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Hello all.
In about a month i will get my first bloods, and i`m very exited. I was just wondering if i can have them in the same room as my caimans (not same enclosure). The humidity is around 80-90%
What do you think?

Thanks a lot
Jonas

the whole room is 80 - 90 %?
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humidity in the tank needs to be 60%.
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1.1.0 Colombian Redtail Boas (normals)
2.1.0 Sumatran Blood Pythons (normals)
1.0 Black Blood Python (normal)
1.0 Dumeril's Boa (normal)
0.1 Coastal Carpet Python (normal)
0.1 Jungle Carpet Python (normal)
0.1 Surinam Redtail Boa (normal)

Yes the whole room is 80-90%
I have some big Caimans, and they have about 5000 liters of water. That makes the whole room pretty humid.
So do you think it would be ok for the brongersmai?
I was planning on keeping them on newspaper, for easy cleaning.
Thanks
Jonas

Hey Jonas-
There is divergent thought on the desirable humidity level for blood pythons. People who do very well with them have very different ideas on whats best in this regard. But I suppose thats not unusual; when given the same set of circumstances, intelligent people will often come to different conclusions.That a lot of different statigies work, probably speaks to the adaptability of the species.
I have tried low humidity (easy in SoCal) with long soaks every other day. That worked ok, but when I noted an increase in R.I.-like symptoms(sniffles, snorting, etc), I upped the humidity (75-80%)at the suggestion of others on this forum. My experience has been positive in that the R.I.-like symptoms have gone.
You'll have to sort it out for your collection. I do remember Robyn at Pro Exotics describing conditions like yours at their facility in Colorado. You might contact him, he is very helpful.