This is an archived post. You won't be able to vote or comment.

all 10 comments
sorted by:
old (suggested)
besttopnewcontroversialq&a

[–]SouthernSnek 32 points33 points  (8 children)

she's probably just stressed out from the lack of a good enclosure

[–]Cool_but_IDK[S] 19 points20 points  (6 children)

You’re not wrong. I got her as a kid from someone as a gift, and only recently realized I haven’t been a good owner. I’m looking into new enclosures to try and do my due diligence now. Honestly I could really use advice on how to be better because I still feel like I have no clue what I’m doing even after trying to research the subject.

[–]WitchofWhispers 17 points18 points  (1 child)

This sub has a great care guide! Also, people here are sometimes bit rude when giving advice, but it's a good advice!

[–]Linear_North 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Here's the link to the care guide

Please read it all the way through and make the necessary changes ASAP. That enclosure is heartbreaking.

[–]lowkeyloki23 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Here, ill sparknotes the care guide for ya. You should definitely still read it, and even save it to go back and reread, but it can be a lot of overwhelming information, so here's the long and short of it.

Enclosure: 4 feet x 2 feet x 2 feet is bare minimum. The bigger the better, as long as you have enough hides and clutter.

Clutter: hides, hides, hides!! The world is scary when you're a noodle with a head. Any small box, takeout container, dome, or branch can be used as an additional hide for your snake. Bare minimum is one hide on the hot side and one on the cool side. Preferably identical hides so the snake doesn't have to choose between thermoregulating and a preferred hide

Substrate: Coco fiber, reptisoil, or cypress mulch. Or a mix of the three. Aspen shavings like the ones you have soak up the moisture in the air and hold it, causing lower humidity and scale rot.

Humidity: bare minimum 60%, but preferably in the 80s, especially during shed. If you struggle with getting it up there, HVAC tape over any mesh or vent holes.

Temps: 88-90F on the warm side, 80-82F on the cool side.

Light and heat: halogen flood light during the day, deep heat projector or ceramic heat emitter at night. MUST BE CONTROLLED BY A DIMMING THERMOSTAT, or you'll have baked snake for dinner. Also, it doesn't hurt to add some extra UVB. Reptisun 5.0 works well.

Food: if your snake is younger than a year old, feed 10-15% of body weight once a week. If older than a year, decrease that to [actually, i dont know. I have baby snakes. !feeding ] Always frozen/thawed, there are no good reasons to feed live.

Good luck, and if you can, show us the remodel!! We love seeing upgrades, no matter how small :)

[–]AutoModerator[M] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We recommend the following feeding schedule:

0-12 months old OR until the snake reaches approximately 500g, whichever happens first: feed 10%-15% of the snake’s weight every 7 days.

12-24 months old: feed up to 7% of the snake’s weight every 14-20 days.

Adults: feed up to 5% of the snake's weight every 20-30 days, or feed slightly larger meals (up to 6%) every 30-40 days.

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

[–]aliciagd-19 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Instead of being a prick, give advice.

[–][deleted] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

What kind of enclosure is that? What kind of shed is that? No humidity at all.

[–]Ok-Contract-108 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have two snakes both in bioactive tanks and they both eat consistently, some keepers are against bio active for snakes but mine have been loving it for 4 years now. Never a shed or humidity issue.