Well, for the past almost two years, I have had a snake that requires a specific climate. From the class I am currently taking, I learned that I do not have time to care for it all day, so I built something with the knowledge from the class to make it easier for myself.
The project was made so it would take the moisture level from the soil and the humidity from the air and if it was below a certain point it would spray water in the tank and it would check in between each spray to see if it's hit the stopping point.
My snake's name is George. He will be 2 years old in November; I got him on November 29, 2022. I had always wanted a snake, but when I was younger, I was always told no. So for Christmas two years ago, my parents asked what I wanted, and I said a snake that was it. They had the option of either getting me nothing, which I knew they did not want to do, or getting me what I asked for. Earlier that year, I had graduated high school, so they were still in the celebratory mood so I'm sure that helped a little. The main reason I was told no for so long was due to my dad's misconceptions about snakes, which is common due to negative media coverage and news stories. He was raised with similar beliefs and imagined snakes like 20-foot pythons from Asia or king cobras, which are not only impractical but also require a license to own.
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so, yeah it wasn't even possible for me to get one of those snakes and once he figured out that the snakes you can buy are for the most part harmless than he was more willing to get one and now the one he likes the best is the biggest of the the 3 snakes we have 2 of them are ball pythons and the other is George
there are a few photos of George they are a good snake they love food. This project was made for them.
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