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Several months old and in shed in this pic.

So Ive been reading like crazy the last few days trying to get some info on care of this little bugger.Rather fiesty too.
Right now she is in a bin with 82 degrees ambient.Not much of a gradient is that okay.She has a hide with sphagum moss and a dry hide.Newspaper substrate.
I wont be feeding her for at least a week or two, after she sheds and settles in.After she is fed I will add a hot spot of 88-90.
From what I understand there are three species of blood.Malaysian, Borneo and Sumatran...Is this correct?
I was told she was Malaysian (the fiestier python of course)

Right now she is in a bin with 82 degrees ambient.....After she is fed I will add a hot spot of 88-90.

I keep mine at an ambient temp of 80-82 with the hot spot of 88 to about 90. Are you only going to provide the hot spot after a meal?

She has a hide with sphagum moss and a dry hide.Newspaper substrate.

The sphagnum moss is moistened? Does she have a water bowl?

I wont be feeding her for at least a week or two, after she sheds and settles in.

Once she sheds she should be good to go on feeding. I've picked up five 2010 baby bloods over the past month and a half and all of them have fed as soon as they were offered food, one just a couple of hours after being brought home.

From what I understand there are three species of blood.Malaysian, Borneo and Sumatran...Is this correct?
I was told she was Malaysian (the fiestier python of course)

Actually, there are three species of the short tailed python: blood pythons (from Malaysia, Thailand and one side of the island of Sumatra), Sumatran short tailed pythons (often called black short tails or black bloods) that are found on the other side of Sumatra and then the Borneo short tails.

There are also populations of each on some of the smaller islands in the area.

Thanks for the quick response.
I dont have a hot spot for her just yet because I was having such a hard time getting the temps right.I thought Id give a chance to settle in before I screw around again and get a basking spot going.Im not used to keeping any snakes in bins.Plus this was an unexpected acquisition so It was a rush job getting the setup ready.
And yes of course the moss is wet or what would be the point? She isnt using it anyway.

Im still confused, are all short tailed pythons called Bloods then? Or do people just generalize?Do I have a short tail or a blood?

I keep mine with sphagnum moss in their hide boxes but only moisten it once a week or so, usually when I feed them and/or clean their cages. Even when it's dried they still prefer to curl up underneath of it though and it usually takes a day or two to dry out.

Contrary to some popular opinions, bloods and short tails probably shouldn't be kept in a constantly damp environment as this can lead to problems down the road.

All bloods are short tails, but not all short tails are bloods, it can get a bit confusing at first. A lot of people still call Borneos "Borneo blood pythons" and Sumatran short tails "black blood pythons" but the preferred use is blood python (brongersmai), Sumatran short tail (curtus) and Borneo short tail (breitensteini).

Thanks that pretty much clears that up.She still hasnt shed yet and its almost been two weeks since she was blue.She did take a giant dump though so she must be a good eater.I am waiting till she sheds to feed her.I hope she takes F/T thats all I have.

first off I would doubt the origin of your snake. Most blood pythons in the trade are from northern Sumatra. Malaysia has not offered exports for some time now. Yours is definately a brongersmai. Your heat is fine for now but I would add a hot spot and make sure you have a large water bowl so the snake can soak. They do this a lot when about to shed. I would also suggest that it have two hide boxes. One with dry substrate( or no substrate at all) and one with just slightly damp moss.

Thanks, I guess it doesnt matter if its malaysian or sumatran since noone can tell the difference anyways.She did eat a small meal for me.I just gave her a fuzzy rat pup.I didnt want to give her a big meal because she hasnt shed yet.