Quote Originally Posted by wickedserpent View Post
He is in a 40gal. tank with a heat pad and thermostat set to 90. I have all the sides and top of tank covered. The warm side stays between 88-91 and the cool side 79-82, I use a red 100w lamp to help with ambient temp since I am using a tank for right now. I use a repti fogger to help with humidity which stays between 40%-60%. I like to bump up the humidity to 70% normally during sheds but this shed crept up on me and did not have the humidity up too high which is why I think the shed went badly. He has shed for a me a total of probably 8(?) times and they have all been good solid sheds. I am not exactly sure of the weight or exact age. I would say he is about a little over a foot long(if that helps) and eats medium sized rats every Tuesday. I think I covered everything you asked for!
Thank you for all the information.

A couple of things.

1. You should check the temps with a temp gun. If you do not have one, you should get one. If the temps are checked with a temp gun, awesome, however, they likely vary when the repti-fogger runs. They likely drop. Is it on hot side or cool side? Either way, I know you are working with a glass tank and you know it's not ideal, but think about upgrading when you can for better humidity control.

In the meantime, if temps are what you say and consistent, that sounds good.

2. 40% is too low for a BP in terms of humidity. You should have 50-60%, more on the high end, all the time. Raising it in shed to 65-70% makes sense.

So not surprised about the poor shed.

3. He has to be way more than a foot, especially if he's eating medium rats (90-140G or so).

Please get a scale so you know you are feeding appropriate size meals. Male BP's, unless very large, can probably eat small rats their whole adult lives.

If you are feeding medium, and he's a normal size male, that's a big meal. He may be full and/or irritated from his poor shed, or just doing a fast, which is common for mature BP's, especially males.

Re-take temps with the repti fogger running, check size of your BP and your food items, and do not offer food for about two weeks. Also try to get humidity up in other ways, if possible (different substrate for example), or consider a better enclosure as soon as you can.