Hello all,

A week ago I got my first BP as a 21st Birthday present. Here is a picture of the setup three days ago. Since then, after reading this forum I have added a second hide, an accurite and fixed up the top of the viv to help with the humidity. So far my temps and humidity are in a perfect range (92-94 hot side, 78-82 cold side, humidity 53%). I also blackened the back of the half-log, to make it extremely dark.



I am a little concerned as my BP has yet to use either one of his hides. He just likes to curl up loosely next to the water bowl (cold side) and sleep during the day. At night he actively moves around the viv and explores. Based on what I have read, most BP's spend most of the time in the hide. I had to handle him twice since I took him home, when I was making modifications to the viv. He seems very calm when handled and is more than willing to explore my arm and move through my fingers.

As added information that may be useful, I got him from a smaller local pet store. The pet store used a setup that looks almost identical to my own. At the store There was a larger aggressive BP who seemed to spend most of the day in the single hide they provided. My BP tended to sleep near the front of the glass. Consequently he was handled whenever a customer was interested in the snakes.

Could my BP just be very relaxed and friendly by nature or is something wrong? I am curious because I am going to try to feed tomorrow night for the first time.