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#216203
REP-KYLE
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Yay!!! 
my brother is getting a ball python we have done alot of reading and what is the humidity because i read alot of care sheets and all were different humidity.
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01/08/05 1:44pm
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#216329
SCSnakeman
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Message To: REP-KYLE In reference to Message Id: 216203
Yay!!!
55 to 60 % when not in shed and around 80% while he is in shed. Most of the care sheet give this and it works well for me.
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01/08/05 4:18pm
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#216335
Imperator
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Message To: SCSnakeman In reference to Message Id: 216329
Yay!!!
66% is better for a healthy shed.
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01/08/05 4:21pm
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#216544
REP-KYLE
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Message To: Imperator In reference to Message Id: 216335
Yay!!!
okay but we just got the ball her name is striker she was sexed by lll reptileb she is so cool!!!!!!! but were going to let her settle for 3 days striker is so cool!!!!!!!
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01/08/05 8:25pm
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#216896
Pelota
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Message To: Imperator In reference to Message Id: 216335
Yay!!!
66%? lol, why such a precise number?  Anyway, yeah I keep my humidity in the exact same ranges that SCSnakeman mentioned. 55-60% during non-shed, and 80% during shed. So far I’ve had nothing but perfect sheds, so I must be doing something right. 
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01/09/05 4:21am
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#217164
N2t
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Message To: Pelota In reference to Message Id: 216896
Yay!!!
my bp is doing ok, ambient humidity is around 25% or so, not really sure as it doens’t matter, and he has a hide filled with damp sphagnum, seems to work out really well for him.
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01/09/05 3:36pm
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#217816
SLAvE714
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Message To: N2t In reference to Message Id: 217164
LLL Reptile
ey kyle, I was just wondering where u live, cause i just got a Royal Python from LLL also. I got it from them at a reptile fair in Pomona... They have some good eaters...haha Thats aLL
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01/10/05 2:41am
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#217832
Eunectes4
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Message To: SLAvE714 In reference to Message Id: 217816
LLL Reptile
25% is certainly a bit low for a tropical animal. I like the higher humidity myself (above 50%) but during shed I always like to keep it very high...usually over 85%. I honestly do not have a guage in each enclosure anymore or a thermometer. I keep a humidifier in the small snake room and mist often during sheds. For temp readings I use a temp gun and have a space heater with thermostat in the room. My heat pads are all on a rheostat so I keep easily keep all my temps where I like them.
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01/10/05 3:31am
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#217858
N2t
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Message To: Eunectes4 In reference to Message Id: 217832
LLL Reptile
25%is a bit low, however they do live in fairly dry climates in the wild, a savanahs, and hide underground in warm humid environs. Honestly I’m just allowing for whatever ambient humidity is in the area. With sphagnum filled hide, and a large waterbowl, I have had faily good luck with this individual.
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01/10/05 7:51am
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#217873
BoaBabe448
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Message To: N2t In reference to Message Id: 217858
LLL Reptile
Yea I am honestly going to say that i dont have a thermometor or humidity gauge either. I used to have one, but my dumb mom was cleaning one of my BP’s cage while I was at camp and she threw it out. But my human heating pads have always heated to a perfect 90. I’m jyust wondering, if my heating pad is like 100 degrees under the rubbermaid, is it going to melt it? This is my snakes new rubbermaid and it is pretty good temp and humidity wise.
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01/10/05 8:20am
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#217876
N2t
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Message To: BoaBabe448 In reference to Message Id: 217873
LLL Reptile
no a rubbermade will not melt at 100 degrees, as it gets warmer than that in the summer here and I have not had any turning to goo on my porch yet. I would say you would cook the bp b4 the rubbermade would fail.
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01/10/05 8:25am
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#217878
BoaBabe448
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Message To: N2t In reference to Message Id: 217876
LLL Reptile
Oh ok. Thanks. Do you think that 18 air holes is enoough?
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01/10/05 8:36am
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#217879
N2t
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Message To: BoaBabe448 In reference to Message Id: 217878
LLL Reptile
depends on the size, but most likely will be fine.
