Cant Drop Humidity

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Originally Posted by The One And Only

can the newspaper have print on it?...thanks for the advice!

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Yep, the ink is fine. Newspaper companies changed their ink formula years ago to a non-toxic soy based ink. It might rub off on your snake a little, but it won't harm him at all.

Update: 90.0, 75.4, 86%

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Originally Posted by The One And Only

im using a uth and its on the cool side...BTW

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I'm assuming that by this you mean that you're using a UTH for heat...and the water bowl is on the cool side. LOL

If this is the case, and you have all that many holes drilled...then its likely that the substrate is damp, as Lawrence suggested. OR...if you spilled water on the hygrometer, it can sometimes take a full day or two for the sensor to dry out and start measuring properly.

Yes, the newspaper can have print on it. It won't hurt your snake at all.

Another way to help the humidity levels is to simply have a fan in the room. Not blowing directly on the cage, but just circulating the air in the room. That alone will drop the humidity in my tub by a good 10%.

well i am in the basement...this may be a dumb question...should i turn on the DEhumidifier?

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Originally Posted by The One And Only

well i am in the basement...this may be a dumb question...should i turn on the DEhumidifier?

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That might help if you have one. If the ambient humidity in the room is really that high, then yeah...it would be difficult to get the humidity in a tub to go much lower. I still think a simple fan moving air around would help a lot.

i will get a fan thats not a problem...i have a second uth to heat the cool side its kinda sad...lol

well my acurite isnt reading the cool side very well because it says 75.5 but i have the uth on full power and on the other side that put it to about 100 degrees...at this rate i will never get my bp...

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Originally Posted by The One And Only

...at this rate i will never get my bp...

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One thing to remember is that you will have your BP for the next twenty to thirty years...or longer!! So waiting a few more days...an extra week or two...or even longer...is a small sacrifice in the greater scheme of things.

Ball Pythons will seriously introduce you to a world of "hurry up and wait!"
--Wait to get one
--Wait for that first successful feed
--Wait for that first shed
--Wait for that first poop
--Wait for it to grow up bigger
(and if you end up like SO many of us here)
--Wait 'til you can get a mate for it
--Wait until they both reach sexual maturity
--Wait for the right time to begin the breeding cycle
--Wait for folicles
--Wait for ovulation
--Wait for eggs to be laid
--Wait for babies to hatch
--Wait for babies' first sheds
--Wait for babies to eat

wait wait wait wait.....if you say (or spell!) that word enough times, it doesn't even seem like a real word anymore....

(I need to go to bed! LOL)

yeah i quess your right but im not a very patient person...and i know i have to be it makes me angry...lol

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Originally Posted by The One And Only

yeah i quess your right but im not a very patient person...and i know i have to be it makes me angry...lol

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Well....get ready to be one seriously frustrated person, then. Because Ball Pythons are a Study In Patience. :cool: