How's my snake tank?

[missi182]

I have an identical hide... just much smaller. I had it in there but on another site someone had mentioned that there wasn't enough flat space for Stan and that I should take it out. I could get an identical one and I think it would *just* squeeze in between the side and "jungle gym" - in the meantime I put the small one in.

I have a digital probe thermometer - my hot sides measures about 94, my cool about 82 and the ambient temp is usually 74-78. That is glad press and seal on top (It looks kind of silly) but I have that covering 1/2 - 2/3 the top and my humidity stays right about 55-62%.

When I had the smaller hide over there he never went in it, he just kind of hung out around it - that is another reason I took it out. He is over there hanging out even without a hide.

The glad press and and seal works great for humidity, who cares what it looks like

Now the hides, he may not use them until he is settled in. New enclosures are a cause for exploration. Putting the smaller one in is a good idea for now, but the reason we/I suggest identical hides (identical in SIZE most importantly) is that when your bp does calm down and decide he would like to hide - he will choose the most secure place, wherever it is in the tank. This means if he needs to warm up but his more secure, tight fitting/comfortable hide is on the cool side, thats where he will go.

It may not seem incredibly important now, but the little things like that if ignored, cause stress. Stress causes problems like not eating, odd behavior and even illness.

I know that is an earful lol, but I wanted to explain it because I did not understand at first why everyone said it was needed. It wasn't until my bp never left one side of the tank did I switch to identical hides. After a week he spent almost equal time in both.

Your doing great and your ahead of where many people start out with bps!