Bp stays in one spot

[Keyboard Warrior]

I have two hides. One on the cold, and one on the hot. They aren't identical, but I'd say the most secure looking one would be on the one on the warm side. I've done my best to make it look as secure as possible, by having a plant cover the entrance. The hot side is the side my BP stays on 90% of the time. I've tried to encourage him to try the other hide, but he won't go for it, he just gets on top of it. I'm worried he's going to get too hot, and every time I open up the enclosure, it feels very humid, like they'res water running down the sides.

Also, he's very skiddish about coming out, when I'm around. I know they don't come out alot, but when he does want to come out, he doesn't when I'm around. I've left the room and turned off the light, and have come back in, and he's having a ball. I come back in and watch him, and he will finish whatever he's doing and he goes back into hiding. He sticks his head out constantly, looking to see if im there. and when he see's me, he ducks back in. Will this behavior change, and will he get use to my presence and come out when I'm around?

[TheWinWizard]

Basically they're shy and secretive and it's doing what makes it comfortable. How long have you had the snake, and could you post some pics of it's enclosure?

[Keyboard Warrior]

I got him a little less than a week ago. I know he's still adjusting. I just want to make sure he's able to thermoregulate. Overall, I'd have to guess he's comfortable. He's not roaming alot. The first 5 minutes I put him in there, he found the hiding spot on the right, which is where the UTH is, and he stayed there. You can see in the pics, he was out and about.

[Adam Chandler]

Don't worry about your BP, he knows how to thermoregulate, all you need to do is double check your husbandry, making sure the cool side has a surface temperature of 78-83 degrees and the warm side has a surface temp of 88-93.
If you temps are in these proper ranges your BP will thermoregulate with no trouble.

For measuring surface tempatures I would reccomend a IR thermometer, such as :www.tempgun.com

As for the humidity that sounds normal, you want to maintain at least 50% humidity in the enclosure. However the condensation dripping down can cause mold growth (aspen substrate tend to get moldy quickly), so remove any substrate that starts getting moldy. To maintain proper humidity I'd recommend cypress substrate, it's great for retaining humidity and naturally inhibits mold and fungus growth, something like www.serpenturf.com.