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01/10/05 8:40am
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#217884
BoaBabe448
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Message To: N2t In reference to Message Id: 217879
LLL Reptile
44"x24"x6" and 18 air holes.
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01/10/05 8:54am
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#217886
N2t
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Message To: BoaBabe448 In reference to Message Id: 217884
LLL Reptile
lol size of the air holes..18 holes 1/32 of an inch isn’t as good as 18 holes 1/4 of an inch, but yeah should work fine, they will keep in more humidity if placed in the bottom allow more warm air to escape if placed in the top, and create an air current if in the top on one side and bottem on the other, lol.
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01/10/05 8:56am
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#217890
BoaBabe448
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Message To: N2t In reference to Message Id: 217886
LLL Reptile
They are 1/4 an inch I am pretty sure.
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01/10/05 9:05am
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#217895
N2t
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Message To: BoaBabe448 In reference to Message Id: 217890
LLL Reptile
yep you’re good, lol wow, that’s alot of posting back and fourth, we need lives, lol.
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01/10/05 9:07am
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#217899
BoaBabe448
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Message To: N2t In reference to Message Id: 217895
LLL Reptile
Yea we do LOL. Do you think my BP can take a small rat. (this is a dif BP than the one in the above pic)
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01/10/05 9:10am
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#217904
N2t
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Message To: BoaBabe448 In reference to Message Id: 217899
LLL Reptile
not sure, weened maybe, basicly look for a food item the same size or just a bit bigger than the widest part of your snake. Pretty bp.
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01/10/05 9:17am
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#218272
BoaBabe448
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Message To: N2t In reference to Message Id: 217904
LLL Reptile
Thanks. I love his light tan markings. They are much lighter than my other BP’s.
Quigley-
Cupid-
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01/10/05 5:59pm
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#218291
SCSnakeman
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Message To: Eunectes4 In reference to Message Id: 217832
LLL Reptile
Eunectes, I mentioned to a friend of mine that you had your heating pads on rheostats and he asked me to ask you what type of rheostats you are using and how you have them wired.Thanks
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01/10/05 6:14pm
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#218304
Scott14
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Message To: SCSnakeman In reference to Message Id: 218291
LLL Reptile
wow! Boababe!! cupid has grown loads!!?!?!?Scott15,
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01/10/05 6:23pm
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#218311
BoaBabe448
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Message To: Scott14 In reference to Message Id: 218304
LLL Reptile
Yep, hes doubled in size.
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01/10/05 6:27pm
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#221454
Hiss
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Message To: BoaBabe448 In reference to Message Id: 217873
LLL Reptile
I don´t see any hide place in your cage and you should have at leat 2 one in the hot spot and the other in the coolers place, they are nocturnal animals and they hide all they long.
Usualy in the shops they say that more than 80% of the Balls die anorexic refuse food until dead, but in the shops they stress a lot without the hiding place and strong light all they long, so some of them never recover from the stress they have in the shop and eventualy die in the owners house.
I´m very lucky i got my one without going trough a shop, she was stressed from the trip from Benin to the importer in spain and straight to my hose were everithing was ste up ready ror her, But at the moment i´m very happy she eat last monday and tuesday a mice but she was of feed since november. I just love my baby
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01/14/05 8:15am
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#221474
Eunectes4
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Message To: Hiss In reference to Message Id: 221454
LLL Reptile
I think cupid can take a small rat. My pastel was born early july and is taking small rats with ease. I actually am feeding my african rock python small rats and he is much much thinner than cupid. I just feed less frequently.
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01/14/05 9:17am
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#221525
BoaBabe448
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Message To: Eunectes4 In reference to Message Id: 221474
LLL Reptile
Hiss, I have three hides. They all have fake leaves on top of them though. Every where there is fake leaves there is a hide underit.Ok. I’ll try a frozen small rat tomorrow. Or maybe I’ll feed them today....ahh...decisions....(cus I fed them last saturday..)
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01/14/05 11:10am
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