I am pretty tight right now because of a lot of flood damage, I live in a rural area So shipping is a no. So I drive 4 hours to go get pinky mice and fuzzies, I do it all the time and I put them on ice and ice packs, but I don't know what went wrong this time because they partially defrosted some of them are squishy. I don't know if the insides are defrosted. But they're cold, the ice, didn't melt. Can I still freeze them? Are they still good. I won't be able to get food till next month.

My 4 year old bp is showing signs of being more fearful and more defensive. He has hissed on a few occasions and never did that before. Should I be taking him out more frequently to show him it’s ok.

Recently decided to upgrade my ball pythons enclosure from a 36"x18"x15" glass terrarium to a 48"x24"x24" Reptile Kage (for bioactive ball python setups). For her glass enclosure I have a backdrop around the outside of the aquarium. That's obviously not going to work now as I've gone with a PVC enclosure.

Im looking for a background or backdrop that could liven up the black background as well as possible fake/real vegetation options.

I've had a couple fake plants before but they were cheap and didnt really look nice.

(I posted this in r/snakes and didn't get any feedback)

Please help. Ive bought and tried everything I can possibly think of to hold the humidity in her tank but nothing is working. I’m at a complete loss. I just want to be a good snake mom and give my baby the life she deserves but I can’t ever get her tank to go above 50% humidity unless I mist it, which I know you’re not supposed to do, and it only lasts for a few minutes. Im scared to health she’s going to die just like my last snake.

ETA: I just added reptisoil in with her coconut chips and changed the heating elements from solely a ceramic heat emitter 24/7 to UVB and UVA during the day and ceramic bulb at night. The humidity is currently the lowest I’ve ever seen it, at 34%. Nothing is working and I’m devastated. I’ve spent so much money trying to give her the life she deserves. I feel like such a bad snake mom.

Been doing some research and it seems like radiant heat panels mounted inside are best for a large enclosure in a cold house. But they don’t sell those cage covers for them like they do for standard light bulbs so not sure what to use as an alternative. Or are they fine to touch them because they don’t get as hot?

I have a Zoomed 40 gallon tank with the hinge doors for my girl and she’s escaped a few times now. This morning I found the tank door wide open which makes me feel like she put her whole 2kg weight on it to break out even with a child lock + the regular lock on it. Any suggestions on what I can use to secure the doors better?

Thank you!