Although might turn into more questions considering how I can be... lol.
Alright, well just got my first baby BP todayLooks like a male but I've only ever really owned corns before, but I'm just assuming they're both sexed the same way... I don't pop or probe, but I look at the tail to try and see where hemipenes might be.
Now then, I have an indoor/outdoor thermometer with one probe for "outdoor" temps, which I use to check UTH temps on that side of the tank. The device connected to the probe (the display) has a built in thermometer/hygrometer for humidity readings as well. I suction cupped the device part to the inside of the tank close to the floor level to get a humidity reading and a cool side temp reading.
The cord from the device to the probe is quite long for a 10 gallon tank, so I bundled up the cord and ran both ends through a slit in the grooves that the lid slides into (it's a critter cage), which looks like this:
It's quite tiny and thin and I'm quite certain he shouldn't be able to push through.
But with the device and the wires in the cage like that, the little guy keeps climbing on top of them and climbing up the wires to the top! I'm afraid it could hurt him or he could get tied up. Do you guys think it's a big problem or no, and should I remove the device from the cage?
My only problem with removing it, is that then I can't monitor humidity (I can monitor cool temps with some extra digital therms I have being shipped, should arrive soon) without the device part in the cage.
My room ambient humidity is 35%~ give or take, which is a little low for ball pythons I've read. I have a towel over majority of the screen lid to hold humidity and a large water bowl to raise it up. I also use aspen bedding.
((wow, even after editting over my post it's still pretty long... sorry haha [)