T.s.parietalis temps

[GarterGuy17]

Well , I only have a 75 watt soft white bulb which I use during the day. At night I use no lights at all. and my temps are always low 70/ low 80

[EasternGirl]

I thought about maybe going up to a 75 watt bulb...I bought some at the dollar store a couple of days ago. I don't trust my thermometers though...I mean, I'm not sure what temps the thermometers are reading. I have these stick on Zoo Med thermometers on the upper left side...the warm side...and the upper right side..the cool side. I suppose they are reading the ambient temps on both sides...but then I have a heat mat on the warm side too. Now I also have a thermostat...which I set to turn off if the temp goes over 88...but the thermostat has a probe that goes in the substrate so I don't know if it is just measuring the heat mat temp or the ambient temp too. My thermometer gives an ambient temp reading of 68 with the heat mat on if I turn off the night heat bulb...so I have been leaving it on.

[GarterGuy17]

Mine are able to stick but I don't stick em at all, I leave them on the substrate so I can get the temperature of that area and not of the top. I have 2 thermometers and one from petco which was given to me and one from kitterz ( no idea what brand that is ) my hygrometer is also from there. My petco one is off by a couple degrees but I can tell around exactly where its at. Jade is under the light right now , she loves it.

[aquamentus_11]

Since doing away with the light, my girl (still haven't decided on a name) is out all the time on her plants. She's mellowed way down too and just hangs out on my hand for like 5 min at a time just tasting things. very cool.

[GarterGuy17]

Well she just has to get used to everything it takes time

[EasternGirl]

Sometimes it's good to wait on a name because then you can find one that suits the personality of the snake after you have some time to get to know her a bit.

[aquamentus_11]

Sometimes it's good to wait on a name because then you can find one that suits the personality of the snake after you have some time to get to know her a bit.

i completely agree

[EasternGirl]

It's funny because two of my cats...we have not called them by their real names in years...I started calling them other names somewhere along the way and those names took...and now those are their names. It makes it very confusing at the vet...the cats have no idea who you are talking to if you call them by their actual names.

[aquamentus_11]

haha you sound like me, my cat knows all his names though. I think I like "Ivy". I wanted to go with something more meaningful and creative, but Ivy just seems to fit her.

[aquamentus_11]

she pooped on my girlfriend last night after sitting and relaxing for about 10 min. not a good move on her part, but I was proud.