I thought I had this figured out. I really need to write these things down as I get more snakes and I'm horrible with time. Maybe I took a fresh shed pic... It seems like my bull just shed within the last month but he refused food and now his eyes are blue and definitely vision affected.
I'm not good at telling by scales yet on the snakes that don't take higher humidity and he's been messing in the dirt. I will get a pic of him. How often would be within normal for a 2016 (I'd have to look up the exact date) a bit over 3' bull snake to shed? He's been riled up since some warm weather in Feb with striking at me and demanding food constantly while going on periodic, obsessive redecorating of his bioactive tank and his schedule of everything seems picked up even though he didn't truly brumate. I added a block of more absorbent exo terra plantation soil (coconut fiber?) because he went below the "groundwater" level in his cave. He's calmed down a bit and hasn't been acting aggressive anymore but still went crazy digging out a new design for his cave in the new soil and with all the wandering activity I figured he'd eat but he turned down a meal which is rare. Then he spent 2 days mostly sitting in his cave until I saw him today with an eye looking different so I got him out to see both eyes are blue but otherwise nothing unhealthy looking.
He's probably fine but it concerned me a little with all the digging he's been doing in various substrates around rock and sand and at least more recently shed than he ever has before. I plan to upgrade him to a 5' bin soon because he's using his entire 3' tank. Hard to keep the bioactive tanks stable with bigger snakes going mining and spelunking into the drainage layer and under the logs for the cleanup crew.
He's even still relatively small. We'll see how the 5'x30" works for my 6 1/2' bull before I determine what it would take to keep these guys bioactive long term or if I will reach at least my personal limit for it. The pits and sumatran python are the biggest snakes I will have. Legally they are borderline anyway and my husband is not going to help me handle a big snake, he likes his rosy boa cutoff, so I doubt I will have any bigger plans in my lifetime.
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