I bought a month old BP from my local reptile shop and have had it for about 4 weeks. It's housed in a 10/20 gallon terrarium with a UTH, 2 hides, coco husk for substrate, and of course a water bowl. The snake seemed healthy when I got him, at least from what I could tell. He's eaten a fuzzy once every week except last week he at a small mouse because they ran out of fuzzies. I asked the owner of the reptile shop about getting a hygrometer and thermostat and he said I don't need either one as long as I keep the cooler side of the tank moist and I could use a thermometer to check the temperature of the ground. But everybody all over the Internet says they recommend buying a hygrometer and a thermostat so I don't know what to think. Also, whenever he comes out of his hide he always his moving around a lot, flicking his tongue almost constantly, and trying to escape. Does this mean he's hungry or something or his tank his dirty maybe? I pick up any urates/ poop I see every 1-3 days and also clean any off that are on his hides so I don't think that's a problem.
Thank you for seeking help... your getting some great advice.
Originally Posted by MattGaff
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