(She does have more decor it’s just on rotation and some items aren’t pictured)

It’s 81 in the tank right now and it might get a little lower tonight but not by much she has a small heating pad that she can use that her previous owner set up for her.

She burrows during the day and then at night she comes and just lays there. I wouldn’t be so perplexed if she was always like this but it seems like new behavior. It used to be where she was like this a day before feeding but now she’s like this 4-5 days before feeding every night.

She’s drinking and eating fine.

Sorry if this is a dumb question I just have anxiety

I am seeing a lot of conflicting advice on UTH vs OTH, but I worry my boa is cold during the night as it can get to 60 in the house, and he does not seem to come out as much, only to hunt. I currently have UTH, as instructed by the breeder, with the thermometer between the pad and the tank to ensure it does not go above 90. Some say that I should switch to bulbs as they burrow away from heat, but I am struggling to find the right bulbs. He is in a 20-gallon tank and does not get great lighting, so I was going to get one heat bulb and one UVB bulb, but I'm seeing conflicting advice on wattage as well. Right now, his heat pad is only on a small portion all the way to one side of the tank he prefers to be on that side. I never see him on the cool side ever. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I'm happy to change whatever would be best for him; I just wanna make sure he's properly warm.

I recently switched to a larger food size, and the first time I fed him with it, he ate it, and now he just doesn't seem interested, I don't know what to do

I am super confused. I’ve NEVER heard of ksb’s needing moderate-high humidity until tonight. everything I’ve read and seen has said that their humidity should be 10-30% and the highest I’ve ever read was 10-40%. well…I was reading tonight because my snake is struggling with shed and refuses to use her humid hide (separate issue lol..) and a website states their humidity should be 60-80% ????? this is a pretty well known reptile brand and I’m seriously confused about the very large margin between what I thought was correct and what this website is advising.

what do you guys think their humidity should be?? mine usually sits at the lower end of 10-25%, and I give my girl a humid hide when she starts to show signs she’s beginning shed.

have I been doing this all wrong ?

(she’s almost months old, 8 inches, and living in a Thrive 10 gallon ((20” long)) terrarium)

I didn't see her at first, she's definitely gotten bigger in the first 2 months of us having her. Her personality is definitely starting to come through.

Yesterday, Rorschach reminded me of the importance of taking the time to reset myself. We can get so caught up in everything happening around us that the stress just builds and builds. If we don't do anything about it, the stress will break one way or another. It can be destructive if we aren't careful.

Ro reminded me that's why we need to be active participants in our own care. Taking time to talk with friends, talk with family, and even just breaking away from routine a bit can all help us recuperate. People won't know we need help if we don't make an effort to reach out.

Part of that for me yesterday was going to bed early. Looks like I forgot to post! Sorry about that, everyone. 😅

Got my 2nd sand boa s couple weeks ago, and he's already super easy to handle, seems much faster than my female lol

Ro and I thought a bit about regret today. About what it is, what it isn't, the things we will regret, and the things that we won't. Regret is such a funny thing. It's simply grief over the possibilities we didn't explore. Grief over what could have been. Regret is an inevitable part of life. It's a guarantee that we will all do something at some point that we will wish never happened or failed to do something important that we really should have.

The main thing that we need to take away is how we live in the present with what we have. Choosing to love, choosing to cherish, choosing to laugh, choosing to be present. These are all things that, even on the most miniscule scale, are things that we should never allow ourselves to regret, even if the memories feel messy. The emotions were real in that moment. There is power in joy.

One thing that I am fairly certain of? I will never regret choosing to love and cherish Rorschach. She is a light in my life. She brings me joy, stability, and room to simply exist without judgement. I find it that when days are really hard, taking 15 minutes to just appreciate her helps me feel a little better, even if it's only for those 15 minutes.

Bought from BHB reptiles and I live in central Illinois. Said it was going to be delivered by 9:30 am this morning and it's currently 3 and its still in a town two hours away. Had to call customer service to ask them what was going on and they told me that its delayed and they're still going to try to get it delivered by tonight. I had to tell them its a live reptile and it's too cold for him. It's really cold out and I payed 60 bucks for shipping and handling. Any ideas?

We have about a 4 month old female KSB. We have had her for about 2 going on 3 weeks and she has fed very well each week we have fed her. I weighed her the other day and she weighed 10 grams, she is only about 10 to 12 inches long. Do I need to try to feed her more often or is feeding every 5 to 7 days ok?? BTW she is on F/T pinkies.

I want to be able to switch Nadja's food up sometimes so I'm curious but what else can they eat besides mice?

Today, Ro and I thought about being overwhelmed. Many things can contribute to feeling like everything is just too much. Health, the state of the world, your immediate surroundings... there are so many things happening all around us all the time, it's hard to not feel like the walls are closing in around us. Expectations from society and our peers, workplace changes, the pressure to communicate and socialize when all we want to do is curl up where it's warm and cozy, all of these things can compound until it feels like we're being suffocated and crushed by it all.

Ro reminded me that sometimes, all we need to do is take a second, stop, and back up. There's more to it all than just the corner we've found ourselves in. Yes, the corner will still be there. It will always be there. But we can afford a moment to breathe, a moment to recenter ourselves. It's can be hard to keep away from that corner. It's important that we do so, though. There's far too much we'd miss out on if we stayed there.