viv , if you so wish .
PS. I always have a good supply of Orchid bark in in as I use it for all my snakes , it is effective , affordable and looks reall classy , especially for brightly coloured snakes , doesn't look too good with darker coloured ones, obviously,
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newbie
Hatchling
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Posted - 13/06/2011 : 10:20:28
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@ Pete - Thanks for the advice, I'll be having a nosy at your set-up pics! Glad you haven't found owning a brb too stressful, I was anxious that they might be a bit tricky to keep happy but I'm managing fine with Vin the corn so far so all good! Of course you'll get pictures! You'll probably get bored of them lol
@ ZicoZ - Thanks for the substrate guidance, I didn't realize you could feed on plantation soil! Does it not cause impaction if it gets ingested?
Thanks for this advice guys, I lost about a weeks sleep when I got Vin, panicking about him, so I guess its going to be about a fortnight with a brb! |
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ZicoZ
Snake mite
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Posted - 15/06/2011 : 10:34:21
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Well it looks like small tea leaves or fine compost , I've read that if any does get swallowed it simply gets digested along with the rodent skin , fur and bones .
That said , I usually try and feed in a separate RUB just because I read loads of reports of "in house" feeding triggering a feeding strike when you reach in for them .
I've since seen opposing views and realise that many owners happily feed in the snake viv. |
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Snakesitter
Rainbow Master
USA
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Posted - 15/06/2011 : 17:50:33
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| I feed 100% of my Brazilians in their vivs, and have never had a problem with it. Of course, they've also learned that cage cleaning comes before feeding, so don't start looking around for a meal until after they've been put back in their viv.... |
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Living Gems Reptiles
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Edited by - Snakesitter on 20/06/2011 19:11:49 |
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newbie
Hatchling
184 Posts |
Posted - 15/06/2011 : 20:18:21
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I've got to admit I used to feed my cornsnake Vin in his faun and there were never any problems, feed him in a RUB now because he's on aspen and I don't want him swallowing it, he's so greedy he'd eat anything attached to his fuzzy without a fuss!
Really looking forward to owning a BRB just jittery about the humidity, guess its something you don't calm down about until you do it! Been reading up on BRB requirements for ages now, and watching YouTube videos of owners explaining their set-ups in preparation. All I need is the snake itself! |
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ptmbradley
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 15/06/2011 : 21:00:32
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Honestly, humidity in a RUB just won't be a problem. It's an issue that just takes care of itself. Will only be when your BRB gets bigger and needs a viv that you might encounter one or two difficulties, but even then I'm sure you'll cope just fine.  |
Boas: 0.1 Arabesque, 1.0 Brazilian Rainbow, 0.1 Crawl Cay, 1.1 Hogg Island X, 0.1 Hypo Hogg, 0.1 Kahl Albino (poss coral)
Corns: 1.1 Anery, 1.1 Butter, 1.0 Carolina, 0.1 Hypo, 1.1 Snow, 1.0 Sunkissed
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newbie
Hatchling
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Posted - 15/06/2011 : 21:57:14
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| Awww thank you its really reassuring to have this forum to ask questions on all the time! |
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Zincubus
Snake mite
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Posted - 18/06/2011 : 20:59:14
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quote:
Originally posted by newbie
I've got to admit I used to feed my cornsnake Vin in his faun and there were never any problems, feed him in a RUB now because he's on aspen and I don't want him swallowing it, he's so greedy he'd eat anything attached to his fuzzy without a fuss!
Really looking forward to owning a BRB just jittery about the humidity, guess its something you don't calm down about until you do it! Been reading up on BRB requirements for ages now, and watching YouTube videos of owners explaining their set-ups in preparation. All I need is the snake itself!
Again I'm no expert on humidity but my Exo viv set up incorporates a Humidy gauge/reader called a Hygrometer . I just spray use a water spray in the viv whenever it goes below 80% humidity. Inroad somewhere it can go up to 90%.
It's a lot easier to keepnthe humidity levels up in a rub apparanantly. |
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Snakesitter
Rainbow Master
USA
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Posted - 20/06/2011 : 19:13:40
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| A rub has much less air exchange than a full viv, which makes it much easier to keep the humidity levels up. |
Cliff Earle
Living Gems Reptiles
Premium Brazilian Rainbow Boas from a disease-tested facility
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