First of all, thank you for the help about a month ago when I was getting ready to buy a ball python.

Now I have him, and I have a few questions.

I couldn't get the ambient temperature in the tub high enough without adding a lamp, so I have a UTH creating a 90 degree hot spot, and a lamp creating an ambient temperature of 80 degrees. The room temperature is around 70 degrees.

I'm having some humidity issues, because the room humidity varies. So I have two lids for the container, one with holes and one without holes, and I switch them depending on the humidity measurement in the tub. The problem is that there can be a swing of about 15% in the humidity depending on which lid I use, so I can find myself in a position of having to choose between 48% humidity and 63% humidity. Obviously I will try over time to find ways to always maintain humidity between 50% and 60%, but in the mean time, I have a question. Would it be better for my snake to have humidity slightly too high, or slightly too low? My gut tells me that slightly too high is better, so that is what I've been going with on the occasions when this issue is occurring.

The other question I have is about feeding. The first time I fed him, I offered a live mouse, which he ate without incident. The breeder always fed live. Today, a week later, I was unable to obtain a live mouse (the local independent pet store suddenly stopped carrying them), so I decided to try switching to f/t. My original plan had been to do two or three live feedings before trying to switch.

My only option on short notice was Petsmart, so I wound up with an "Arctic Mice" brand frozen mouse.

I was surprised that my snake took the f/t mouse without trouble. He was not interested when I wiggled it around the enclosure, but once I put it down, he started eating it within a couple of minutes.

So that leaves me wondering about two things.

1) In the future, should I bother to try to make the mouse seem alive, or should I just set it down?
2) If I were to place an order for feeders online, how do I decide what to buy? I have very little idea of how quickly he is likely to grow.

Thanks in advance for your help!


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