Water droplets

I took Monty out today & he had water droplets all over him. I'm assuming this is condensation from inside his ceramic hide? Anything to be concerned about?

Also, I fed him a small rat on Tuesday evening. He still has a considerable lump. Normal?

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Probably just condensation. What kind of substrate do you use?

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Check the inside of your hide for condensation, I find that frequently on Nessie, normally right after a fresh substrate change. The cypress mulch puts off a lot of moisture, I find that giving it a stir once a day for a few days after a change out prevents the inside of the hide from getting overly damp and causing that condensation.

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Originally Posted by kingkung

Probably just condensation. What kind of substrate do you use?

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I use Eco-Earth shredded coconut husk. It's probably been a week since last change. And at the moment, humidity it at 45%. It ranges from about 75-40% throughout the day.

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I use cypress mulch and it gets pretty moist under his hide on the warm side. Last time I picked my guy up. He was wet from the moisture

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Do you have moist moss in that hide? I use coco husk and if its too wet I get condensation from it on the hide and when I rewet the moss I get some condensation. And yes its normal for them to have a lump a couple days after feeding. I fed my girl on Tuesday also and she still has a lump.

I have moss throughout. Some of it is under his hide, like a bed of moss.

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Then that might explain the water. If I don't dry mine enough after rewetting it I get condensation in the hides. Good luck.

Thank you. Now I'm just wanting him to poop. Lol! He's got a few mice & a small rat stored up in there! :/

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The key is to spend as much money as possible making his enclosure look pretty. It's a sure trick, as soon as the last vines go in he'll blow. ;)

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Yep make it look really good and he will poop lol. Also just go through and clean and he will poop. Or wait till he sheds. They always want to poop when they shed for some reason. They are silly at times. Just be patient on the poop and he will go when he's ready.