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Fantastic! Congratulations.
(Looks like he left you a "present" in the water bowl too!)

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Andrea

great news!

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here is the latest,


i must say first, thank you all for your kindness and helpfulness.

i've attached some new images.
basically had some concerns regarding the heat.

i have (2) heat pads underneath him.


let me explain.

first I started with only the small heat wave desert pad under the right 1/3 side of the tub. then realized tempertaure never really climbed above 80-82.

i then added the second larger heat pad underneath everything in an attempt to raise the internal temp.

after the larger pad failed to get hot I placed the ceramic red night bulb for heat.


this now def gets the tank hot!

like high 80's - low 90's.

when it gets too hot I slide the tub farther or closer to the bulb depending on heat.

tonight when I got home , i found the larger heat pad to be working.

now I have 2 heat pads and a light for the little guy.

is this too much heat?


i figured I keep the bulb on a 12/12 hr timer.

i welcome any and all criticism.


tim.

Fantastic looking Green Tree Python.

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Ken
"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don't have that problem." -- Ronald Reagan

great pics!

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The only way you would know if there is too much heat, is by a thermometer. Might I suggest a thermostat? I think there are inexpensive ones out there for $25 or so. You can program it to the temp you want and plug the ceramic heat emitter to it, then when it reaches above where you want your temp to be, it will shut off and then turn on when it dips down again.

I have one on my frog tank. It makes things very worry free.

Great snake

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My name is Liz
Do what's best for the animal, not what's best for you.

I agree with Liz. You won't be around all the time to check if it's getting to hot in there. Get a good thermostat with a probe that goes inside the tank (at the height your green tree python usually perches.)
From Greg Maxwell's site:Welcome to Fine Green Tree Pythons :
"Captive chondros do best with a thermal gradient established in the cage. A horizontal gradient is much preferred over a vertical one. Most chondros will perch in the highest part of the cage and will often ignore a vertical gradient. The gradient should be between 78F and 89F with an average temperature of 85 degrees or so. Most captives seek out temperatures around 84-85F under normal conditions, but may bask under warmer temps after eating and at other times. Avoid temperatures under 75F and over 90F.
The best and easiest way to provide heat for display type cages is with an overhead radiant heat panel. I use and recommend those sold by Pro Products. These panels work very well, and most importantly they will not burn your animals."

Check out his other husbandry information.

By the way, your chondro is a beauty. Can't wait to see him change color!

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Andrea

You are comfusing two seperate products. Ceramic lamps (heat emitters) do not produce light, only heat. The red night lights are not ceramic.
I too would recomend a thermostat.
With that enclosed sterilite tub it would be very easy to overheat your snake.

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Merlin,
What's Life Without A Little Magic!

I've started to look into the Pro Heat products.

may have to purchase one of those.

will I able to use this with the rubbermaid tub I have?

also, i've realized that if I switch to this heat panel, there will be zero artificial light for him. is that cool?


the enclosure i'm using for him now is a setup that was made for emergency purposes to help him shed.


although now I realize this the absolute best for him, it may not be the most visually appealing to me.

prior to this setup I have bought (3) seperate glass aquariums.

one 10 gallon tank
then stepped it up to a 24 long x 30 high x 12 deep.
and last was a 12x12x18 sized exo-terra tank.


all of these were nice looking setups and I was trying to create something like this

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if someone could advise on this.
i've attached images of what I hoping to create.
well..... i will create this.. in time.


already have all supplies, mistking, tons of tropical plants etc etc.


my dream is to grow the vegetation like crazy and introduce the snake to the new environment.