Hey All,
So admittedly I purchase a juvenile BP from Petco and am new to keeping. I'm a bit worried about my bp. His cage humidity has been in the 50-60% range consistently, I looked just now while the heat lamp was off and it's at 70%!!! WHAT?! The 100W bulb is too hot, so I'm headed to petco now to get a 75W. Hot side temps were at 100 degrees and cool side 90. Hoping the lower wattage will resolve this. His tank was custom made for a bearded dragon and is made of wood with a fiberglass front. It has the UVA/UVB bulb built in as well but I had read that bright lights can stress out pythons so I leave that off now, as I had it on a timer for 8AM/8PM with the heat lamp running 24/7. I don't understand the sudden jump in humidity. It holds moisture well since it's wood and I have aspen bedding. He likes to soak occasionally and he has looked like he's about to shed for 5 days now. He cleared his head and his eye caps but hasn't started on the rest. He's got three hides, two on the hot and one on the cool, two waterbowls, one on each side, some vines, and a tree. I feed him one fuzzy each week. We skipped last week since he had eye caps but since those left and he hasn't shed I went ahead and fed him. No problems.
I'm losing my mind worried why he hasn't shed. He's eating and still enjoys running around my room and being held (when I'm warm) so he is doing fine I'm just extremely paranoid. Now I'm worried about the humidity and his skin shedding. I've heard not to play with him while he's in shed, but it has been forever now! Any advise is appreciated. He's getting a bath tonight, hoping that helps.
Best Regards,
C. Negatory
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