Quote Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant View Post
I don't suggest using a humid hide all of the time though, as you risk scale rot. humid hides are best when only used during shed. the rest of the time humidity only needs to be maintained at 40%-60%
I provide a humid hide all the time and I have found my snake never goes near it unless in shed, during which she will stay in there for nearly two weeks and shed perfectly. Scale rot is a very valid concern, I am not shutting down your argument AT ALL, just saying I personally have found that my snake really knows better, and it is absolutely astounding how she instinctively knows when she needs more humidity for a shed and exactly where to find it. I like having it there all the time because she knows when she needs it and she can't tell me. She goes in several days before she shows any signs of a shed and doesn't emerge til she's done. She just shed last night and after spending 2 weeks in the humid hide, she was back in her normal warm side hide, having left a neat little pile of shed skin in the humid hide. I thing an environment constantly misted to maintain humidity is a FAR greater scale rot risk than always having a humid hide.