New BP Owner, Concern from my little guy

[cinderbird]

I think its awesome that you're trying to help your snake. I'll tell you what I know

the search feature on this site is amazing, there are so many threads filled with lots of useful information.

1. a basking spot of 100 i much too hot for a BP. 90-96 is fine.

2. There is an excellent sticky on how to raise humidity in glass tanks using seran wrap, duct tape and tin foil.

3. sand as a substrate -- sand is a pretty inappropriate substrate for most reptiles, contrary to popular belief. Sand has a ton of dust, as well as gets in the nostrils of the snake and from what i understand irritates the sales and such, and also dosnt do much for humidity. Aspen, cypress mulch, coconut bark, etc that are much more appropriate for balls. From what i understand, balls dont really bury in their substrates. Papertowels, newspaper and other kraft papers are also great substrates.

4. As for the shed, a little stuck shed is not a problem at all . As long as the shed does not circle anything (such as the neck or tail tip) your snake will be fine. There are a few stickies about dealing with stuck sheds if it bothers you that much. Snakes can have a layer or two or three of stuck shed without it really being an issue. My Honduran milk snake came to me with at least 3 layers of eyecaps, she has since shed properly and is now fine.

Sorry if some of this is repeated info from other posters.

Good luck with your snake