Riverrun

wow, what a beautiful snake and it's holding it color really well as it ages! if I had stumbled across a snake like that for sale I might have been in big trouble with my wife! not sure if it would be applicable, but you might consider adding insulation to the outside bottom, sides and top of the enclosure if you are finding keeping it warm and humid is tricky. I really like thermax brand, it has foil on both sides and looks half way decent.

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Originally Posted by Slither Seeker

wow, what a beautiful snake and it's holding it color really well as it ages! if I had stumbled across a snake like that for sale I might have been in big trouble with my wife! not sure if it would be applicable, but you might consider adding insulation to the outside bottom, sides and top of the enclosure if you are finding keeping it warm and humid is tricky. I really like thermax brand, it has foil on both sides and looks half way decent.

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It's the humid part that's proving tricky she's staying plenty warm. I'm going to try mixing in a new batch of EE or completely switching everything out and see if that helps. I normally have no problems with humidity.


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Anyways, you can check out that PlantIT GrowIT stuff. Little smaller blocks but half the price and basically looks like the same stuff really. Maybe Jmcrook will chime in here as I think he ordered some and can give more of a first hand experience with it.

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Still haven't tried the plant !t/grow !t stuff yet. Two blocks of reptichip are lasting a good while with only two enclosures. Hadn't heard about it staining at all, if and when I do try it I'll make a thread to review it. Heard that Pro Coco is literally the exact same stuff as reptichip for half the price but plant !t has a better price on shipping multiple blocks. Also, Reinz has stated that he uses flower bed cedar mulch from lowes with no problems at $3 for a bag that's 2 cubic feet. Not as "presentable" as reptichip or similar but who cares if it works for what you're looking for IMO.
I will say that I've been very pleased with reptichip so far in terms of humidity, appearance, and odor control.


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Still haven't tried the plant !t/grow !t stuff yet. Two blocks of reptichip are lasting a good while with only two enclosures. Hadn't heard about it staining at all, if and when I do try it I'll make a thread to review it. Heard that Pro Coco is literally the exact same stuff as reptichip for half the price but plant !t has a better price on shipping multiple blocks. Also, Reinz has stated that he uses flower bed cedar mulch from lowes with no problems at $3 for a bag that's 2 cubic feet. Not as "presentable" as reptichip or similar but who cares if it works for what you're looking for IMO.
I will say that I've been very pleased with reptichip so far in terms of humidity, appearance, and odor control.


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I think I saw the stuff Reinz is using in the pics of his cages. That stuff looks like it has sharp pieces like prison shanks!! I'd be worried about an overly active snake poking itself. Dottie somehow managed to poke herself on the back end of her with a sharp piece of aspen. I saw a little blood. It healed fine but the only thing I could think of was the aspen as that was what I was using at the time and there was nothing else sharp in the cage. And I have gotten poked before while cleaning the aspen.

I'll just stick to ReptiChips. Its more expensive but what the heck, you only live once. And just wait, soon enough, you will have lots of snakes and be complaining about substrate, poop, pee and food!!! :D

River looks sensational.

I wonder if you just just mist several times daily until you get your substrate dialed back in.

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River looks sensational.

I wonder if you just just mist several times daily until you get your substrate dialed back in.

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I don't even want to imagine misting a 6'x2'x3' daily. Lol I'm going through at least 10 gallons of water a couple times a week as it is.

If it isn't maintaining humidity now, misting won't help, either. I have never had any luck with misting. It's why I maintain EcoEarth like I do (pouring water in it and mixing it up). When I tried misting I'd have to do it every 1-2 hours and the hours I wasn't home or asleep the humidity would just stay low.


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I don't even want to imagine misting a 6'x2'x3' daily. Lol I'm going through at least 10 gallons of water a couple times a week as it is.

If it isn't maintaining humidity now, misting won't help, either. I have never had any luck with misting. It's why I maintain EcoEarth like I do (pouring water in it and mixing it up). When I tried misting I'd have to do it every 1-2 hours and the hours I wasn't home or asleep the humidity would just stay low.


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Well, it may be your only option if things don't straighten out. I'm talking short term and in combination with your substrate process. I'm not sure why the Eco isn't holding on to the moisture.

This does the work for you if things don't come around.

http://pro-products.com/pro-mist/

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Well, it may be your only option if things don't straighten out. I'm talking short term and in combination with your substrate process. I'm not sure why the Eco isn't holding on to the moisture.

This does the work for you if things don't come around.

http://pro-products.com/pro-mist/

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It's not working because the granulation or whatever the term would be is different than usual. I'm sure if just adding a better batch to the existing bedding won't work completely replacing the bedding will. I just have to find the time to expand what I've got.


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This one was taken before I picked up the piece of urate. I think the little bits of urates are probably the most irritating part, the pee and poop isn't so bad. lol


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She's in shed yet again. I thought she'd recovered enough that her shedding would go back to normal, but apparently not. None of the scrapes look new, but I'm currently planning on adding a shelf so I can take the CHE out. So if she actually is still climbing on it she won't be able to.

I hope everything snaps back for you.

She's an unbelievably good looking snake.