Quote Originally Posted by southwind View Post
He isnt weird at all, he is feeling insecure and needs 2 hides that are identical , please do a little more research on husbandry!

I don't want to come on as harsh but it makes me a little sad to see a set up like this, you are coming to the right place for help tho!


why is the water dish so big?

If it is big enough for his whole body to be under water he may drown.

Please do not place the hygromiter (humidity gauge) under the heat lamp, it will not give you a correct reading, it needs to be on the cool side as the heat lamp will give you a much dryer reading.

If you got him from a breeder he may of been in a small tub rack system with no hides (as they were not required in the setup) and could just not be used to the hides yet, my new baby was just like that but now likes both of his hides since he is in an adult rack.
I'm putting in a second hide of similar shape and size, not identical. I don't think it has to be, if you speak snake feel free to ask yours. I have owned balls, corns, and other harder to care for snakes such as my Brazilian rainbow boa. He had to be kept in super high humidity as he is native to the rainforest. I know about husbandry.

FYI, his water dish is big enough to submerge himself in, as are all my snake water dishes. This is recommended as snakes like water. Well most of them lol.

Yes the hygrometer is under the lamp, a bad spot, but it is built into the thermometer as a dual unit and I use it more for the temperature. Gives a good general idea for humidity also.

Sorry if I also came across a little harsh but I think his set up (minus his 2nd hide and 2nd temp/hum gauge I'll get) is very nice, maybe a tad large, but he will grow into it. I love my animals and try to take top care of them.

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