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    need help on humidity

    My snake is in shed an i cant get the humidity past lik 35 40 someone please help... im new to this stuff

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    Re: need help on humidity

    What is your set up like? Easiest thing to do right now is mist the enclosure.

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    Re: need help on humidity

    Get some moss and soak it. Put it in his favorite hide it will help you have a nice she'd

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    Re: need help on humidity

    I am assuming it is a glass container with a mesh top?


    If so switch to a big tote container. They are honestly the best kind of enclosure for a bp.

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    Re: need help on humidity

    Quote Originally Posted by BallP View Post
    I am assuming it is a glass container with a mesh top?


    If so switch to a big tote container. They are honestly the best kind of enclosure for a bp.
    Ha! Best to and for you maybe.

    I have two glass tanks and they work just fine.

    My humidity stays in the 30s too. All I do is add moss to both hides. During a shed I soak it and place it in them. I then mist them to keep it damp throughout the shed. Once the shed is complete I will allow the moss to dry out before making it damp again.

    Of course if it is a screen lid you should cover a good portion of it with foil tape, foil, etc. I made a cardboard cutout and wrapped it in foil. This keeps heat and humidity in much better.

    Using those two things I have perfect sheds with little effort on my part.
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    Re: need help on humidity

    Yeah I have glass tanks as well and get perfect sheds. Little bit of Moss, Cypress mulch, cover the screen, and mist twice a day (during shed)
    Last edited by SKO; 03-09-2015 at 12:27 AM.

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    Re: need help on humidity

    Hes in a glass tank with screen top i got as much as possible covered with plastic wrap... i spray tank atleast 3 times daily hes got the green carpet type stuff on the bottom... he doesnt go in his hid he will stay on top of it
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    Does your uth have a tstat?

    That carpet is not a very good substrate for low humidity tanks. Cypress mulch works really well.
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    Re: need help on humidity

    Is the hide too small or too big for him? I would switch that carpet to either Cypress mulch or another moisture holding substrate. Plastic wrap won't hold in humidity as well as a damp towel (I rarely even wet my towels anymore) or tin foil. Get some sphagnum Moss or terrarium Moss and you can put it in the tank. I have about two handfuls placed in various spots in my tank. I don't even bother putting Moss in the hides any more.

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    Re: need help on humidity

    Quote Originally Posted by SKO View Post
    Is the hide too small or too big for him? I would switch that carpet to either Cypress mulch or another moisture holding substrate. Plastic wrap won't hold in humidity as well as a damp towel (I rarely even wet my towels anymore) or tin foil. Get some sphagnum Moss or terrarium Moss and you can put it in the tank. I have about two handfuls placed in various spots in my tank. I don't even bother putting Moss in the hides any more.
    Damp towels on top will cause the screen to rust.
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