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Re: Need to pick some brains :)
Many of you have stated that aspen is a good bedding, so I will ask if it is a good choice for me to raise humidity
No if you want to improve your humidity you will need to switch to something such as Cypress mulch, Repti-Bark, Bed-a-beast etc rather than Aspen
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Re: Need to pick some brains :)
I'm having the exact opposite problem with my tubs. I can't get the humidity DOWN. it's currently at about 70-75% constantly. I've moved the bowls off the heat, and done all the re-arranging I can, but nothing seems to be helping... Newspaper as substrate.
It DID help with my girl's last shed though.. This is her first shed with me (she had shed the day I bought her) and it was all in one piece. It was a "donut" shed, but I was able to get it unrolled in one piece even...
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Re: Need to pick some brains :)
if the overhead lights are your heat source , that is probably cooking the humidity out. switching to a uth, type heat pad /mat made for reptiles will help.
use a thermostat with those!
vaughn
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Re: Need to pick some brains :)
 Originally Posted by CntrlF8
I'm having the exact opposite problem with my tubs. I can't get the humidity DOWN. it's currently at about 70-75% constantly. I've moved the bowls off the heat, and done all the re-arranging I can, but nothing seems to be helping... Newspaper as substrate.
It DID help with my girl's last shed though.. This is her first shed with me (she had shed the day I bought her) and it was all in one piece. It was a "donut" shed, but I was able to get it unrolled in one piece even...
Not to high-jack this thread, but you could try switching to a water bowl with a smaller diameter, smaller surface area= less humidity.. I keep a dehumidifier running in my basement to keep humidity down when it gets bad as well.
~*Rich
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Re: Need to pick some brains :)
Did you drill/melt holes into the tubs? If so, you can cover most of them with tape to help retain humidity.
I don't know if I live in magic-humidity-retaining land, but I use flat newspaper substrate and I always have too much humidity!
-Jen. Back in the hobby after a hiatus!
Ball pythons:
0.1 normal; 1.1 albino. 1.0 pied; 0.1 het pied; 1.0 banana.
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Re: Need to pick some brains :)
 Originally Posted by Ginevive
Did you drill/melt holes into the tubs? If so, you can cover most of them with tape to help retain humidity.
I don't know if I live in magic-humidity-retaining land, but I use flat newspaper substrate and I always have too much humidity!
Gin,
Me two the weather in NY has been real muggy lately by me. I know its almost like to different ends of the world where I am and you are but its been crazy here too. Don't remember there ever being as many thunderstorms as there have been this year in NY.
~*Rich
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Re: Need to pick some brains :)
 Originally Posted by Spaniard
Gin,
Me two the weather in NY has been real muggy lately by me. I know its almost like to different ends of the world where I am and you are but its been crazy here too. Don't remember there ever being as many thunderstorms as there have been this year in NY.
Oh; I hear you! Every day it is a debate on whether or not to leave windows open.. I love me a good t-storm.. but this is overkill. :/
-Jen. Back in the hobby after a hiatus!
Ball pythons:
0.1 normal; 1.1 albino. 1.0 pied; 0.1 het pied; 1.0 banana.
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Re: Need to pick some brains :)
 Originally Posted by Ginevive
Oh; I hear you! Every day it is a debate on whether or not to leave windows open.. I love me a good t-storm.. but this is overkill. :/
My town got hit hard by a storm not long ago, I was the closest I've ever been to a lightening strike that was massive. Made my ears hurt and my neck tingly, very strange.
~*Rich
1.0 100% Het Albino
1.3 Normal
1.0 Spider
0.1 Mojave
1.0 Pastel 100% Het Goldfinger
0.1 Pastel 66% Het Goldfinger
0.1 Pastel PH Goldfinger

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Re: Need to pick some brains :)
One thing you could try is using a clay bowl for your water dish, clay holds the water in. I find that if I use clay bowls for my water my humidity goes up by 15-20. Just a suggestion for you, im no expert but that's been my experience.
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