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I was just wondering if anyone could recommend the temperature and humidity to me that seems to keep burms happy and healthy without overdoing it and without not giving them too little. Most of the resources I find are inconsistent with each other. I am just wondering from the experienced owners in here, what would be a good temperature/humidity level that you would recommend? I would appreciate all reply's.

Chris

Like many herps, there's always several ways to achieve success. Having kept/bred burmese pythons for over 25 years (and some that are well over that in age in my collection), I feel that providing a thermal gradient is of utmost importance. SOme folks keep their burms in heated rooms where the snakes are forced to sit in cages with uniformly hot temps; this is not good for their long term health. Instead, you want to give them choices w/in reasonable limits. I provide temps that range from 80 deg F. on the cool side to the mid to upper 80's on the warm side and a basking area that reaches 95 deg F. Obviously, this is difficult to achieve in small cages so the larger the cage you can provide the better. As far as humidity goes, I prefer humidity in the 60-75% range; bumping it up from their during shed cycles. It is more important to have fresh air exchange than high humidity at the cost of fresh air....then you are creating an environment that is NOT healthy to the burm (such as closing off vents in the cage). But, this is what has worked for me and my burms and the many other burms I have rehabilitated over the years.

Rob Carmichael, Curator of the Wildlife Discovery Center
Lake Forest, IL

>>I was just wondering if anyone could recommend the temperature and humidity to me that seems to keep burms happy and healthy without overdoing it and without not giving them too little. Most of the resources I find are inconsistent with each other. I am just wondering from the experienced owners in here, what would be a good temperature/humidity level that you would recommend? I would appreciate all reply's.
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>>Chris
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Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center at Elawa Farm
Lake Forest, IL