Irian Jaya Jag Carpet Python - Beginner Info

[HoldenC]

Hey guys, great forum here. I'm a new owner of a 2 year old Irian Jaya Jag sibling, my first ever snake. He's a sweet boy with a great temperament and I'm really glad we skipped over Royals and went for a Carpet. No offense to Ball Pythons, but I'm a fan of the Carpet's inquisitive nature and activity in and out of the cage (more interesting than someone who sleeps all day and night).

He seems quite healthy, ate for us for the first time 2.5 weeks ago and crapped accordingly. His hot side is 92-95 degrees with a cold side of 78-80 degrees. RH is 40 to 70%.

Now for my question. Kingsley started the shedding process last week and has been laying in his water bowl day and night for four straight days. I keep the humidity as close to 70% as possible, but there's only so much spraying and cage covering I can do (I live in Idaho with cold wx and low humidity). I've tried not to bother him while "in-blue" but did manage to replace the water in his bowl yesterday. Has anyone experienced a python literally laying in water for a week straight? Is scale rot a worry? Is there anything I can do other than stand over his cage and spray every hour?

Also, since he refused to leave the water, I switched lamps so that the hot side is now over the water bowl. Hope that's okay.

Thank you!