Arnold my 6 month old male BP

Here are some pics of Arnold, my 6 month old male BP. He had an accident about 3 weeks ago when his owner (me :oops: ) put duct tape on the inside of his enclosure top to help with humidity. He got stuck and I ended up tearing some skin removing him. He seems to be healing up nicely. You can see his wound still in pic one as it needs a few more sheds according to my vet. His wound is located on his neck.

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Poor Arnold! Glad he is recovering, though, and he does have a nice golden color to him. :)

I am so thankful my ignornace didn't kill him. Now I drape a damp towel accross part of the screen top which seems to keep the humidity level about 50% I will bump it up when he shows signs of shedding. I also have a humid hide inside the cage for him to go into.
He is such a docile snake. He loves to be handled and has never shown signs of fear or aggression towards me. I will soon remove the paper towel flooring and go back to aspen. I removed the aspen when he got injured. I was applying topical antibiotic creme to his wounds so I removed the aspen for obvious reasons.

Hey Marla, I remember Lance Link Secret Chimp. Great Avatar!!

i read somewhere, on randy remington's site i believe... that duct tape in a snake enclosure is bad news. never thought about it but i sure as hell am glad i read it, Peanut was exposed to the sticky side for a while... thank God she never touched it.

You can put it on the outside, but definately not on the inside. The humidity caused the tape inside to droop. I wrapped the tape over and over on the outside and under, but it was when I cut a circle in the top and the bottom on each side of the screen to allow for the ceramic heat lamp that I weakened the tape. The bottom section peeled away and hung down just enough for him to get his bottom jaw stuck as well as his sides. I woke up and found him hanging there, thinking he was dead, I touched him and he moved. I then cut the tape from the top and took him to the kitchen counter where I carefully removed the tape.

Now I use a damp towel on top and leave a section open where the ceramic heat lamp is. The towel seems to dry on its own and I keep re wetting it daily. No mold has developed on it and the humidity level is about 50%.
I never thought twice about using the tape and wonder how many others have had this happen to their snakes. I hate glass terrariums because the tops are screened which does not promote good levels of humidity. I am going to buy a smaller boaphile cage for the ball pythons and a larger one for my red tail boa. I would rather spend a bit and get a handle on the proper conditions than take my chances with a cheaper set up.

Glad you like the new avatar. ;) By the way, some clever folks have gotten plexiglass or acrylic cut to size and drilled holes in it for air exchange to make a better tank lid. You might consider that as an option, and of course Sterilite housing is always a good option too.

nice looking snake.

BTW, i have that same hide and waterbowl in my other snakes cage

He's a pretty boy!! I'm so glad to hear he's recovering well from his ordeal. I'm sure that wasn't any fun for either of you!

Thanks!!

Hey Royal-Y Great I will be bummed when he is too big for the hide. I haven't seen a larger one it.

they do have a bigger sized one, although it isnt the EXACT same one, its just a little rounder, but basically the same thing