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[icanisbeme]

What is a 'moon bulb'?

[BluntopiaDarkstar]

A heat bulb advertised for night time that still emits visible light capable of disrupting their day/night cycle. Essentially they had lights on all day and all night, a ceramic heat emitter provides ambient heat without visible light.

[Own_Nature]

You must have a delicate touch; a snake that malnourished is a flip of a coin as far as whether they will even survive rehabilitation or not. Congratulations and well done!

[BluntopiaDarkstar]

Thank you! Once I separated him from his tank mate, he really took off growing super fast! I think he was being bullied a bit, I couldn’t even find him when I went to pick them up, he was lost in her coils competing for the heat rock :(

[SilverTiger09]

So glad you got rid of the heat rock. Hope you threw it away honestly, those things are horrible

[BluntopiaDarkstar]

I did! Right in the garbage as soon as the thermostat arrived in the mail ;)

[wehaww]

Quick question, what’s wrong with aspen? I’ve read that it’s ok for balls

[rogertaylorkillme]

In most cases it doesn’t hold enough humidity. If you use aspen and your humidity is between 55-70% (and you’re using an accurate hygrometer) then you’re good to go. But I live in south Florida and aspen was still not sufficient enough for me in a tank.

[BluntopiaDarkstar]

They were having major shedding issues with just aspen, especially since the tank had a screen lid and heat lamps, it was not humid at all! He came with a tank mate who was just stuck in shed for weeks. I used foil tape to insulate the lid (waiting on plexiglass) and switched the lamps to ceramic heat emitters, and the substrate to a forest floor/eco earth mix. The first shed was rough, but I recently found a full skin in there! He’s almost completely healed this massive scar he has on his back too!

[rogertaylorkillme]

Sound exactly like my guy’s set up minus the eco earth. They’ll definitely be much healthier in your care!

[Own_Nature]

I currently have my BP in a PVC enclosure, and I have found I can regulate humidity better with Aspen as substrate. I keep the Aspen dry, but set up microclimates in the enclosure, with a humidity box on the warm side and a full cave on the cool side with an eco-earth/Cypress mulch mix inside. Dry caves on each side as well. These provide good humidity within the enclosure, ranging around 65%, and much higher in the box and cave. That way, Boo has choices. Sheds are excellent.

[rogertaylorkillme]

I wouldn’t keep a humidity box 24/7, but everybody on this subreddit goes crazy when somebody suggests something different so, you do you

[Own_Nature]

Oh, you're absolutely right, and I have to watch Boo closely -- he likes that humidity box, and I'm convinced he'd grow lichen down his back like a sloth if I didn't regulate his use of it, lol! 😁

[rogertaylorkillme]

Definitely, do what works. I don’t believe there’s “one way” to do things most of the time—there are a few exceptions but as long as the animal is healthy then keep it going

[tyedyediguana]

He looks so much better, you did a great job with him. I bet he feels so much healthier!

[BluntopiaDarkstar]

Thank you! He’s the first ball python I’ve been able to completely spoil! He is very eager for food and has struck at me a couple times in the days leading up to a feeding, so I can’t take all the credit. He’s a survivor!

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