Re: Just when I thought he was all better
Is the humidity in your place lacking? I don’t understand why you would have to spray down the tank all the time. If you have to spray only do a little and it should be completely dry by the morning. And that’s just to assist shedding. If your snake has a yeast infection you are overdoing it.
Since your having probs because of the high humidity I would suggest you stop spraying all together. And only do it if its having a hard time shedding.
Re: Just when I thought he was all better
ok thanks everyone for the info. i get a little frustrated (before I found this forum) because I keep getting mixed info. One person I talked to said to have humidity at 70% all the time and spray a few times a day, another said that I must have a humidity hide in all the time, and I bought several books- they all have diff info and a couple don't even say anything about humidity!
Right now I stopped misting, I bought betadine and will begin treatment today, and took out the moss in the snake cave. He has a large water bowl underneath the basking light. Should the water bowl be enough to maintain proper humidity?
Also, I have about half of the tank top covered with a piece of plexiglass because its a screen lid, this was for humidity at the suggestion of another person I asked at an expo. Should I take away that and just leave the whole top screened?
Sorry for all the questions, its just maddening to try all of these diff suggestions (before the ones here), and everything turn out bad!
Re: Just when I thought he was all better
Try switching his substrate too. I used to have repti-bark and it turned my snakes belly brown. It may not seem wet, but just the moisture it pulled in was enough to color her scales. I changed her substrate to Aspen as soon as she shed and never had a problem again.