High Humidity Issues

[ckuhn003]

My new BP was just delivered and I'm having some high humidity issues (99%). I added some moist reptichip a couple days ago along w/ some artificial plans and my Hygrometer went to 99%. I left the door open for over a day, took the substrate out and wiped down the enclosure. This morning I put back the substrate (was a little damp but not wet) and the Hygrometer went back to 99%. Is this a huge concern and what should I do? Should I reinstall a dry bed of reptichip?

It's a pvc enclosure w/ 4-5 slats on each end for ventilation.

[ckuhn003]

Bumping this to the top ...hoping for a response.....

Should I just ride with it and hope the humidity comes down in the next couple of days or do I need to act on it. Thanks.

[Sunnieskys]

Is it humid where you live? Take half out and mix with half dry and see if it helps?

[ckuhn003]

Is it humid where you live? Take half out and mix with half dry and see if it helps?

yea.....I live in the south so it's pretty humid. Even so, I was seeing about mid 50% before the substrate was added. It's a balance of disturbing the snakes 1st day of acclimation vs putting new substrate in.

[chickenooget]

Maybe it would be better if you used a different substrate, like paper towels? And IDK how valid I am on this since I'm still pretty new, but if I were you I'd rather fix the husbandry right now rather than later so the snake can properly settle in in the correct environment.


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[ckuhn003]

Maybe it would be better if you used a different substrate, like paper towels? And IDK how valid I am on this since I'm still pretty new, but if I were you I'd rather fix the husbandry right now rather than later so the snake can properly settle in in the correct environment.


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I removed half the substrate tonight and got the humidity down to the low 70s. But an hour later with paper towel substrate and a reduced water bowl, the humidity was back up to 91. I think tomorrow I'm just gonna have to move the BP to get to the other substrate.

[iddah]

I had this same exact issue, my humidity was at 99% using Forest Floor, it just retained moisture way too much. I changed my substrate to Komodo Coconut Terrain / Exo Terra Jungle Earth mix, and my humidity went down to the 60-77% range, which in my opinion is pretty perfect. That being said, remember that humidity in Western and Central Africa are often consistently at 77 up to even 88%; our bp's won't suffer in high humidity as long as they are not laying on wet bedding consistently, and the enclosure isn't condensed or fogged up. Living in an area where it's humid in the begin with, I'd really recommend a dry substrate, and possibly a smaller water dish, to get the humidity down. My humidity issues were resolved when I changed the substrate to much drier.

[RickyNY]

If I lived in the south where is pretty humid, I wouldn't be using moist Reptichip. Aspen would be better

[ckuhn003]

If I lived in the south where is pretty humid, I wouldn't be using moist Reptichip. Aspen would be better

I wish I would of known this two weeks ago.....hahah

[RickyNY]

I wish I would of known this two weeks ago.....hahah

LMAO