Cat has no problems with the reptiles,he is mildly interested in their activity
With all due respect, I disagree. Snakes often occupy burrows that are made by their prey animals, such as lizards, mice, rats, small marsupials, rabbits etc. They also occupy hollows and shelters that have been used by nesting birds and arboreal mammals. Aside from this is the physiological reaction of "sensory adaptation", where prolonged exposure to a stimulus reduces the reaction to that by increasing the threshold required by the receptors to react. In other words a stronger stimulus is required to elicit a response from the receptor neurons. A common example is contact of an object with the skin. After a while you cease to feel it unless a stronger stimulus of touch is applied.
Depending on the age, a tub, a heat source (usually a 5w mat or heatcord for a tub) thermostat, hide and water bowl (I use food boxes (small to start) and ceramic bowl for water coz why not, save money) and paper towel for substrate ~ for a hatchieJust in case I ever do get a python sometime in the future, can someone give me a list of all the necessary equipment I would need?
Get what you REALLY want, not what other people recommend I would have never been happy if I got what people usually suggest (antaresia species) only way you can learn and enjoy is to (potentially, depending on the snake) get bit in the process and if you get it young, chances are you will get more experienced as it grows, I started with a coastal 6mth old, he’s my big boy now at 7 1/2ftI'd love a BHP, but I've heard they're not really suitable for people who've never owned a snake. Currently imagining myself having a male Red Coastal Carpet yearling.
thats true, how ever globes are more likely to "pop" compared to CHE or Heatmats, an argument could be said to buy multiple globes yadda yadda, i have a che and its great, i use heat mats for enclosures that are small, i.e 50x50x70 or a click clack (food safe tub)When it comes to heating an enclosure, infrared heat lamps appear to be cheaper to buy than ceramic lamps or heat mats. Of course, this may just be because they're being advertised for sale online (they might be more expensive to buy in-store). Also, do thermostats need separate thermometers?
no you only need one or the other. i "wood"n't recommend using a heat mat for wood enclosures however.If you have a heat mat, do you need heat lamps too? "Amazing Amazon", a shop in Glen Waverly, are advertised BHPs for $400 and Coastal Carpets for $120, though prices would probably vary depending on colour, age and gender.
id recommend getting a custom built enclosure, 45x45x60 is definitely not big enough for them as they can grow in excess of 1.5-2m, it'd be fine while young, however you can definitely do cheaper. being a non arboreal species, they will do better with an enclosure that is long and "deep" rather than high, so you can get"Amazing Amazon" are advertising an Advanced Reptile Thermostat for $90 (they recommend using both a thermostat and a thermometer) and a Budget terrarium tower (size: 45x45x60cm) for $180. Would a tank this size be big enough for a BHP?
Perhaps... but then again... snakes in the wild don't experience a lot of the things that their captive counterparts do .. like a stable consistent environment, no competition, no predators, regular hassle free feeds... comparing the 2 scenarios is pointless.
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