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| sullysteve |
Posted - 06/10/2010 : 08:37:59
Hi guys!
I have just read the last few threads on this topic http://www.therainbowboa.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=477
and it concerns me about the infor on the sites caresheet.
Can it be confirmed or rectified asap as this may result in a lil BRB's death. 
Tell me if i am going overboard.....
Sully |
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| Snakesitter |
Posted - 18/10/2010 : 20:06:47
:-) |
| jono-r |
Posted - 17/10/2010 : 16:59:07
thanks for that, always learning |
| Snakesitter |
Posted - 12/10/2010 : 18:58:49
I feel that giving your Brazilians the broadest possible range to chose from can only mean good things, though I am a bit cautious on the high end (as I'd rather leave an "error margin" of a degree or two, just in case anything ever goes wrong). |
| hiper2009 |
Posted - 12/10/2010 : 00:41:36
quote:
Originally posted by Snakesitter
You are absolutely correct, Jono, that these snakes handle cool better than hot.
That said...
quote:
[i]personally i keep mine at 27(cool end) to 31(warm end)
...I'd lower these a bit -- your cool end is about where many people's warm ends brush up against. 21C (70F) to 28C (82F) is a safer range. Maybe a high of 29C (84F) if you have a gravid female.
Good luck!
So these's temps are about the same as for a cornsnake im quite shocked i thought a boa would need much more heat then a cornsnake well i guess i was wrong  |
| Snakesitter |
Posted - 11/10/2010 : 20:16:19
You are absolutely correct, Jono, that these snakes handle cool better than hot.
That said...
quote:
[i]personally i keep mine at 27(cool end) to 31(warm end)
...I'd lower these a bit -- your cool end is about where many people's warm ends brush up against. 21C (70F) to 28C (82F) is a safer range. Maybe a high of 29C (84F) if you have a gravid female.
Good luck! |
| jono-r |
Posted - 10/10/2010 : 11:55:09
high temps can also cause loads of other neological problems, even peralysis. R.I.s and eye problems not just death.
personally i keep mine at 27(cool end) to 31(warm end) remember snakes are a lot more tollerant of the cold than the heat so be cautios and get your set ups running before putting your snakes into them.
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| sullysteve |
Posted - 08/10/2010 : 18:09:50
excellent service ! |
| Snakesitter |
Posted - 07/10/2010 : 22:51:26
Much appreciated, Kazerella! |
| hiper2009 |
Posted - 07/10/2010 : 19:29:26
quote:
Originally posted by Kazerella
Thanks for pointing this out everyone.
We'll see what we can do.
Thanks Kaz your a star . |
| IncurableFlirt |
Posted - 07/10/2010 : 18:37:35
Thanks so much, Kazarella! We appreciate it. |
| Kazerella |
Posted - 07/10/2010 : 15:15:24
Thanks for pointing this out everyone.
We'll see what we can do. |
| hiper2009 |
Posted - 07/10/2010 : 11:56:07
I have also contacted one of the mods that i have on my msn and he has forwarded boths links to the admins and they should sort this out hopefully  .. |
| Snakesitter |
Posted - 06/10/2010 : 21:38:18
Unfortunately, this is not an isolated error in the rainbow community. In the course of researching my own rainbow boa care sheet, I've run across several other sheets with the same temperature mistake. I suspect there was either a repeated typo, or that the (few) people who have successfully kept rainbows at high temps have been lucky in that they have had a wide temp gradient in their enclosures, and thus their Brazilians could find some respite from the heat and survive.
That said, yes it should be amended. As I don't think a moderator visits every day, I have e-mailed the site's general info address with both of the links describing the issue; I'm sure they will investigate and resolve the issue soon.
Fingers crossed, |
| hiper2009 |
Posted - 06/10/2010 : 20:18:34
quote:
Originally posted by IncurableFlirt
I can show you several different care sheets that advise HIGHLY against high temperatures in your BRB enclosure. Many of those care sheets are written by people who keep and breed Rainbow boas, such as Rainbows R Us. I love this forum, but highly recommend that whoever wrote the care sheet needs to redo it and check into temperatures. Something like this is far too important to set aside, as it could potentially cause the death of someone's pet. 
I soo agree with you on this it needs to be updated ASAP , As soon as i saw that few of you have said to sully to turn temps down i was almost in shock as i set my temps after reading from this site on caresheet im so glad my two are not dead and have lowerd there temps to 27*C to 29*C although the highest it goes to is 31*C but atleast it is not 34 to 35C which could have killed my two babys   |
| IncurableFlirt |
Posted - 06/10/2010 : 17:42:15
I can show you several different care sheets that advise HIGHLY against high temperatures in your BRB enclosure. Many of those care sheets are written by people who keep and breed Rainbow boas, such as Rainbows R Us. I love this forum, but highly recommend that whoever wrote the care sheet needs to redo it and check into temperatures. Something like this is far too important to set aside, as it could potentially cause the death of someone's pet. |
