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well i have a medium sized rock water bowl and every one says that it should keep the humidity up...but it doesnt...i have to spray water in the cage alot...my snake doesnt really like that...no its not broken....i just cant seem to get things right

Have you tried covering a portion of the screen top (I've seen people use plastic wrap or foil) to keep the moisture in the cage? What type of heat source are you using? For example lamps tend to dry out the air in the cage. How are you measuring the humidity? Just putting a water bowl in the tank is not going to maintain a humid environment if there's a lot of airflow. Many people keep Ball pythons in rubbermaid tubs to maintain a higher humidity (due to reduced airflow). You can also make sure that your heat source is directed at the water bowl to speed evaporation. Either placing the bowl directly under a lamp or over a under tank heater. This means that you'll need to refill the water dish more often, but that there may be higher humidity from the evaporation in the mean time.

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Lora

Try placing the water bowl directly under/on the heat source. But if you're doing this, provide another bowl with cooler water for the snake to drink and cool down in just in case it gets too hot in there

Where do you live? Some places are just dryer then others and its difficult to maintain humidity, Arizona for instance. Some places excessive humidity is a problem, that is true where I am from, in Maryland. At any rate that bowl doesn't look very deep I would get a deeper bowl and put it under the heat source as suggested above. You might also consider using a substrate that some addition moisture can be added to, like a mulch. Also live plants help maintain humidity as well. I can't see how big your tank is, so that may not be possible.

thanks for the advise..but ill wait to change the cage because he hasnt been eatin...

hes new..
your right its a shallow bowl

Is it a new snake? Ball pythons are amazing animals, they can for a long time without eating and freak you out especially when moved them to a new environment. Its nothing to worry about though they will eat when they are ready. A lot of new owners freak out and spend a lot of money at the vet or try to force feed them, but none of that is necessary. I've had ball pythons go for over a year without eating and then start up eating every week like nothing happened.

ya hes knew...i tried him four times...every time...he couled away from the mouse and wouldnt eat it...but on the 5th one he looked at it and got closer and closer and stared at it...i think hes gettin used to his cage and should eat pretty soon...he didnt eat the 5th one but was interested....
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CKA