yes, iris does in fact still make those tubs. irisusainc.com, and reptiletubs.com. i need to order some myself, not for my blood tho, since i have a feeling my last blood python will soon be leaving me. theyre a great big plastic box, and would honestly suit a lot of adult bloods.

as for humidity, yes, it is always wisest to keep the general humidity in a cage on the low side, bloods are not the delicate high humidity snakes people make them out to be! i think so many of the issues people have had with bloods is keeping them too humid. so yes, as a general humidity 50 to 60% works very well, i used to keep a box full of moist moss in with them too, but, ive found that with bloods its not really needed. however, when it comes time for a shed i do bump the humodoty up to 90% for a few hours a day till they shed. as dave barker once said (regarding humidity), id rather deal with a stuck shed (the result of low humidity) than with a snake that is ill (the result of high humidity). because unless you have incredibly low humidity the only realy issue youll have to deal with is a stuck shed. my first, and now only, blood python will be 3 this year, ive kept her pretty much the exact same way, tho, ny winters are very very dry, and ive NEVER had a stuck shed, illness, or other malady to contend with. in general when kept properly, ya know, not too humid, not to dry, not too hot, not too cold, ive found bloods to be extremely hardy animals.

sapphire, i would leave whatever holes youve made in the large tubs the way they are, bloods need good ventilation, if anything, i might add a few more holes. unless of course you made them in the lid, then id find a way to plug up all the holes in the lid and drill or use a soldering iron to make holes along the sides of the tubs. i tend to drill/melt most of my holes toward the bottom of the tub, convection pulls in fresh air without allowing all the heat to escape thru holes at the top, its worked very well for me, i do drill a few holes around the top too, to let out stale air. i have a feeling if / when i trade or sell off my last blood ill miss them terribly, but, as much as i love bloods, scrub pythons are where my heart truely is,,,hmmm scrubs, yet another misunderstood, and bad mouthed species complex, kinda like bloods...only not so easy to reproduce! good luck, glad i can help, i love to share information!

J
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