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20-Dec-06, 06:04 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-06 Location: wollongong Age: 18 | | | im new to all this.. help plz
Ok so i just got my 1st snake, a Murray darling python (yearling), from ultimate reptiles in S.A.and i'v done everything they've said, e.g change from sand to bark, feed him weaner mice etc., and everything the pet shop guys (whom i get my equipment and food from) said.
Now hes very flighty and isn't feeding and i wondering is that just because hes in a new environment and needs to get use to it and having people gawking and trying to pat him and hes scared.
Please any and all advice appreciated
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20-Dec-06, 06:07 PM
|  | Mr Knee Subscriber | Join Date: Apr-06 Location: Wollongong Age/Gender: 36  | | | |
Leave him alone for a few weeks to settle in , only feed if you have to and change water ,other than that leave him and he should be right after he settles in for a while .
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20-Dec-06, 06:08 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Jun-06 Location: Sunshine Coast, Qld Age/Gender: 28 | | |
How long have you had it? Most people give their snakes time to settle into their new homes, like about a week or so before trying to handle it or feed it. It is hard to do with your first snake i know but sometimes it just has to be done 
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20-Dec-06, 06:43 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-06 Location: wollongong Age: 18 | | | |
hey thanks. what can i do about biting
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20-Dec-06, 06:49 PM
| | Mr Knee Subscriber | Join Date: Apr-06 Location: Wollongong Age/Gender: 36 | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by desturbed001  hey thanks. what can i do about biting | Just don't bite him mate and he will be happy 
Not much... he may stop with time , most will get calmer with handling .
I would say he is very scared in the new enclosure and may not bite when he gets used to it .
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20-Dec-06, 07:54 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-06 Location: wollongong Age: 18 | | | |
thanks heaps no doubt ill have more questions soon but i have a quick one now what do you do about heat/lighting at night.. i have both the spot lamp and the heat mat on a thermostat set at 28deg C, which is what they told me, but im not sure what to do at night should i turn it all off so its dark or leave it on so it flicks on and off every so often
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20-Dec-06, 08:12 PM
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no need to heat at night, they dont get heated at night in the wild...
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20-Dec-06, 08:27 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Dec-05 Location: Brisbane Australia Age/Gender: 22  | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by desturbed001 thanks heaps no doubt ill have more questions soon but i have a quick one now what do you do about heat/lighting at night.. i have both the spot lamp and the heat mat on a thermostat set at 28deg C, which is what they told me, but im not sure what to do at night should i turn it all off so its dark or leave it on so it flicks on and off every so often | You can get heat lights that are dark purple and even black in colour and dont emit any light which will still heat the encolsure perfectly but wont affect your snakes day and night cycles. I use one called Oz Purple Night and i love it. I'd suggest you have a look at it.
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20-Dec-06, 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by TX-III no need to heat at night, they dont get heated at night in the wild... | Thats true to an extent, but most people recommend heating at night for a few days after eating, just to help with digestion. That might not be necessary though if its still warm at night where you are, just in the cooler months.
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20-Dec-06, 09:18 PM
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so should i just keep the heat mat on???
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20-Dec-06, 10:44 PM
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Not a bad idea just after eating, but as TX-III said its not really necesary the rest of the time.
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21-Dec-06, 05:41 AM
|  | Yes, that Hix Moderator | Join Date: Mar-04 Location: Sydney Gender: | | |
I usually have my heatmats on 24/7. But the last couple of weeks it's been stinking hot out my way (western Sydney) so I turned them all off about three weeks ago. After last night I'm thinking about putting them back on again. 
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21-Dec-06, 01:05 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-06 Location: wollongong Age: 18 | | | |
thanks heaps.. now when he does get settled what should i do about handling and interacting with strangers
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21-Dec-06, 01:32 PM
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I have a 2month old mac hatchie & i leave her heat matt on constantly.
Shes always swapping ends.
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21-Dec-06, 01:36 PM
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I left my mac for about a week & she was abit flighty to get out at first, striked a few times and bit once, but if you put your hand in a cup and go over her head i found i could pick her up without getting attacked, yet she is only 25/30cm though, not sure how big yours is.
But as soon as I got mine out, she is great, never striked since the first time i got her out.
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