Is my bp shedding?

86F on which side? Your humidity is right on. You generally want a humidity somewhere between 50%-60% and upwards of 70% when it comes time to shed. Temps should be in the range of 89-91 on the warm side and 78-80 on the cool. It is very important to make sure you are keeping accurate temps.

91.3F in my cornsnake tank and 87.1F in my Ball python tank, And the humidity is 47%. Why did it drop?

Firstly, what bedding is that stuff you're using? Secondly, you need a digital thermometer to measure both sides of the tank at once. That's why I suggested the Acurite digital thermometer/hygrometer with probe. That way you put the digital unit itself on one side of the tank, and then put the probe on the other end, so you'll know what the temperature is on the warm and cool sides. And your humidity dropped most likely because the substrate you're using doesn't hold humidity. And you're most likely still using your heat lamp so that dries a tank right out. When I used my heat lamp for a while when I first got my bp a few weeks ago, I struggled to keep my humidity over 50%. I shut the lamp off, because I tweaked my temps and can get perfect temps with just the heat pad alone, and now the humidity is around 60% at any given time..never dropping below 55%. That's without misting or anything. All I have in the tank for humidity is the water dish.

Also, can you describe your setup for us? Or just post pics, if you can. :) Just wondering about hides, decorations, water dish, heating, etc. The usual stuff.

Hello, Friday I ot a 14inch male baby Ball Python. It is in a ten gallon tank, indoor outdoor carpet as substrate. 2 hides, a soaking water dish and the same kind of heating pad you showed a picture of earlier. I have a thermometor and a humidity gauge. and a locking top. He has eaten once perfectly. (i have only tried once) I have held him the day I got him and thats all. I also have a 6 month 2 foot Redtail Boa. Is there anything else I should be doing? is my tank setup alright?

Oh yes, and fake leaves surrounding both hides.

For those of you who use the walmart heat pads displayed above. Do you think that heat pad on low under the tank with nothing inbetween but the glass of the tank and the carpet is warm enough? I can feel the warmth with my hand but....im not a thermometor..and the thermometor isnt on the floor of the tank its stuck to the side ...should I put the therm. on the floor and see how hot it says it is? I have a zoo med therm. I will post pics of my setup soon...oh ya and "Cupid" defacated and it was healthy.

You need to create some space between the heating pad and the bottom of the tank for air circulation. Otherwise the bottom of the tank can get too hot. It is really hard for us to feel what is too hot for our snakes, that's why an accurate thermometer reading is important. What kind of thermometer are you using? If you don't have one already, I'd suggest getting the digital thermometer/hygrometer from Walmart. You can measure both sides of the tank with it and it can go right on the floor of the tank. It also measures humidity.

BPBabe, it sounds fine, but what are your temps and humidity?

I have a zoo med humidity/thermometor combination. 80 on the side with no heating pad and I imagine about 90 on the side with the heating pad. Where can you get thermostats? Becaus eI think if I got one I could set the temp to what I wanted. Couldnt I? I will have pictures thurs.

hey you have a rat! me too!