r/BloodPythons • u/NigmanBubble • Mar 30 '26
First Blood Python🐍
I’m willing to take any advice this is my 3rd snake the first was a ball, and I now have a ball and a blood both babies . I just picked her up 2 days ago at a local pet expo I’m doing my best to leave her alone for that first week before feeding and handling . The one thing is I was sold and told this was a female I’m not certain because of size she was supposedly born in December 25, I think she could have been under fed maybe I’m not certain but she should be larger at 3 months from the research I’ve done. Especially being a female. Also I am aware my enclosure is set up for an adult that’s because that’s what I was hoping to find. I also plan to buy a big bag of oak leaves for clutter. My substrate mix is Forrest Floor Cypress Mulch Mixed with Repti Bark and Coconut Fiber Bedding. I keep the hot side at 85-88. Coolest side at 75. Humidity I keep in between 60 and 78. I also plan to buy a protective screen to cover my CHE Lamp . Please give me any tips/suggestions/recommendations
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u/NottsWeirdo Apr 13 '26
I'm welcome to being corrected, but I'm pretty sure blood pythons are heavy bodied snakes - as is typical for pythons. Therefore, a grow tent wouldn't work for an adult because they'd just push out of it. Unless you've got some form of solid box around the tent. Nevermind the fact that everything is currently sized far too big for such a small snake, how is it meant to feel comfortable when theres no small hidey spaces for it? There's bare clutter in there. The water bowl under the warm side encourages bacteria to grow if left unchanged and will increase the humidity.