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I am very new to the snake world very curious I am learning about my snakes and how they work I have asked recent questions on them got some great feed back My one snake is three months old named magma and very settled now thanks to some folks on this site the other the other is kinda small very concerned but hoping with some help hermes will be settled soon so we have to give him some time as I was told :) I do have a question again lol…how long do we let a snake go without eating ?? When is the fine line of waiting and needing a helping hand ??


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How long have you had Hermes? What is the setup for that one? (enclosure size, # of hides, heat source, (t-stat?) is the enclosure in a high traffic area), etc?

P.S. Welcome to the forum! :)
 
He is in my daughters bed room 15 gallon aquarium has three hides has a carpet a under tank heat mat and a light and temps between 80/85 on the heat side he has aspen bedding on the cool side with carpet and water dish he is very active when people are in the room he was handled quite a bit as first thanks to the pet stores bad advice


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But we have only had him since Wednesday we tried to feed Friday again thanks to the pet stores bad advice again, but the other snake we have is doing fabulous he has eaten and was handled less (got him the same day and did have them together in the same tank for two days before we switched cause we were told we could by the pet store (go figure)


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Is he a baby?
You want to give them about a week to settle in, before offering food.
I wouldn't offer food any more than once every 7 days, if he is being picky about eating.
 
Yes he is very small I guess I am just worried cause he is soo tiny the store only had him for the day I got him they had no info on him an his eating or when he shed last or anything I don't know how old he is but is about the length of a ruler I'll send a pic


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Babies tend to stress easier than adults do. Occasionally you will get lucky and a baby will eat right away, without waiting, but many do much better when you wait, and give them about a week to settle in.

If you offer food too often, it will continue to stress him out and may cause him to go off feed.

I recommend leaving him alone for a week, only check to make sure he has clean water, but do not handle him or mess with the enclosure. Then offer food,
 
Do you have a thermostat for your heat sources? If not, you should. If it is getting too warm, that might also cause him to refuse to eat.
Any/all heat sources should be regulated with a t-stat (or a rheostat, but you have to manually adjust the temps).
 
If he doesn't eat after a week of being left alone, there is a list of tricks you can try (I think Nanci even has a post about it, but we'll cross that bridge when you get to it.)

Many of the non eating babies, that I have seen, have been due to messing with them too much or too soon after getting them.
 
kim.robinson.5682944 said:
The tank came with a thermometer it is in it should I be using two ? I know we need to get a humidity reader for it


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No, a thermostat. It regulates the temperature. If the temps get too warm, it will either shut off or reduce the temps.

Personally, I do not track humidity. I think in most areas, as long as the snake has proper setup, and access to clean drinking water, the actual humidity is not as important.
 
Where. Would I get one of those ? A the pet store ? See I thought that was what the light on the top was for …wow am I ever clueless I do feel the need to call this pet store that I went too and let them know they are giving way too much false information. They sell the terrariums saying this is all you need a heat pad and a light with a thermometer


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I would order one online. Many of the ones available in the petstore are not very good quality.
Where are you located? How is the climate where you are at?

There's a couple options for t-stats.
Hydrofarm Digital 1000 watt capable thermostat is made for heating seedmats, but I know many people that use this one successfully.
I currently have Johnson Control and Ranco t-stats that I got from Reptile Basics.

The best one out there, IMO is the Herpstat, by Spider Robotics. It is expensive, but worth it.
When I replace mine, it will be with one of those.
 
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