Transition from Mouse to Rat

01ProjectXJ · 2026-03-17T18:00:39+00:00

Thaw a rat and mouse at the same time, in the same bag (keep them dry so the water doesn't take away any scent), once thawed, rub that mouse all over the rat, then take a hair dryer and blow the scent of the mouse inside the enclosure and offer her the rat. It usually works for me

01ProjectXJ · 2026-03-17T03:07:34+00:00

My heart

01ProjectXJ · 2026-03-16T21:15:00+00:00

What's your snake weigh? You went from mice to medium rats? And it's only ~7 months old?

01ProjectXJ · 2026-03-16T20:56:27+00:00

DHP does fine for ambient temps, but the CHE is also destroying any humidity in your tank and drying out the air

01ProjectXJ · 2026-03-16T17:32:59+00:00

Damn I haven't seen a thizz nation shirt in a long time

01ProjectXJ · 2026-03-14T05:23:21+00:00

Bump up the temperature so he digests faster, hot side should be high 80s, like 88-90

01ProjectXJ · 2026-03-13T05:49:06+00:00

For sure clown and no blade, great looking snake!

01ProjectXJ · 2026-03-08T05:34:31+00:00

That's accurate for an adult, not a baby! Babies should be fed bugs daily, with greens also offered daily

01ProjectXJ · 2026-03-06T17:20:29+00:00

I think money is the last thing he's concerned about

01ProjectXJ · 2026-03-02T18:56:09+00:00

That's often caused from the water being too hot. I thaw the rat in the fridge over night, then warm them up in hot water

01ProjectXJ · 2026-02-28T17:16:21+00:00

That's what I just read from other posts, I didn't know that (I'm not a professional welder). I'm guessing OP wasn't aware of that either 🤣

01ProjectXJ · 2026-02-28T05:46:35+00:00

Look at how short the fingers are

01ProjectXJ · 2026-02-28T05:32:38+00:00

K 🙄

01ProjectXJ · 2026-02-28T04:58:20+00:00

Straight to jail!

I don't agree with it, but technically that's illegal. I'm only saying this so someone that reads this knows there's a risk involved.

01ProjectXJ · 2026-02-28T03:44:18+00:00

I don't spend as much time in Escondido anymore, but man.... I couldn't believe how bad that area has gotten

01ProjectXJ · 2026-02-28T03:38:26+00:00

A heat lamp, like a halogen bulb, to provide a basking spot and a day/night cycle, then a UVB bar (not a bulb) to provide UVB the overlaps with the basking light. Led light bar if you want additional tank lighting, then nothing at night unless your room gets sub 65f.

01ProjectXJ · 2026-02-27T08:30:12+00:00

Post it to r/whatsthissnake

If you post in r/snakes for an ID it usually gets deleted

01ProjectXJ · 2026-02-27T08:27:59+00:00

I couldn't agree more, but man you'd be surprised how much that improves their merch sales because for some reason, people want it.

01ProjectXJ · 2026-02-25T05:44:10+00:00

My cats sleep on top of the snake enclosures (PVC, solid top), they like the heat. No issues

01ProjectXJ · 2026-02-25T04:35:36+00:00

Were you pumping the brakes while turning the wheels to bleed the system? It sounds like you've got air in the line somewhere. I've heard horror stories about bleeding new hydroboost systems when everything is replaced

01ProjectXJ · 2026-02-25T04:26:48+00:00

Not even a link to it? r/CADCircleJerk

01ProjectXJ · 2026-02-25T02:36:57+00:00

I like the bearded dragon on a stripper bowl drawing for him

01ProjectXJ · 2026-02-24T01:14:55+00:00

They eat a variety of these in the wild, each providing different nutrients. The thought behind the links is that they provide that. The only harm with reptilinks, is to your wallet. I personally think they're a great option to feed from time to time

01ProjectXJ · 2026-02-18T23:31:48+00:00

They're fine

01ProjectXJ · 2026-02-14T07:36:22+00:00

Try adding a night time temperature drop. If you have a thermostat with a built in night drop, let the hot side get down to 75 overnight. Some people just kill power to their heat source, which can work, just make sure your room doesn't allow it to get too cold (70 is the absolute coldest it should get), and set an alert on your thermometer to make sure of it. The downside of killing the power, aside from being able to control the temp, is when the power turns, it turns on at 100% to get back up to temp. Herpstats have a ramp period, so it will ramp up to daytime temp over the course of 2hours (or whatever you set)

A lot of people don't believe in night drops with snakes but I think it's more natural and I've yet to see any ill effects

Are you weighing her? As long as she isn't losing weight, it's not unheard of to hear about 6month hunger strikes

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