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sullysteve
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 06/10/2010 : 08:37:59
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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.....
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hiper2009
Banned
United Kingdom
845 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2010 : 11:02:33
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Originally posted by sullysteve
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
Im the one who spotted it on the caresheet and i thought to my self oh my gosh i have been given wrong info 
Like your self i am from the TCS and i have had one of the brb's since july and the 2nd brb at the end of july at the temps of around 33 to 34 on warm end and around 29 to 31 on cold end..  I think the caresheet should be adjusted we have been told by two people that the temps we have used are fatal and could end up killing our brb's im soo shocked at this .. |
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IncurableFlirt
Yearling
USA
516 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2010 : 17:42:15
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| 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. |
Jenn.
11.8 Ball pythons
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hiper2009
Banned
United Kingdom
845 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2010 : 20:18:34
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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  |
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Snakesitter
Rainbow Master
USA
2718 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2010 : 21:38:18
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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.
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Cliff Earle
Living Gems Reptiles
Premium Brazilian Rainbow Boas from a disease-tested facility
Website, Facebook |
Edited by - Snakesitter on 06/10/2010 21:38:52 |
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hiper2009
Banned
United Kingdom
845 Posts |
Posted - 07/10/2010 : 11:56:07
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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  .. |
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Kazerella
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
721 Posts |
Posted - 07/10/2010 : 15:15:24
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Thanks for pointing this out everyone.
We'll see what we can do.  |
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IncurableFlirt
Yearling
USA
516 Posts |
Posted - 07/10/2010 : 18:37:35
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| Thanks so much, Kazarella! We appreciate it. |
Jenn.
11.8 Ball pythons
1.0 BCI boa
1.0 Brazilian Rainbow boa |
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hiper2009
Banned
United Kingdom
845 Posts |
Posted - 07/10/2010 : 19:29:26
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Originally posted by Kazerella
Thanks for pointing this out everyone.
We'll see what we can do.
Thanks Kaz your a star . |
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Snakesitter
Rainbow Master
USA
2718 Posts |
Posted - 07/10/2010 : 22:51:26
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| Much appreciated, Kazerella! |
Cliff Earle
Living Gems Reptiles
Premium Brazilian Rainbow Boas from a disease-tested facility
Website, Facebook |
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sullysteve
Hatchling
United Kingdom
107 Posts |
Posted - 08/10/2010 : 18:09:50
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jono-r
New Member
United Kingdom
99 Posts |
Posted - 10/10/2010 : 11:55:09
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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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1.1.0 brb
2.0.0 corns
1.0.0 mexican milk 1.0.0 cali king
0.1.0 bullsnake
1.1.0 beaded dragons 1.0.0 african pygmy hog 3.3.0 cats
0.4.0 guinie pigs
2.0.0 gerbils
lots of fish
coming soon,a pair of northern pines ready to breed next year.
1.0.0 normal royal
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Snakesitter
Rainbow Master
USA
2718 Posts |
Posted - 11/10/2010 : 20:16:19
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You are absolutely correct, Jono, that these snakes handle cool better than hot.
That said...
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[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.
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Cliff Earle
Living Gems Reptiles
Premium Brazilian Rainbow Boas from a disease-tested facility
Website, Facebook |
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hiper2009
Banned
United Kingdom
845 Posts |
Posted - 12/10/2010 : 00:41:36
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quote:
Originally posted by Snakesitter
You are absolutely correct, Jono, that these snakes handle cool better than hot.
That said...
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[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 |
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Snakesitter
Rainbow Master
USA
2718 Posts |
Posted - 12/10/2010 : 18:58:49
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| 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). |
Cliff Earle
Living Gems Reptiles
Premium Brazilian Rainbow Boas from a disease-tested facility
Website, Facebook |
Edited by - Snakesitter on 18/10/2010 20:06:35 |
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jono-r
New Member
United Kingdom
99 Posts |
Posted - 17/10/2010 : 16:59:07
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| thanks for that, always learning |
1.1.0 brb
2.0.0 corns
1.0.0 mexican milk 1.0.0 cali king
0.1.0 bullsnake
1.1.0 beaded dragons 1.0.0 african pygmy hog 3.3.0 cats
0.4.0 guinie pigs
2.0.0 gerbils
lots of fish
coming soon,a pair of northern pines ready to breed next year.
1.0.0 normal royal
1.0.0 chile rose |
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This must be addressed ASAP by admin/mod
