New tub with fresh eco earth

I just switched from a tank to a tub and used some freshly mixed eco earth. The humidity is around 90%. I have been opening part of it for a little while and I remove all the condensation on the sides and top. I imagine it'll take about a week to get down to normal levels. Would this be ok for the snake?

Why don't you just use a different substrate? Eco-earth will always help to bring the humidity up, which as you can see is not an issue in tubs.

I had the same problem...try drying the bedding in the sun or just buy aspen...

i just bought some pine substrate today as they didnt have any aspen, its cut pretty finely so im guessing this will work too. Is that right or no, cause i already know that people shy away for using ceder. ???

Pine is toxic. Don't use it.

Seriously don't use pine or cedar! You'll mess your snake's respiratory system up.

Just use newspaper ( I prefer unprinted) or Aspen. Either of these should solve the humidity prob.

So can anyone answer the original question instead of telling me what I can or cannot do?

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Originally Posted by Appolion

So can anyone answer the original question instead of telling me what I can or cannot do?

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If you want to use the eco-earth just dry it out as much as you can. You could even bake it in the oven on the lowest heat setting for a while. But to be truthful, you will always have high humidity because of it and it could lead to an RI.

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Originally Posted by Kaorte

If you want to use the eco-earth just dry it out as much as you can. You could even bake it in the oven on the lowest heat setting for a while. But to be truthful, you will always have high humidity because of it and it could lead to an RI.

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that's not true, it dries out and stays dry.

Would having a tub with around 90% humidity be harmful to the snake for roughly a week?

I would try to dry it out instead of waiting for it to do it on its own. While a week's time may not cause an RI, bacteria and mold would love to have an environment like that.

You could take bits of it at a time as not not wholly disturb the snake and either bake it or leave it in the sun, and rotate out the eco earth.

ya im pulling out the pine as we speak, would phones book pages work just as well as newspaper? i dont have one at the moment. i should have done my homework before wasting 5 bucks on a ton of pine. lol. i have three phone books tho:snake:

Paper towels work pretty well too, I hear.

People are trying to help you and your snake.So why the attitude?If your not going to take advice why ask the questions?
Mike.

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Originally Posted by BPMIKE

People are trying to help you and your snake.So why the attitude?If your not going to take advice why ask the questions?
Mike.

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This question was asked of Appolion
Mike.

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Originally Posted by bpmike

people are trying to help you and your snake.so why the attitude?if your not going to take advice why ask the questions?
Mike.

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Make alot more holes in the tub ( you could always tape some up if you get too many) And instead of getting an attitude, why not just stop using the ecoearth and switch to newspaper or paper towels? MUCH easier to clean, and much easier to bring down humidity.

I used the eco-earth for a short time. Before you put it in the enclosure you need to dry it out. There are a few problems overly moist substrate can cause.

If you would look around the forum, 90% humidity is FAR too much and yes even for just a week it can be harmful to the snake.

As everyone else has stated, I recommend using aspen. I went from eco-earth to aspen and I will never look back.

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Originally Posted by BPMIKE

People are trying to help you and your snake.So why the attitude?If your not going to take advice why ask the questions?
Mike.

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It was a simple question of whether or not the snake would be ok in that environment for a short time. Not, what else can I do here? ...or something like that.

The reason, as if it matters, as to why I'm using eco earth is because like I said, I just switched to a tub. Switched from a tank to a tub. I used eco earth in the tank and had one brick leftover. So instead of wasting it, I used it.

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Originally Posted by Appolion

that's not true, it dries out and stays dry.

Would having a tub with around 90% humidity be harmful to the snake for roughly a week?

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No..

Are there holes in the tub?

That could be a reason why your humidity is so high.

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Originally Posted by Patrick Long

Are there holes in the tub?

That could be a reason why your humidity is so high.

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Yes, I put quite a few holes in the side with my soldering iron. I'm speed drying it with the CHE from the tank and a computer fan, so it'll maybe take another day to finish it.