Meet Mr. Slithersworth

I've been trying to keep the humidity up at 70. It is usually in the low 50s by the time I wake up or get home, the times I normally check things out. I also check it before going to bed. Hopefully the humidifier will add more control to the humidity levels. Anybody tried adding a small valve to control how much air comes from the humidifier?

Thanks for all the comments! It's nice to be re-assured that I seem to have things right. Hopefully this evening Mr. Slithersworth is far enough along in the shedding process to take food. But I have a feeling I may be leaving a couple fuzzies overnight again. Hopefully next Monday he'll be comfortable enough to take food with somebody watching from a distance. (F/T, of course)

I'll have to check the hides today to see if there are any outhouses. Somebody needs to make an outhouse hide! There shouldn't be anything in there... at least, the cage still smells like repti-bark and moss.

Here's to hoping for a good shed... and hoping I actually catch him in the act! ... anybody ever thought of putting a motion sensor in the viv to alert them to activity? I'd hook it up to a remote light or something. Hmmmm...

he looks just like mine, so much like it :)

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half logs...they use it for a toilet:rolleyes: so it's been named "The Log Bog":giggle:
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I love it "log bog"!!!

I do think your setup is really lovely and imaginative though (lots of snakey hiding places), I think snakey would prefer it to a desert look too.

~Sue

I know it's been said but... that is a really beautiful set up! :sweeet:

Wow, thanks for all the comments! When I get home today I'll get some more pictures and put them in the pictures section. Unfortunately, nothing of Mr Slithersworth for now When I checked up on him yesterday to see if I could feed him, his eyes were pretty cloudy, so he's in that stage of shed.


If your BP is cloudy when the regular feeding day comes around, do you still leave a fk/ft mouse, wait until next week, or feed him once he clears up?

every snake is different. some eat during shed (like mine) and others don't. i would attempt to feed and see what happens ;)

Nice setup! Looks familiar...;)

We tried the half log hides as well, but neither our bp nor bcc would use it. I like (as do our girls) ESU Rock hides. They're really easy to clean but have a nice natural look to them for display vivariums like yours. Our bp started off in a medium size and graduated to a large size at @350g. Our bcc even uses them (currently in medium size).

My BP has never refused a meal in shed, my boa was just starting to go blue yesterday morning when I saw her - I still offered her food and she took it yesterday evening. My hoggy, though, she won't eat during shed.

Thought I'd give you all an update.

Mr. Slithersworth is getting into the final stages of his shed - expecting to see one big long skin any morning now! Also, the past three days in a row I've handled him. Each time he does better. Today he finally let loose and started slithering all around. Not sure if it's because he's getting used to me or because his eyes are clearing up before the final shed.

He didn't eat a couple days ago when I left three fuzzies in his cage. He was very blue at the time, however. I'm going to get a small frozen mouse for next time, which will be Monday.

A few days ago I cleaned the stuff in the cage and applied Provent-A-Mite as per the label instructions. So things should be good there. All seems well.

And I got a wonderful treat yesterday! After handling him I lowered my hand into the cage by the "above ground pool". He sniffed the water a bit and I got to see him drink! Yup, those cheeks look cute puffing in and out as he drinks. Now if I can only get lucky enough to see him through his first shed...

I've once seen my Royal (BP) shed. It was quite uncanny really. I was standing by his viv and remarked to my husband that I wished I could see him shed when he popped out of his hide, started rubbing his nose then started going in and out of his coils, shedding as he went along:D If I didn't know different, I could have sworn he heard me LOL.


One thing I don't do though is handle any of my snakes when they're in shed. I leave them alone. The only time when they're in shed that I will handle them very briefly is if they've soiled the viv and the substrate (paper towel) needs changing - I won't let my snakes sit on soiled paper towel and I put them back immediately I'm done.

I still think 70% humidity is too high. As soon as Mr Slithersworth (love that name) has shed, I'd drop the humidity down to about 55%. Too high a humidity and your snake could end up with respiratory problems and scale-rot.

That's the humidity, 70% I keep my Brazilian Rainbow Boa at, plus my Rainbow has a humid hide made from sphagnum moss that he can go into - they need a high humidity, Royal Pythons don't. Perhaps Adam can advise better than I can as he is very experienced and gives excellent advice.