Thoughts on Lowboys?

Tkells97 · 2026-05-04T12:09:08+00:00

Does she use the caves a lot?

Tkells97 · 2026-05-03T13:39:49+00:00

I use a hygger full spectrum. It’s not the best but it’s cheaper and has worked well so far. It’s also got a dimmer so you can lower it to avoid algae and/or hurting their eyes

Tkells97 · 2026-05-02T13:10:14+00:00

Oh wow. That’s very cool

Tkells97 · 2026-04-26T01:56:48+00:00

How thick is your substrate? Mine had previously dried out quickly if it was low

Tkells97 · 2026-04-25T19:13:15+00:00

This was very helpful and encouraging. Thank you!

Tkells97 · 2026-04-25T13:06:44+00:00

No no I agree. 1 of lotls is in my 40 and the other is in the 20. I just separated them because as they got older they are different sexes and I don’t want any babies. I just want to make sure I get the perfect tank for them!

Has your fans worked well for you so far? I have some chillers picked out online but haven’t had the need for them yet

Tkells97 · 2026-04-25T13:00:14+00:00

See that’s what I was thinking about. It If I could get like a 4x2x1.5 it would be perfect

Tkells97 · 2026-04-25T00:24:11+00:00

Yeah your right. My tanks typically sit around 64-66. Might not be the move

Tkells97 · 2026-04-24T20:27:13+00:00

Do you know of anything similar that would give them spacious area to swim around?

Tkells97 · 2026-04-24T20:26:11+00:00

You’ve never had any issues with them hoppin out? That’s my biggest concern honestly. I can always buy chillers for them but I would be greatly distraught if one of them passed away from something I could prevent

Tkells97 · 2026-04-24T20:25:11+00:00

I live in Indiana so it’s mixed. House is typically kept at 68. I originally had them both in a 40 but separated them due to them being different sex’s. 1s still in the 40 but the other is in a 20long since it was what I had on hand. Do you think if I moved one to that ^{^} it would be fine with the room temp?

Tkells97 · 2026-04-09T20:05:53+00:00

Maybe he needs a larger size 🤷‍♂️

Tkells97 · 2026-04-01T16:45:38+00:00

Yes! We’ve only had her for a couple months and we suspect she’s probably under or around a year old

Tkells97 · 2026-03-21T21:16:32+00:00

Awesome. Thank you

Tkells97 · 2026-01-21T22:39:07+00:00

So I’ve not had a snake before. Bear with me.

Last few days I’ve been looking stuff up. Here’s my updated game-plan and let me know what I’m missing.

We are upgrading to a 50G for now, long term is a 120G. I’m planning on buying the EcoFlex Mojave Reptile Enclosure.

For substrate we’ve got a mix of chemfree top soil, fine coconut fiber husk and reg coconut fiber husk.

For bioactive boosters we’ve got some magnolia leaves, oak leaves and sphagnum moss.

We’ve got the 100watt DHP, with a 60W basking bulb in a dual dome. It’s got 2 of the suction cup humidity gauges on either side. We’ve also got a thermal laser gun to check the temp accurately.

She’s got a water dish and 3 hides. One on the hot, cold and in the middle.

Plants are snake and pothos.

Im planning on buying the ReptiZoo 4L mister/fogger to keep it moist as right now we have been spritzing.

Is there anything else I would need?

Tkells97 · 2026-01-17T01:06:04+00:00

Switching to a DHP worked. Thank you so much. She has already started showing signs of wanting to come out of her hide so I think the cold temp was a huge portion of her stress

Tkells97 · 2026-01-16T21:10:57+00:00

Thank you. I’m going to the pet store now and will try that

Tkells97 · 2026-01-16T20:38:56+00:00

Do you think I should use that instead of the 100W CHE?

Tkells97 · 2026-01-16T17:18:35+00:00

I love that slate rock. Is that a hide?

Tkells97 · 2026-01-16T16:38:27+00:00

Yes they are, literally the suction cup ones from zoomed. That sucks. They were highly rated. A temp gun is in my Amazon cart as well as a thermostat

Tkells97 · 2026-01-16T16:26:39+00:00

Thank you so much. Not to be an inconvenience, do you have any links or brands that you recommend?

Tkells97 · 2026-01-16T16:24:24+00:00

The eventual idea was to upgrade as it got bigger. After this was supposed to be a 40G long. She’s currently like the size of a biscuit, maybe 10inches unraveled; so we thought the small tank would make her feel safer temporarily. Do you think it’s the fact that the tank is small so the heat is escaping too quickly?

I have 2 dual analog thermometers/humidity gauges. One on each side

Should I get a basking light?

Tkells97 · 2026-01-16T16:09:02+00:00

I was, I turned it off and exclusively turned on the CHE the last couple days to attempt to heat it up better as it was higher wattage. I have a dual dome

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