Quote Originally Posted by sg1trogdor
I just got my male bp about a week ago and he is in shed now but he will not soak. i have it set up perfect with the bowl being a nice little hide nice and dark (hes very shy still) and hes very grumpy due to shedding but he refuses to soak and i dont know why should i just mist the tank to bring up the humidity or wait it out and see if he will give in. i cant really do anything in the cage either because he is very snappy right now.
Healthy BP that are mite free, not overfed and that have proper husbandry will rarely soak.

Your humidity should be 50%-60% at all time and can be bumped to 70% during shedding period.