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Should ALWAYS make sure you have something to house the snake in before you get the snake. Make sure the enclosure is secure and there is no chance of escape.
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I'd get the enclosure first and make sure you can maintain acceptable temp ranges before buying the snake.
xxMelissaxx
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BEFORE. Definitely.
You need to have it all set up, and the temperatures need to be correct before you even think of collecting your python.
You need to have it all set up, and the temperatures need to be correct before you even think of collecting your python.
Kristy_07
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Hi, mate
Going by your posts, it seems as though you haven't really done much research on your chosen python. Only two days ago, you were deciding what species, and today have been asking the most basic of questions. It's good that you're finding out this info. But, it's also a concern that you're picking your new python up next week, are currently unlicensed, and it sounds as though you haven't fully thought through the details of your decision to buy a python.
Your new pet could live for 20 years. It needs heat for it's metabolic system - how will you be providing this? What sort of enclosure have you been considering? Do you know the right temperature gradient for your animal? An appropriate feeding regime? Your closest reptile vet if you should run into health problems or an emergency?
I don't mean to sound precious, but this is all info that you should know BEFORE you pick up your jungle, WITH a licence. All this info is readily available for the species you've chosen, and given that you're just applying for your licence, you should have 2 weeks roughly to read lots and lots before your licensed and can pick up your python.
Yes, you should buy your enclosure and set it up with heat before you bring the python home, so that you can check that the temperatures are appropriate.
Going by your posts, it seems as though you haven't really done much research on your chosen python. Only two days ago, you were deciding what species, and today have been asking the most basic of questions. It's good that you're finding out this info. But, it's also a concern that you're picking your new python up next week, are currently unlicensed, and it sounds as though you haven't fully thought through the details of your decision to buy a python.
Your new pet could live for 20 years. It needs heat for it's metabolic system - how will you be providing this? What sort of enclosure have you been considering? Do you know the right temperature gradient for your animal? An appropriate feeding regime? Your closest reptile vet if you should run into health problems or an emergency?
I don't mean to sound precious, but this is all info that you should know BEFORE you pick up your jungle, WITH a licence. All this info is readily available for the species you've chosen, and given that you're just applying for your licence, you should have 2 weeks roughly to read lots and lots before your licensed and can pick up your python.
Yes, you should buy your enclosure and set it up with heat before you bring the python home, so that you can check that the temperatures are appropriate.
I have done research, just making sure it is the correct information. The enclosure will have a heat light and mat, I am getting a lockable enclosure big enough for the python to live in for tis entire life, 30-35 degrees, 1 velvet or 1 weaner mouse weekly, not sure about the reptile vet though. Thanks for the concern and i will now buy the enclosure before the snake.
Thanks for all the help everybody
Brad
syeph8
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also a good idea to use a hydrometer to measure humidity, just to make sure its nice and low depending on where you have your water bowl (cool end of most enclosures is good enough for a low humidity but sometimes not depending on the water dish/heat source etc)
Kristy_07
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Cool, Brad. Like I said, it wasn't meant with any nastiness.
If you're getting a hatchie or juvenile, a click-clack enclosure will probably be sufficient. Check out the sticky on click-clacks in the general forum. If you do decide to put him in a bigger enclosure from the word go, make sure he has heaps of hides, HEAPS, as small snakes can feel pretty insecure in open spaces.
And lights need a cage around them, so they don't wrap around it and burn their pretty selves
Keep asking questions, it's the best way to learn!
If you're getting a hatchie or juvenile, a click-clack enclosure will probably be sufficient. Check out the sticky on click-clacks in the general forum. If you do decide to put him in a bigger enclosure from the word go, make sure he has heaps of hides, HEAPS, as small snakes can feel pretty insecure in open spaces.
And lights need a cage around them, so they don't wrap around it and burn their pretty selves
Keep asking questions, it's the best way to learn!
xxMelissaxx
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Ensure that there is an adequate heat gradient in the enclosure also, and that the heat source is hooked up to a thermostat. Check temps with a thermometer - do not rely on the thermostat dial.
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