I may have to switch back to aspen bedding.
I know I'm a very paranoid person, but now I'm worried about scale rot. When I feed Charlotte today, I saw her belly and I thought I saw blotches like scale rot. I can't handle her as she just ate so now I'm nervous.
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I may have to switch back to aspen bedding.
If the substrate is wet, or even damp to the touch, I would definitely get it out of there. Ball pythons aren't high humidity animals. .. I keep all of mine on paper towels, and they THRIVE.
EDIT: but I'm also one of those "tub" guys... snake life is so much easier if they're in tubs. But to each their own.
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Mangiapane85
If the substrate is wet, or even damp to the touch, I would definitely get it out of there. Ball pythons aren't high humidity animals. .. I keep all of mine on paper towels, and they THRIVE.
EDIT: but I'm also one of those "tub" guys... snake life is so much easier if they're in tubs. But to each their own.
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I was using coconut husk to retain humidity but yeah I think I'm going back to aspen. She ate fine but it worries me too much.
Also nothing wrong with tubs. I just like tanks since she's my only snake.
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What is your humidity reading? Have you seen condensation on the sides of the tank? Depending on how much water you use to break it up, it can be very damp. My experience has been that the humidity is high at first, but it dries out in a few days.
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I use ecoearth bricks, but have to bake it after mixing to get excess moisture out. Coco husk has the potential to work great, but you have to make sure it isn't too wet, otherwise it can cause issues. Once your BP digests, give it a good look over, and go from there.
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Yeah it's dry.
The humidity was at 54 I believe. I know it was between 50 and 60. There's no condensation.
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Yeah it's dry.
The humidity was at 54 I believe. I know it was between 50 and 60. There's no condensation.
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Why don't you consider just mixing it? Sometimes doing a drastic change of substrate or the enviornment in general can cause a reflexive food strike. Just a consideration.
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Is that good? Mixing the two substrates? I would if it's fine.
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For my tanks I layer Cypress over the Eco. That way when the humidity needs to be increased I just poor water directly on the cypress. Excess drains to the Eco and is thus constantly and slowly released through the Cypess as humidity.
I add 1-2 quarts every 2-3 weeks. I poor the bulk over the hot spot. Also, I never gave to spray the tank, even during shed.
Hmmm, I kinda like this idea. What cypress? Like mulch? I wanna make sure I get the right thing.
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