humidity too high?

[mangopixie]

So I'm hearing about how hard it is to keep the humidity high enough, but is there an upper limit? Mine is at 90% right now!

[ballpythonluvr]

So I'm hearing about how hard it is to keep the humidity high enough, but is there an upper limit? Mine is at 90% right now!

What kind of enclosure is your snake kept in? If it is a tub, you can put more holes in it or try a smaller water bowl.

[mangopixie]

Yes it is a plastic tub. At the moment its got about 30 holes total. I'll put some more in it, but what range should I be aiming for? I want to know the upper safe limit as so far I've only seem people say it needs to be above 50%


edit: Oh never mind I see the range should be 50-60%

[Saboduh]

i know 50-60 is the safe %. when shedding 60-70%

if the humidity is kept too high for too long they can develop scale rot...but im not sure how high or for how long

[L.West]

I was under the impression from this forum that it doesn't matter if it is 50%, 60% or even 70% just as long as there is no condensation forming on the tub and the inside of the tub is dry to the touch - is this correct.

I currently have one tub that is running at 69% - I am assuming this is fine since there is no condensation.

[fluffpuffgerbil]

Mine's at 82% right now. No condensation... I was told as long as there is no condensation not to worry too much about it... It's gone up since I covered some of the holes with tape to keep heat in better. But what do I know, really? I just got her a few days ago and am still learning. Good luck with your humidity!

[mangopixie]

Thank you for the tip about condensation, I hadn't heard that before. I just drilled a LOT more holes and humidity is currently at 68% with no condensation. I did have a lot of condensation earlier.

[L.West]

I was told that condensation is a "bad" thing - you will want to keep that from forming definitely.

Good luck to ya.

[Homegrownscales]

Exactly all condensation will do is provide an environment for scale rot and other bacterial problems. As long as you have air flow and no condensation I think you'll be a ok.


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[Trogdorpheus]

I'm at 99% (with no condensation), and I'm assuming I need to really get that to drop?