sitting on top of hide???

[mattramsfan]

hey everyone. my BP is just sitting on top of his hot side hide.... i temped it with my temp gun and it reads 91 and my herpstat says 91.7..... just curious.... he has never done this before.... usually i rarely see him... is he being normal

[The Serpent Merchant]

I have seen mine doing this, it doesn't seem to be anything to worry about.

[mattramsfan]

ok good.... i just get paranoid when he does odd stuff... i did just change his substrate..... could that be it??

[The Serpent Merchant]

What are you using?

As long as your temperatures and humidity is right I doubt that there is an issue.

[mattramsfan]

well my local pet shop closed so i switched from orchid bark to fir bark.... and he has always displayed stress signs when i change his substrate

[The Serpent Merchant]

Not my first choice of substrate but none the less shouldn't cause any issues.

[mattramsfan]

why? what is wrong with it... i mean like in your opinion... and what do u use... i am all for others opinions on what substrate is absolutely ideal for my BP

[The Serpent Merchant]

I just don't like bark in general (or wood shavings). It is too hard to clean/change and I feel it is less sanitary. Wood bark/shavings makes it harder to see things like mites plus with the cages that I use it would make my humidity go through the roof (stays at a constant 60% without misting)

I have used aspen, paper towels, butchers paper, and currently I am using corrugated wrap.

I am really liking the corrugated wrap because it looks better and is more absorbent than paper towels/butchers paper as well as being much easier to moniter and change than aspen.

[mattramsfan]

oh ok i see... i use bark because i have a open screen top that is 2/3 covered with plastic wrap so i kinda need the bark to hold moisture

[The Serpent Merchant]

That's completely understandable. I don't think that bark substrates are bad or anything like that, they just aren't for me.