Humidity question?

[Superdan]

Hey guys,

just changed my substrate to aspen and seems to holding its moisture and is rising the humidity quite rapidly. i know it will decrease once its dried out but is anything over 60% a danger to my snake? i have been opening the the door now and again to drop the humidity to the optimal range but cant continue all night, she is very active at the mo and pushing aginst the glass. is this because she's seeing me do it or trying to escape to a cooler place? it is 74% right now!

cheers

[PitOnTheProwl]

The aspen will dry out pretty quick.

[Superdan]

ok thanks, its 60 now but still rising. is long exposure to high humidity a danger in the long term?

[seeya205]

I have had my humidity go up to 80% and never had problems! It will go down in a few days! I would not worry about it!

[steveboos]

I keep pretty much all my ball pythons at around 70-80% humidity and never have had any scale rot or other health issues. As a matter of fact it helps me overall more than anything. Aspen dries out very quick, so leave it be and keep misting if you need to.