the skin thing could also mean that she is dehydrated... i know with mine, if they are dehydrated they wont eat.
just my 2 cents
07-01-2011, 07:16 PM
kitedemon
I agree cover the back and sides up some and something to keep in mind that is a water dish in the centre? Or is it a humid hide? In either case, closed holes (with plastic in a single piece around it) snakes have been known to get stuck in and have all kinds of issues. It is safest to have a U shaped opening with looser fitting lids that if it was to get a bit stuck the lid would pop off.
If it is a water dish you can uncover it that will raise the humidity.
Did your thermometers come with a probe? If they did not 95 is quite a bit too high. The temperature in the hide is often 5 or 6 degrees warmer than the ambient air outside that. Small snakes also while digesting generate heat (from digestion processes) and that will also add a few degrees. That might be your issue there.
You question about the 95º typically you will see 94º on care sheets. Many keepers (myself included) will not recommend anything over 92º This is because, A, it is not needed. and B. Thermometers are often not very accurate.
Many thermometers especially digital ones are manufactured with some degree of 'slop' they are not high precision instruments. They almost all used in the hobby have a accuracy range due to the 'slop' in the way they are made. They typically are 4ºF range (2º up or 2º down) So 92 could be 94 or 90 which is still ok 95 which is the max end of ok could be 97 or 93 at 97 your snake will have trouble digesting its food items.
07-01-2011, 10:08 PM
Driver
Made some changes on the cage today. Got the black con-tact paper put up and changed out the bowl of water with a smaller one. Im still working on the heat. Here is a new pic as well of pics of her the first day i got her on the ride home.
A water bowl, uncovered that is very wide and only 3-4 inches deep will help raise the humidity. I have a pie tin in my tub, I just have to make sure to keep it full, so once a day I add some water and then I dump and scrub it every other day. It works for my corn snake too, although he gets a smaller bowl since he doesn't have the same humidity requirements.
