I know that I'm only supposed to bath him (Charlie) before he goes into shed but earlier today I went to the st. louis reptile show and handled a few of the ball pythons there and they were much smoother. When I petted them backwards their scales didn't //peal back?//
I know that it's common for this to happen before shedding, or at least this is what I've heard, but Charlie is often like this even after shedding. I'm pretty sure the scales pealing back when pet backwards is caused from dehydration/lack of humidity. The thing is, I spray his tank daily so I'm assuming that he isn't drinking enough.

Now about bathing. Charlie drinks more when he bathes than I have ever seen him drink in his enclosure and this is where I got the question from. I've seen ways to get snakes to drink, like that Viperkeeper on youtube that uses a water bottle. I'm just unsure of how to get him to drink without bathing him very often.


TL;DR: my BP is showing signs of dehydration and only drinks when I bathe him and I only do so before he goes into shed. I'm curious if there are any other ways to get him to drink. And yes, I have two water dishes in his enclosure.