Quote Originally Posted by rickm View Post
for one, I would recommend some ground coconut bedding under that bedding, or just coconut husk. that bedding by its self probably not be enough to keep the humidity high enough. I like about 70 percent for my ball pythons, and they all shed in one piece, and eat a lot better than a lot of peoples animals that are kept at a lower humidity. also, what is your cage set up...? do you have a screen top on a fish tank? if so, and you use a heat bulb I would get Plexiglas and cut it to cover all but the section right under the light(it should be cut in a weird L shape...). I would also advise on using an under tank type heating element and the smallest possible wattage bulb that will get your ambient air temps at about 82. smaller watt heat bulbs, less top ventilation, better bedding, and belly heat will help you up your humidity and get your sheds on track. any other questions, let us know.
Hi thanks for your quick reply.

The orchid bark I use comes wet as..and is used for frogs etc that require very high humidity, I heard orchid bark is one of the best at keeping humidity? I had bake it in the oven to bring the humidity down from 80% (the sides of the viv had condensation) but is now kept around 60/65% on a day to day basis.

I am using an exoterra glass viv with a mesh screen top, should be a pic in my gallery? and is kept at room temp, I have dialed in my under tank heat mat so the warm hide fluctuates between 28/32C just below the surface of the substrate. I do not have a heat bulb/light source

The thing that confuses me is that my niece who got a BP the same time as me has him on aspen, and is not so anal about temps/humidity and yet her's shed in one piece. she also has the same humid hide as me with sphagnum moss

I understand something is not right, but i take pride in (trying) to meet perfect conditions. but this has me left scratching my head a little.

I did however add some artificial plants and bog wood to the viv....must have been at the start of shedding, can this affect it?

Or is it purely like you said, a case of humidity/temp and that other environmental factors don't usually interfere

Thanks again Rick :-)