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| James House |
Posted - 08/08/2009 : 13:21:46
Hey. I just joined
My names James House im 16 and im trying to find out all the information I can get on Royal Pythons before I get one. So if anyone can help me out it would be greatly appreciated. :D
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| spor |
Posted - 15/08/2009 : 01:10:30
hello and welcome |
| MissCat |
Posted - 09/08/2009 : 09:58:49
hullo and welcome :)
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| Gingerpony |
Posted - 08/08/2009 : 18:27:54
heya and welcome  |
| James House |
Posted - 08/08/2009 : 16:20:26
Lol, I have spent the last 3 days researching. :) |
| Remmy |
Posted - 08/08/2009 : 16:13:25
Well done James looks like you have researched this. |
| James House |
Posted - 08/08/2009 : 15:48:11
quote:
Originally posted by Blackecho
Sounds right. For substrate, a lot of people just use kitchen towel in RUBs.
Ok sweet. Yeah thats what I will probably do until an adult then move him/her into a viv and use woodchips or something. |
| Blackecho |
Posted - 08/08/2009 : 15:45:18
Sounds right. For substrate, a lot of people just use kitchen towel in RUBs. |
| dazb |
Posted - 08/08/2009 : 15:44:48
Hi and welcome... |
| James House |
Posted - 08/08/2009 : 15:28:17
Ok that sounds great thanks :). Heres a list of what I think I need to buy for a small royal
9l RUB
Heat mat
Mat stat
Water Dish
2 hides
artificial plants/branch
Substrate
Hygrometer
Dual thermometer
Is there anything I have missed? |
| Remmy |
Posted - 08/08/2009 : 15:17:21
A 5 or 6mm drill bit will be ok James |
| wolfspirit |
Posted - 08/08/2009 : 14:51:08
quote:
Originally posted by James House
quote:
Originally posted by lee2308
hi james and welcome to the forum,a 3' viv is big enough for a adult but too big for anything else.Do you mean oles in the viv or rub?
Move this to intro's so every one knows to say hi 
Yeah I understand that its not good for royals to have too big of an enclosure as they like to feel secure. A too big of an enclosure will stress them out and stop them from feeding. I meant holes in the RUB. I know how to make holes in a viv as I have made my own viv for my beardie before.
i used a drill as i dont have a solder iron, i put around 8 at each end and thirty or so on the top, but that was an 18l rub...don the same with smaller rubs, but use a smaller drill bit to make the holes smaller..
if you use a drill you will need to sand any sharp bits off.. |
| James House |
Posted - 08/08/2009 : 14:34:12
quote:
Originally posted by lee2308
hi james and welcome to the forum,a 3' viv is big enough for a adult but too big for anything else.Do you mean oles in the viv or rub?
Move this to intro's so every one knows to say hi
Yeah I understand that its not good for royals to have too big of an enclosure as they like to feel secure. A too big of an enclosure will stress them out and stop them from feeding. I meant holes in the RUB. I know how to make holes in a viv as I have made my own viv for my beardie before. |
| wolfspirit |
Posted - 08/08/2009 : 14:31:53
Hiya  |
| Kazerella |
Posted - 08/08/2009 : 14:16:33
Welcome to the forum James |
| lee2308 |
Posted - 08/08/2009 : 14:08:49
hi james and welcome to the forum,a 3' viv is big enough for a adult but too big for anything else.Do you mean oles in the viv or rub?
Move this to intro's so every one knows to say hi |
| James House |
Posted - 08/08/2009 : 13:58:49
Ok. So eventually I will have to transfer the Royal to a viv that is like 3ft x 18inches x 18 inches as a random guess?
How big do the holes have to be and how many?
Yeah thats what I thought. Some people need to start writing the right informatin down.
hi blackecho. |
| Blackecho |
Posted - 08/08/2009 : 13:57:28
quote:
Originally posted by Remmy
Normally you use heat mats for hatchlings and younger royals and then you swap over to a ceramic or infrared heat lamp when they start getting too heavy.
You have to make small holes in the rub, near the top and in the lid, either drill them out or use a soldering iron.
The water dish goes on the cool end. If you put it in the warm end it will evapourate and the humidity will be too high. Normal room humidity is around 50% and this is ok.
Good advice.
Hi James, welcome to the forum. |
| Remmy |
Posted - 08/08/2009 : 13:55:29
Normally you use heat mats for hatchlings and younger royals and then you swap over to a ceramic or infrared heat lamp when they start getting too heavy.
You have to make small holes in the rub, near the top and in the lid, either drill them out or use a soldering iron.
The water dish goes on the cool end. If you put it in the warm end it will evapourate and the humidity will be too high. Normal room humidity is around 50% and this is ok. |
| James House |
Posted - 08/08/2009 : 13:50:33
Yeah I have read a few care sheets. Give mostly the same info but some differ slightly. For example some say that you have to have a basking spot but how do you have a basking spot when you use a heat mat? which has confused me alot.
Another question I have is if you use a RUB how do you insert ventilation? and also does the water dish have to be on the warm side to keep the humidity up? |
| Remmy |
Posted - 08/08/2009 : 13:39:14
Hello James and welcome to the forum. Have you read the care sheet, here is the link:http://www.theroyalpython.co.uk/royal_python_care_sheet.htm
This will tell you a bit and then just ask anything you need to know. |
