Misting

That's true, particularly if the substrate stays wet for any significant length of time. Generally, they do really well (in terms of avoiding respiratory infections, one good measure) with a minimum humidity of about 40% and a max normal humidity of 60%-70%, but unless the humidity is 60% or greater at shed time, they tend to have incomplete sheds which they don't normally have in the wild. Sorry if that's a bit convoluted, but what it really boils down to, I think, is that in the wild, the food is more readily available during the less dry times of the year, and therefore that's when they do more of their eating, growing, and shedding.

So light misting and good temperature control is healthy. I have the saddest story ever. The pet store I bought my babies at is monstorous!!! :evil: They had 32 baby BP's in three 5 gallon tanks. They have lost nine due to starvation and stress. They mist/ soak the babies down way too often, in unclean cages with moisture retaining substrate. The hide spots are too small to house all of the snakes so some can't get in at all. The last time i went there, I saw two dead upside down babies that had starved to death. I talked to the manager and he isn't at all concerned. I wish I could take them all home and give them a fighting chance!! :cry: