Q: Different snakes have different needs for equipment and feeding. More advanced snakes need monitoring of temperatures, humidity and complicated feeding that you need to take into account. Research is essential and is the first step that you must take. Corn snakes and Ball Pythons are equally friendly, but Ball Pythons can not tolerate temperatures below 75 degrees F (24 degrees C). If your house gets cold, would need heating for the Ball Python's cage. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/c\/c5\/Choose-Your-First-Pet-Snake-Step-7Bullet1.jpg\/v4-460px-Choose-Your-First-Pet-Snake-Step-7Bullet1.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/c\/c5\/Choose-Your-First-Pet-Snake-Step-7Bullet1.jpg\/aid952600-v4-728px-Choose-Your-First-Pet-Snake-Step-7Bullet1.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":"728","bigHeight":"546","licensing":"<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>License: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/3.0\/">Creative Commons<\/a><br>
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A: Make sure you can take care of the snake.

Q: Social media sites are a mixed bag. If you can find the person's social media accounts (and they're not protected), you've struck gold. However, many people do protect their social media accounts, either through privacy settings or through pseudonyms. Finding someone on Facebook is a good place to start. If the person was an adolescent in the early 2000s, see if his/her Xanga or Myspace is still online. Several of these sites have few privacy settings and can provide a wealth of information. Sometimes a manual approach works (e.g. searching Facebook for "John Smith" and scrolling through all 500 results until you find one whose profile picture matches your memory of his face). Often, however, this is more tedious than it's worth. If you are able to find someone's Facebook page, you may be able to find a link to their Instagram, or their Twitter, or their professional portfolio. If you are able to find a tagged photo of a person on someone else's social media page, then you may be able to follow this clue to the person's profile. Look for any information that might be useful: a person's hometown, birthday, past employment, associates, etc.
A: Consider tracking someone down on social media. Consider how much energy you want to put into this. Follow social media trails.

Q: These types of thermometers are available at pharmacies. Make sure that the digital thermometer you buy is labeled for rectal use. If you plan to use a digital thermometer for both oral and rectal temperatures, then buy two and label them accordingly. Also, never use a mercury thermometer, which is the glass kind that used to be used. Rectal thermometers have a security bulb specifically designed for safely taking rectal temperatures. Review usage of your specific thermometer. Familiarization of the thermometer will aid in preventing prolonged insertion into rectum. Follow and keep the manufacturer's instructions for correct use to ensure safety and accuracy. This can cause an inaccurate reading. Never use the same thermometer that you use in the rectum to take temperatures in other ways, because this can spread bacteria. If you prefer to use a disposable thermometer sleeve, use one of these instead and always dispose of after use and use a new one each time. But, be careful with the sleeves. They may pull off the thermometer as you are taking the temperature. You will need to hold it as you pull the thermometer out when you're finished. Only insert it about to 1 inch and do not force it in if there is resistance. Keep the thermometer in the baby's rectum until it indicates that it is finished. Then, remove the thermometer and check the reading. Turn the thermometer on.
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Purchase a digital rectal thermometer. Be sure that the baby or patient has not had a bath or been swaddled (when babies are wrapped tightly for warmth) in the past 20 minutes. Clean the tip of the rectal thermometer with soapy water or rubbing alcohol. Apply petroleum jelly to the tip of the thermometer to make it easier to insert. Lay your baby on his back and insert the digital thermometer into the rectum.