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emmy c
Snake mite
Ireland
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 Posted - 10/08/2011 : 13:56:46
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| My brb seems to spend most of her time in her damp hide on the cool end of her tub. She has 4 hides, 2 in the warm end and 2 in the cool end. Her damp hide in the warm end is at 24-25 C, her dry hide in the warm end is at 30 C, and both the damp and dry hides in the cool end are at 20-21 C. The humidity is 80 - 90 %. Nine times out of ten I find her in the damp hide in the cool end, even the day or two after feeding. Is this ok? I thought they needed heat in order to digest their food, like with corn snakes, and I'm wondering if her set up is ok?? |
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Snakesitter
Rainbow Master
USA
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Posted - 10/08/2011 : 20:34:22
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Hi Emmy! When a snake sticks to one end all the time, it usually means the other end is not to its liking. In this case, 30C is right at the top range a Brazilian can safely tolerate (US readers: it's about 86F). I'd try dropping it to 28C, and you may find she likes it more -- especially after eating.
I also noticed that your cool end is a bit lower than the species usually likes (US readers: it's about 69F). The only time I get that low is when I'm cooling for breeding. Try raising it to 22C and see if she doesn't get more active for you.
Finally, I would also suggest reducing the number of hides. Two should be enough. While I've offered my rainbows dry hides before, I find they rarely use them.
Good luck, and please keep us posted-- |
Cliff Earle
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emmy c
Snake mite
Ireland
43 Posts |
Posted - 10/08/2011 : 21:29:04
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Thanks Cliff, I was in a bit of a dilemma with the warm end temps as having the dry hide at 28C meant that the damp hide only got to about 23-24C due to the extra layer between the heat mat and the moss (the plastic bottom of the lunchbox I'm using for the damp hide). Conversely, having the damp hide at 28C meant the dry one was too hot as there are less layers for the rising heat to penetrate. Hope that makes sense! So do you think the first scenario would be better? i.e. lower the temp to 28C but effectively bring the warm damp hide temp down to 23-24C
Thanks again :) |
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Snakesitter
Rainbow Master
USA
2718 Posts |
Posted - 10/08/2011 : 22:15:59
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| Measure the main cage temp not in the hides, but on the far end of the hot end, at the cage bottom, where the snake would most likely hang out. If the hides lag behind that, try putting their bottoms directly on the cage bottom, so that they are semi-buried in the moss. I would ditch the dry hide on the warm side if tat is making your temp balancing tough. |
Cliff Earle
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In the damp,cool hide..
