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I just got a new baby Sumatran Red Blood yesterday from the Midwest Reptile Show in Indy...will be posting pics after he settles in. Anyway, I thought I had the Rubbermaid (approx. 23x12x8) pretty well set up before getting him. My temps seem good 79-90 but the humidity is 90%+. I have a deli cup with well wrung out spaghnum moss, a couple hides and a water bowl. I am using disposable cage liner paper. The inside isn't wet at all. Am I OK? ps I am a new poster on this forum and really have gotten a lot of great info from all of you to prepare for the new arrival. Thanks.

Joe

Sounds like you've got everything together.I would drop the humidity into the 80's though, but babies do need the higher humidity. Good luck, send some pictures when he's ready.

Congrats to the new baby!

AS we all know rubbermaids hold humidity pretty damn good and thats a great things for bloods as they need their humidity to be at least 75-80% and 90-100% during shedding.

You can lower the humidity several ways: A few more holes in the rubbermaid for more ventilation (just a few!) to lower the humidity just enough to about 80% since he is a little tYke right now.

Humid hides: one is ok, but I prefer to have two of them: one on the warm side (will most likely almost always be 100% humidity), and one on the cool side (will mainly be around 80-85 and even 90% humidity at all times.) I prefer two so that this way the little guy will not only be able to choose between moisture but also cool or warm.

Regular hides: Do you have any? I also prefer to have two of these, 1 placed on the warm end and 1 placed on the cool end just like the humid hides.

Ambient air temps: Mid 80s to high 80s and then a warm spot at around 88-90 degrees. Lower the ambient air temp to about 87-88 degrees, but make sure that the wamr spot stays at least at 88 degrees. The humid and regular hide on the warm side should read somewhere inbetween the air temp and the warm spot temp, no higher! If you have trouble keeping the hides in these temp ranges elevate them by puttting something like a piece of 3/4 inch board (sanded of course) to releave them of direct heat., until you reach good enough temps.

Humidity Factors: misting when he is shedding is a plus! this will raise the humidity in the entire enclosure to 90-100% but if you have two humid hides reading what I have mentioned you wont have to mist at all, just provide a water bowl like always.

It has worked great for me; the rubbermaid rack, the 2 and 2 hides, and all other factors like air temp, warm spot temp, and humidity. Let your blood python decide where he wants to be and when, just dont give him the minimum, invest oin a few more hides (5.00) and both you and your blood will be happy.

You must remember that these are not ball pythons or burmese, these snakes are not forgiving, you slack he will die. You are definatly on the right track and best wishes to you and that little fellow. Post some pics when you can.

Here is a picture of a setup.......Will it work? Will it make em' happy.....yup!

Best wishes and I hope this helps you,

Lu

P.S. all hides should have moss or paper towels, I know the picture doesnt have these in it, but I took this picture just for a guide line.

Thanks for the description and the pic. I have 2 hides...warm and cool, but the warm is over the heat tape so the surface temp is a little warmer. The humid hide is only on the warm side. He has been there ever since I brought him home yesterday afternoon. He was a little p***ed after getting popped...he let go a serious pee, riding in the car, being handled to show him to my wife, etc. When I went to put him into his enclosure he gave me a "quit messin with me" strike. He looked like a spring unwinding. lol. Pretty cute while he isn't big enough to do much damage.

Joe

Sweet Lu,
Is that the Jeff Hartwick Sst? Looking good. I just found another source of 0.0.1 black blood. I got lucky to say the least. It is a yearling and should be picking it up in the next few weeks from the vendor. Needless to say I am quite happy for having found that little guy while prowling the internet for them. Alright take care kid. Angel
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Thanks Angel!

Yea this is one of Jeff's kids. I am now looking for at the very least yearling Red and a yearling Borneo. I want to get all three types, they are just beautiful.

Any suggestions to people who might have any??

Lu

Hey Lu,
There have been some nice animals for sale on KS, but I don't know any one personally selling any bloods or Borneo's. There is some one selling Borneo's at the moment, on KS, and they look pretty nice from what I can see. Link:
http://market.kingsnake.com/detail.php?cat=7&de=150175
I would check them out. As for Reds, that is always a catch 22. I don't see lots of them out there, with the exception of the imports being introduced. That's a little tricky as you just don't know what you are getting. Parasites very likely and other pathogens again very likely with these guys. I would stay away if you are not looking to deal with that and vet bills/meds. If I come up with some thing I'll let you know for sure. Oh!! you know, I just thought of some thing. I think that Kara over at Nerd, has some juvenile Red bloods for sale, but they are in the throes of redoing their blood site and don't have them posted any more. I would give her a call and talk to her about there bloods for sale not listed. I'm sure she would be happy to help you with pictures. Hope that helps. Angel
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Ya,NERD had some good looking juvies but are redoing their site, I would drop them an email, I thought they were the best looking ones out their right now.

Hey, thanks guys......I'll check into that. I was really looking at those borneos, but I think I want to get a red before I purchase a borneo.

Thanks,

Lu