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heaton177
Yearling
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 Posted - 09/09/2009 : 17:22:53
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hello
i got my royal python last friday (5 days ago) i went in and asked the lady how to set the viv up she told me to half the tank with a peice of ply wood, the viv was a 48 x 18 x 18 inch viv. i halved it to 24 inches untill it gets bigger, its probably just over a foot in length, the heat source is a 40W red bulb which is set on a tehrmostat, s/he has a water bowl, a hide and i platic plant to climb. s/he is due a feed on friday so ill see how she goes with that. the woman put a smal mouse i think it was in front of the snakes head and looked to see which one would strike feed and the one i got was the 1st 1 to strike feed so i got that.
i read on another post that i shouldnt handle the snake for about a week to let her settle in but i have already done that.
do any of you have any tips on keeping snakes as pets? i would realy appreciate it as i am a noob at this :)
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dazb
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
2847 Posts |
Posted - 09/09/2009 : 19:18:03
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Hi and welcome...
I would leave him/her alone for a week now to settle in. Make sure you have a hide in both ends of the viv. Also does your lamp have a guard.? |
 
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lee2308
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
11327 Posts |
Posted - 09/09/2009 : 20:10:49
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Robert
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
957 Posts |
Posted - 09/09/2009 : 20:35:14
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| Hi and welcome and congrats on your new snake I'm sure you'll really enjoy her as Royals seem for the most part to be curious, docile and like being handled. They all have different characters of course and some take to being handled more than others, keep the handling to a minimum in the early days and let it settle in, except for post feeding and shedding I handle mine every day and she is very happy with that and feeding well, so take it slowly and see how it goes :) P.S. I handled mine on the first day and every day after that :) |
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Gingerpony
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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heaton177
Yearling
204 Posts |
Posted - 10/09/2009 : 08:04:44
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hello thank you all for your help, i do have a guard around the light bulb:) i have another question though, can i leave the red light on over night as the heat source or does this stress them out. i have looked around on the care sheet you guys do on this site and looked round on other site nut it hasnt said anything about red light stressing them out, also do they need a drop n temerature of a night?
thnx chris. |
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/09/2009 : 08:26:00
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Yes you can leave red lights on 24/7, they can barely see it.
I notice in your original post that you said you had 'a hide', do you mean just one as you really ought to have 2, one at the warm side, one at the cool side. |
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Remmy
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
642 Posts |
Posted - 10/09/2009 : 16:56:58
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heaton177
Yearling
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RoYaLsRuLe
Hatchling
United Kingdom
57 Posts |
Posted - 10/09/2009 : 18:22:13
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| hi and welcome viv looks good id put a hide in cool side to m8 |
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
11327 Posts |
Posted - 10/09/2009 : 19:07:39
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Originally posted by RoYaLsRuLe
hi and welcome viv looks good id put a hide in cool side to m8
Agreed, give the snake a choice. |
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AddicksGlenn
Yearling
United Kingdom
388 Posts |
Posted - 10/09/2009 : 19:23:37
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heaton177
Yearling
204 Posts |
Posted - 10/09/2009 : 19:54:34
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ill do that now :) thanks for the advice people, i think s/he is coming into shed now, so if i have any questions ill post them :)and tomoro is her 1st feeding off me soo ill let you all now how tha goes.
thnx chris |
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lee2308
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
2597 Posts |
Posted - 10/09/2009 : 22:54:38
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| I would take the wood shavings out aswell as they can contain pine which is toxic to royals.Put it on kitchen roll or paper until you can get some other substrate |
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heaton177
Yearling
204 Posts |
Posted - 10/09/2009 : 22:56:56
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| its not wood shavings its aspen, or is that the same? i got told aspen was ok for a substrate? you still adviise me to use paper? thnx |
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lee2308
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/09/2009 : 23:08:51
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im sorry but im pretty definatly sure thats not aspen,did it say aspen on the bag?Aspen looks more like munched up matchsticks |
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heaton177
Yearling
204 Posts |
Posted - 11/09/2009 : 18:20:31
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im sure it is, i asked the woman what substrate to use and she said aspen, and she pointed the aspen bag out to me so im sure it is :)
it looks like my snake is in the stages befor shedding, she is getting a film on her eyes, and i tried to feed her befor and she refused it. will this because she maybe going into shed? the woman in the shop showed me how to get her to eat if she refuses food, shoul i try that?
thnx chris
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HannahB
Yearling
United Kingdom
300 Posts |
Posted - 11/09/2009 : 19:36:35
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| if shes getting a film on her eyes then shes coming into shed and snakes dont usually feed when getting ready to shed.. dont force feed her as I think that could stress her out and could cause probs in the long run |
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 11/09/2009 : 19:41:23
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| Sorry, that's not Aspen though, I'd guess Pine and if so, it'll be toxic. |
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dazb
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
2847 Posts |
Posted - 11/09/2009 : 20:02:59
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just to say hi:) newbie snake owner . . .
