Question about changing bedding for my ball

[punx]

So I use eco earth cocoanut fiber for bedding and often my ball will get a mouthfull of it when feeding and it just doesn't seem to keep humidity very well (i live in a desert state also) and i want to change the bedding up and i was wondering if anyone had suggestions about maybe a type of mulch or something that is a little bit bigger than the eco earth and hold humidity better.

[Gerardo]

What are you keeping him in?

[Spencer88]

Repti-bark or aspen would be the best option. what type of enclosure are you keeping him in?

[dylanhagler]

I have ball python and have had one for almost a year and I have been using aspen and I think its great. It is cheap and i have mine in a 75 gallon tank with a sort of mesh wire lid so obviously it is very hard to hold in humidity but aspen does a fine job. You should give it a shot

[satomi325]

Eco earth is better at retaining humidity than aspen.

And Cypress mulch is good at retaining humidity as well.

What is your set up like? Are you using a screen top tank?

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[punx]

I have a wire top glass 15 gallon terrarium, he is only about seven months maybe so he is not very big, i have a UTH connected to a spyder herpstat 2 with two hide huts, i also have about half of the top wire mesh covered with clear vinyl to keep humidity up and i spray maybe once or twice a day but it just does not seem to stay, i also have a top hood with a full spectrum bulb for day (50 watt) and a black moonlight bulb (50 watt) for night, with my herpstat i have temps set to ~85 during the day and ~72-75 at night. I'm just kinda worried because he has been kind just hiding in his hide hut the last few weeks and not coming out as often, only to eat and I amthinking humidity might be an issue.

[Gerardo]

How are you measuring the humidity? Ball pythons love to hide. That isnt a bad thing.

[punx]

with a zilla dial humidity meter, im going to switch to a humidity probe for my herpstat once i have the money. but usually he is out and moving around but for the last week and a half i haven't seen him do anything but poke his head out of his hide.

[Gerardo]

If they are moving around alot it sometimes means there is something wrong with the temperature or humidity. Also you can get a hygrometer from walmart to measure the temperature/humidity. http://www.walmart.com/ip/AcuRite-Di...nitor/16888914

[Gerardo]

If they are moving around alot it sometimes means there is something wrong with the temperature or humidity. Those dile meters are very inaccurate. You can get a hygrometer from walmart to measure the temperature/humidity. http://www.walmart.com/ip/AcuRite-Di...nitor/16888914