The issue with soaking...

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Originally Posted by danrjc

So I have a 4yr spider bp that loves to soak, humidity is upper 50's hot spot is 89.5, no mites, sheds perfectly. I was just wondering about Kitedemon said with don`t being able to produce it on its own

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Originally Posted by digizure

I wonder what's going on with my spider. She is constantly in the water bowl and there are no mites and humidity is around 65%. Should I replace the water bowl with a smaller one?

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I wouldn't rule out mites. Like others have said, if your husbandry is as on point as you claim than the first thing I'd think is mites. I know some just soak for no reason, but the "constantly soaking" comments lead me to believe it's not just a weird ball python soaking. Mites can be very hard to detect for a certain amount of time. I'd take some time and thoroughly check your ball. Mites aren't always obvious. It took me a few weeks to realize three new arrivals have mites.

How do you measure temps and control heat?