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Scale Rot Prevention?
Hey everyone!
I recently moved my ball python into a tub to increase humidity from 30% to the appropriate levels. Sadly, my plan backfired. Even after adding a lot of ventilation holes in this 15 (about) QT tub, the humidity is between 70-80% (usually lower 70s). I even tried reducing the amount of water in his bowl. I wanted your opinions on firstly how to decrease humidity, but more importantly, wether or not that high of humidity in a dry (aspen) very clean environment puts my 80 gram lesser at risk of scale rot.
Everyones opinions are appreciated,
Thanks,
-HenryTheSnake
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Re: Scale Rot Prevention?
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Re: Scale Rot Prevention?
I wanted your opinions on firstly how to decrease humidity
you could run a small fan in the same room as the snake. You don’t want it
pointed right at him by any means but increasing the circulation can bring down
the humidity.
wether or not that high of humidity in a dry (aspen) very clean
environment puts my 80 gram lesser at risk of scale
rot.
When you husbandry is off the snake is at risk. that being said scale rot is
caused primarily by unsanitary conditions. If you spot cleaning the tub well
and fully cleaning every month scale rot should not be your primary concern.
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1.0 Lesser GHI Mojave
1.0 Banana
1.0 Pastel OD
2.0 Banana Spider
2.1 Spider
0.1 Black Pastel
0.1 Queen Bee
0.1 Chocolate
0.1 Savanah
0.1 Bumble Bee
0.3 Mojave
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HenryTheSnake (12-21-2015)
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Re: Scale Rot Prevention?
Just looked at the pictures. More holes lol. You have enough but if the humidity is still too high you can defiantly add more
Balls
1.0 Banana Super Blast
1.0 Super Pastel Lesser Pinstripe Enchi
1.0 Lesser GHI Mojave
1.0 Banana
1.0 Pastel OD
2.0 Banana Spider
2.1 Spider
0.1 Black Pastel
0.1 Queen Bee
0.1 Chocolate
0.1 Savanah
0.1 Bumble Bee
0.3 Mojave
1.1 Pieds
1.1 Albinos
0.2 Het Albino
0.2 Cinn
0.6 Normals
0.3 Lessers Other: 0.3 Cats - 0.1 Extremely Patient Fiancee
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I would be less concerned with scale rot than with mold, as aspen gets moldy quickly in high-humidity environments. If you find that's the case then swap it out for newspaper or paper towels instead.
Your snake will be ok as long as his substrate is clean and dry, even if the humidity is high.
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HenryTheSnake (12-21-2015)
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Re: Scale Rot Prevention?
Originally Posted by AllThatInThemGenes
Just looked at the pictures. More holes lol. You have enough but if the humidity is still too high you can defiantly add more
Oh I added plenty more holes than what you see in those pics and its still above 70. Those pics are from yesterday. Everything else is the same
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You can definitely add more holes if needed! A lot of holes doesn't hurt.
In my 15 qt, I have around 40 holes on the lid, and 30 holes on all four sides... LOL. And my humidity was around 70~80% during the summer. Now in winter, it's dropped to 60%.
If you have that level of ventilation, high humidity is not a problem. What what I understand, scale rot appears in high humidity with not enough ventilation, or with damp substrate.
I also believe that taking out the fake plant will help a lot. Humidity in the enclosure doesn't have so much surface to cling onto/there's more open air relative to the size of the water bowl, so it will lower.
Last edited by redshepherd; 12-21-2015 at 06:37 PM.
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Re: Scale Rot Prevention?
High humidity is okay as long as temperatures are not too low, and substrate is dry.
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Re: Scale Rot Prevention?
Originally Posted by redshepherd
You can definitely add more holes if needed! A lot of holes doesn't hurt.
In my 15 qt, I have around 40 holes on the lid, and 30 holes on all four sides... LOL. And my humidity was around 70~80% during the summer. Now in winter, it's dropped to 60%.
If you have that level of ventilation, high humidity is not a problem. What what I understand, scale rot appears in high humidity with not enough ventilation, or with damp substrate.
I also believe that taking out the fake plant will help a lot. Humidity in the enclosure doesn't have so much surface to cling onto/there's more open air relative to the size of the water bowl, so it will lower.
Since I'm only giving him one hide, I want to keep the plant in for security. Also, is it OK to melt the holes (using a soldering iron) in the tub and then immediately putting him back in? I don't have a temperery holding container.
Thanks,
HenryTheSnake
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Re: Scale Rot Prevention?
when the plastic melts it puts off fumes so i would not put him right back in. You should be able to find a shoe box or something while you wait the 5 min for the tub to air out. Using the soldering iron is perfectly fine tho.
Balls
1.0 Banana Super Blast
1.0 Super Pastel Lesser Pinstripe Enchi
1.0 Lesser GHI Mojave
1.0 Banana
1.0 Pastel OD
2.0 Banana Spider
2.1 Spider
0.1 Black Pastel
0.1 Queen Bee
0.1 Chocolate
0.1 Savanah
0.1 Bumble Bee
0.3 Mojave
1.1 Pieds
1.1 Albinos
0.2 Het Albino
0.2 Cinn
0.6 Normals
0.3 Lessers Other: 0.3 Cats - 0.1 Extremely Patient Fiancee
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