my black blood

hey, Im new to the forum. So I figured I'd post some pics of my black blood. These pics were taking the first day we got her. She was just about to go into a shed cycle. I need to take some new pics I know I've been slacking.


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Nice black blood - fellow owner, here.

How big is she? What else do you keep?

My blood (Baby Nia) is almost 2feet. She is great. She doesn't mind handling at all. I just feed her saturday night, for the first time. She had no problems at all. I also have a female ball python. She was actually gravid when we bought her. (Which we didnt know) We used a friends chicken egg incubator, her eggs didnt make it. The temps/humidity were perfect. I had a feeling it was the incubator. The eggs were too close to the heat. I was sooo upset. But the ball was my first snake EVER! So I tried my best.

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Originally Posted by daaangconcepts

My blood (Baby Nia) is almost 2feet. She is great. She doesn't mind handling at all. I just feed her saturday night, for the first time. She had no problems at all. I also have a female ball python. She was actually gravid when we bought her. (Which we didnt know) We used a friends chicken egg incubator, her eggs didnt make it. The temps/humidity were perfect. I had a feeling it was the incubator. The eggs were too close to the heat. I was sooo upset. But the ball was my first snake EVER! So I tried my best.

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Cool - glad to hear you have a mellow one - same story with ours ("Vader" is actually the first herp our son bought for himself out of his own pocket) - a very mellow guy. They love humidity. What are you keeping yours in?

The blood is in a 20gallon (long) aquarium, with aspen/moss bedding. And our ball is in a 55 gallon with aspen and a lil moss. Both have a under the tank heater. And of course they both have water bowls, and hide boxes, plus drift wood.

Welcome to BP.net! :handshake:


Nice looking python you got there! Looking forward to seeing some post-shed pictures!

How is the humidity with the aspen?

not too good with just aspen(in the 20gallon)... so we added the moss, and have to spray it often. For some reason the 55gallon is always perfect. I added a little moss also, but it really doesnt need it.

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Originally Posted by JLC

Welcome to BP.net! :handshake:


Nice looking python you got there! Looking forward to seeing some post-shed pictures!

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thanks

Congrats and welcome to the site!! Very nice and glad to see you have a tame one. Love his eyes

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Originally Posted by daaangconcepts

not too good with just aspen(in the 20gallon)... so we added the moss, and have to spray it often. For some reason the 55gallon is always perfect. I added a little moss also, but it really doesnt need it.

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I haven't used aspen all that much - though my wife does regularly for her collection - it doesn't seem to be too accomadating when it gets wet. When the house is mega-arid (winter heating via gas) I keep them on the sphagnum, or newspaper with a sphagnum hide. In the summer plain newsprint is fine (no a/c) - all mine are utter slobs with their water! I do keep em in the big tubs meant for rolling underbed though.

How about the lid - do you have the screen paritally covered with anything? When kali (brongersmai) was a wee lass and I had her in glass it was just about undoable without having contac paper on most of the screen.

my bp 55ga lid is just a screen, but the bloods 20ga lid is partically covered with plexi glass.

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Originally Posted by Smulkin

I haven't used aspen all that much - though my wife does regularly for her collection - it doesn't seem to be too accomadating when it gets wet. When the house is mega-arid (winter heating via gas) I keep them on the sphagnum, or newspaper with a sphagnum hide. In the summer plain newsprint is fine (no a/c) - all mine are utter slobs with their water! I do keep em in the big tubs meant for rolling underbed though.

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Question: Should I remove the aspen and just use newspaper and sphagnum???

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Originally Posted by daaangconcepts

Question: Should I remove the aspen and just use newspaper and sphagnum???

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I'm not much of a fan of aspen for more humid environments (tends to mold).

What is your humidity now?

around 45-55%, if left unsprayed. But after spraying it usually retains at 65% then eventually drops back down. Even with the plexi glass! but the balls 55 gallon is always constant 60% (without spraying or covered lid) although she is a much bigger snake, and has a much bigger water bowl.

I always had problems with humidity in top opening cages. I switched to eco earth for a while and the humidity was great put it can be a big mess. I switched to repti bark for my 4' cage that has my boa in it and it stays at 60% with a gentle spray every week or 2.