Keeping a hide humid??

[the_Ryno]

What is the best way to keep a hide humid?
Is moss or paper towels better? My local petstore only had frog moss, would that be ok to put in a hide?

[starmom]

I have no idea what frog moss is and some moss is toxic to snakes. I use long fiber Chilean sphagnum moss and the snakes love it!!! Moss is better than paper towels for many reasons, including that moss stays wet much longer!!!

[gmcclurelssu]

i also really like spagnum, its great stuff! i also used it to fill in my snakes old hides to take up some empty space while i got him better hides. he really liked digging through it.

[the_Ryno]

Ill have to find some sphagnum moss around here then. Much rather go with something that is known to be safe.

[starmom]

I ordered mine online.

[TooManyToys]

I just mist the paper towels when I need to raise the humidity

[tigerlily]

I've used both, but I liked the paper towels better because I could easily see any mold growth and just change out the paper towels.

[TooManyToys]

I've used both, but I liked the paper towels better because I could easily see any mold growth and just change out the paper towels.

Exactly, sometimes simple is good.

[Mr. Constrictor]

When I need to bump up the humidity ( only when sheding) this is what I do. I took a big sponge the kind you use to wash your car. i cut it in half, wet it down and i placed it in a plastic tupperware bowl and put it in the cage. Perfect shed every time.

[Kara]

Long fibre Chilean sphagnum (extra cushy) + dampened to the consistency of a well-wrung-out washcloth = GOLDEN!