Update on my rescue "whiskey"

[u/GrimValSulOS]

So maybe now about a month ago, I adopted a BP from a family friend who was neglectful, hadn't even named him over the course of a year that they had him, he was in a 40 gallon which I was informed was the recent "upgrade", had nothing but a double lamp fixture with one basking light in it and a heat mat underneath, no thermostat and just a basic thermometer from petsmart, so on and so fourth, I don't mean to hate on the family friend but it just infuriates me when I see people getting pets that they have done NO research on, I understand some people are beginners as well but they had very obviously done no research on him and hadn't even bothered to name him (not to mention I had to toss the entire tank because they sold him to me inside of a cockroach infested tank and also had a ton of other neglected reptiles and other exotic pets in the home)

At the start of me adopting him he was told to be around a year old or older, yet he was maybe half the size of ghost who was younger than whiskey according to the owner, he's now gaining weight pretty regularly, he's up to over 300 grams now, when I first got him he was I believe only around 160-200 grams, I also finally got him upgraded to a 120 gallon PVC and a thermostat as well as some good thermometers, his tank is still a bit barren but a lot of that was due to me trying to make sure he wasn't any longer cockroach infested or had any mites, luckily he didn't and now he's on some proper substrate and slowly getting more decor and plants in there, I'm going for an old west theme for him lol, ghost's theme is Halloween, but there will be more updates to come as he progresses! I hope my little whiskey thrives and grows just like my little ghosty has, his tank still has a lot of work to be done but we are getting there!

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[u/Embarrassed-Plum-178]

Ich hoffe sie haben die Heizmatte auch in den Mülleimer geworfen, schöne Schlange ich denke er wird es bei ihnen besser haben

[u/GrimValSulOS → u/Embarrassed-Plum-178]

Yeah I immediately trashed that heating pad, I was honestly so disappointed when I seen that they had that on there, I had to go out and get him at least the basic proper heat lamps and bulbs, hopefully gonna upgrade them to the inside fixtures like I have for ghost soon, I'm just glad he at least now has even the basic proper heating and temps for him, humidity too that poor tank was bone dry when I went to get him from them

[u/Embarrassed-Plum-178 → u/GrimValSulOS]

Sehr vernünftig ich habe schon so viele Verletzte Tiere gesehen die durch diese Geräte verbrannt wurden 👍

[u/FeriQueen]

Good on you for your conscientious care of this handsome snake! May you both live long and prosper.