I got my first BP about a month ago from a reptile show in my area. I did a ton of research to make sure I could keep him in the conditions he needs. He is in a 20L tank with 3 sides covered with black foam insulation for privacy and to hold in heat. The top is covered with tin foil. I used a mixture of forest floor and eco earth as my substrate. I have a hide on the cool side and a large water dish in the middle I have an uth with hide on top for his hot spot on the opposite side. I also have a che to keep ambient temps on point. Both are controlled by a herpstat ez2. My numbers are 80 on the cool and 90 inside the hot hide with ambient temps always right around 80. Humidity usually stays between 48 and 55. He weighs about 190g and has been eating 2 hopper mice a week (waiting for rat pups to be delivered currently). He has shed once for me and pooped twice. He was fine with me handling him for the first 2 weeks but this last week he has started to hiss when I move his hide to check on him. If he is out of a hide and I go to his tank he usually darts inside of it. Is it just him being a new and young BP? Or could somethong else be causing it?
Reply With Quote