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I recently bought an exo-terra hygrommeter about the size of a quarter to measure the humidity level.At first it was between 80-90%.Someone told me Blood Pythons need 90% humidity.Is this correct? I now have about half my cage covered with substrate.I believe my snake is a hybrid due to a past post with pictures showing scale patterns.The news was not something I like and the fact that climate ranges for the different species might be different is another factor.Being from generally the same region does temp/Humidity levels vary? I also had my snake shut down (not eat) for the entire winter(about 6 months) when the humidity drops here in the northeast US.I don't know if they have warm /cold seasons naturally that would cause this or if humidity level is another problem.Request any info on this matter-Thank You HS

I'm no expert with bloods, but I doubt they need 90% humidity all of the time. They seem to be a "middle" snake in temps and humidity, where moderate plus humidity will work, like 70%-80%. A friend has a few, and they are very healthy as far as I know. He has never had them at 90% humidity. But they do not experience lower than 60% either.

Cooler temps with a drop in humidity will surely result in not feeding. Glass tanks with screen tops are pretty much a no-no for bloods, unless perhaps the room is heated.

Thank You for reply-I cant say what the humidity level was during last cold season since I just got the Hygrometer.I now keep an eye on it and level indicated.I am guessing that a "danger zone" would be below 70%.But I am trying to maintain a level of about 80% due to the snake not eating for entire winter last year.I was also wondering if they might shutdown naturally during a cold season.But I think their locale is on the warm side.Anyway I had to throw out practically a whole supply of rodents.Anyone who experiences this knows its the darker side of the Reptile world.