Geez this guy got a lot of questions..

Ok, so I know I've been asking questions on here left and right, and here are a few more.

First off, my new Nic (named Adobo. A recipe used to cook chickens and pythons in the philippines.) is in great shape. Eating well, very tame, and is a joy to handle. He just fed about an hour ago. I'm going crazy, and am already getting pretty hooked on the little guy. Besides the first starter kit, I already got another heat lamp, basking light (New image hood inc. blacklight), and a 10L aquarium, w/ 6 female mice (4 have given birth, and 1 is still pregnant.) Here are a few questions tho.

The mice stay in my room w/ the snake. I don't think it makes him uncomfortable smelling it from his aquarium, but I smell it from my bed sometimes, and it's just not all that gravy to me.. Any help in that department?

Also, my heating.. I have a UTH, a 60 watt bult light, and a blacklight basking lamp. I don't even turn anything else but the basking lamp on, but I was just wondering, anyone know how much power these guys use? My utility bill is already out the roof, and I just got layed off from my job.. so I'm tryin to budget here.... The UTH just didn't do it for me, since it didn't make the air temp any different so I could'nt see if it made things better. Humidity stays between 50 and 60 percent (a few times it went over 60. Is this bad?)

Are there really any nutritional differences between mice and rats? I know I'll have to feed rats one day anyways, but for now, I wanna stick to mice since they're cheaper. But I don't wanna ruin a balanced diet for Adobo.

One thing this guy likes doing, when hes aroudn my neck, is go behind my ear(oooh, andit feels sexy.) or sniff around my cheek. has anyone ever gotten bitten in the facE? cuz it feels kinda scary sometimes.

I know I got a lot of questions.. BUt thanks for helpin' a new guy out

also for those who breed their own mouse. Do you guys get a lot of dead pinkies? I haven't looked inside their hidaway to check yet. and if I do find dead pinkies, do I just throw them away?

Originally Posted by TeBo

The mice stay in my room w/ the snake. I don't think it makes him uncomfortable smelling it from his aquarium, but I smell it from my bed sometimes, and it's just not all that gravy to me.. Any help in that department?

This will help w/the stink of the mice: I use baking soda mixed in their shavings and about 8 drops of imitation vanilla in their water bottle. I have 18 breeder boxes of mice set up and it knocks the stink waaay down.

Originally Posted by TeBo

Also, my heating.. I have a UTH, a 60 watt bult light, and a blacklight basking lamp. I don't even turn anything else but the basking lamp on, but I was just wondering, anyone know how much power these guys use? My utility bill is already out the roof, and I just got layed off from my job.. so I'm tryin to budget here.... The UTH just didn't do it for me, since it didn't make the air temp any different so I could'nt see if it made things better. Humidity stays between 50 and 60 percent (a few times it went over 60. Is this bad?)

I can't answer about how much electricity the above will use, however if you're only using the blacklight basking lamp (what watt?) I can't imagine it would be very much. I would not recommend you use all the above listed heat at one time in a 10 gallon tank. Too much heat will kill your snake super fast. Do you have a thermometer in the tank?

Originally Posted by TeBo

Are there really any nutritional differences between mice and rats? I know I'll have to feed rats one day anyways, but for now, I wanna stick to mice since they're cheaper. But I don't wanna ruin a balanced diet for Adobo.

I've always read that rats are more nutritious than mice and the snakes I feed rats to seem to grow much faster than the ones that eat mice. However I've not seen any actual proof of this printed anywhere. I haven't looked for any proof either so it may be out there. Try Google or someone with more knowledge may post.

Originally Posted by TeBo

One thing this guy likes doing, when hes aroudn my neck, is go behind my ear(oooh, andit feels sexy.) or sniff around my cheek. has anyone ever gotten bitten in the facE? cuz it feels kinda scary sometimes.

I wouldn't like to get bitten in the face therefore I don't allow any of my snakes around my face, especially my Amazon tree boas! I wouldn't let the snake around your face either.

If your snake is just a wee baby, be careful and don't leave him around your neck very long or at all. A small baby, around 1.5 feet can get overheated by having his whole body in contact w/your body heat (98.5°) for too long. I've seen this happen with a hatchling ball python. A kid carried his snake around his neck all morning and when his mom came home from work at noon the snake was limp. They brought it in to the pet shop I work at and we couldn't find anything wrong w/it. By the time they got to the shop the snake was already doing much better and had fully recovered about an hour later. Being around the child's neck for a few hours was the only thing they had done differently.

I hope this helps.

I forgot about the dead pinky question. I feed any dead rodents to my cats. They love them.