Shedding process problems with humidity

My ball python is currently during shedding, eyes cloudy not cleared yet. His last shed did not went too well ,so Ive been trying to change things up. The humidity has not gone too far from 50, reaching 46% sometimes and low 50s at best these last days.

I filled the water bowl to the top, sprayed some of the coconut fiber substracte and added a wet towel to the top of the screen lid which was already covered by aluminium foil.

Thing is the humidiy doesnt take too long to come back crashing down again after hitting 62%, i think the main problem is the CHE on top by the hot side thats sucking up the humidity constantly, theres very little ventilation since ive covered the whole lid so i cant think of something else. I thought about taking it out during shed process but thats whats keeping my ambient temperatures from falling too much.

What should i do?

20 gal glass tank for details

You can use sphangnum moss in their hides to create a humid hide. Put it in damp, not sopping wet.

Something I did that helps in my glass tank is to add a second water dish to the warm side. It can be smaller, it's not necessarily there for hydration, but to raise humidity. Additionally, have you mixed the substrate as you spray it? Having it damp within will help it to keep up the humidity. If only the top of the substrate is damp, it'll dry up, and you'll lose that moisture quickly.

Like Craig said, a sphangnum moss humid hide is also a good option. Your noodle will seek it out and use it.

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Originally Posted by YounGod

My ball python is currently during shedding, eyes cloudy not cleared yet. His last shed did not went too well ,so Ive been trying to change things up. The humidity has not gone too far from 50, reaching 46% sometimes and low 50s at best these last days.

I filled the water bowl to the top, sprayed some of the coconut fiber substracte and added a wet towel to the top of the screen lid which was already covered by aluminium foil.

Thing is the humidiy doesnt take too long to come back crashing down again after hitting 62%, i think the main problem is the CHE on top by the hot side thats sucking up the humidity constantly, theres very little ventilation since ive covered the whole lid so i cant think of something else. I thought about taking it out during shed process but thats whats keeping my ambient temperatures from falling too much.

What should i do?

20 gal glass tank for details

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Looking good so far [emoji4]

For my Royals I keep a close eye on their behaviour ( or lack of ) when they're in shed mode .... then as soon as I see that their eyes have cleared and they get their colour back I simply spray their Viv / tank well two or three times daily ( at least morning and evening ) then you find their shedded skin in the next 5 or so days . With Royals it's generally in one of the hides and its in one messy lump ...


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