whats the secret????

[erebus45]

shedding is the question everyone has but mine is a little different (hopefully) my bp will have "ok" sheds its all in one piece except maybe two pieces (usually just one little piece on the head and mid section) i have yet to have a beautiful shead to the point to where i wanna bag it up and keep it forever (i do that with all sheds i guess im weird) but my question is really not a big deal beacuse it does come off with a wet rag that ill let him roam through but i want to be able to get a full shed at least once lol.. humidity stays around 50-60% non shed cycle then i bump it up by moving water dish under the rhp and it gets to about 65-75% max. he is on aspen bedding in a t8, temps are all perfect. so.... whats the secret is it because most of yall keep them in tubs or what? thank you

[StupidZombie]

Mine didnt shed too perfectly when not in tubs.
The moment i changed all 10 over, boom, perfect sheds every time. Theyre on cypress? Mulch. Humidity stays relatively constant but i spray twice when they go into blue and it raises to 75-78%. Ive not had a broken shed since. So that may be it, since tubs retain humidity quite well.

[BPGator]

Where do you measure your humidity? I also have T8 cages with RHPs. For me, the RHPs have a large effect on the air temp in the cage. If my cool side was at 50-60% humidity, the warm side humidity would probably be around 40%.

Humidity is proportional to air temperature, so for a given amount of water in the air, a lower air temp results in a higher humidity.


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[rlditmars]

You may want to get a spray bottle and mist them with water twice daily during the shed cycle. Even though I keep mine in tubs and the humidity is adequate, I do this and they typically have no issues with complete sheds.

[erebus45]

Where do you measure your humidity? I also have T8 cages with RHPs. For me, the RHPs have a large effect on the air temp in the cage. If my cool side was at 50-60% humidity, the warm side humidity would probably be around 40%.

Humidity is proportional to air temperature, so for a given amount of water in the air, a lower air temp results in a higher humidity.


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i measure humidity on both sides of enclosure on the cool side i use the acurite temp/humid with probe (probe is located by the probe for the rhp) and on the warm side i use the zoomed temp/humid gauge stuck the the back of the enclosure.....and thats weird that you say that because for some reason i usually have a 5-10% difference in humidity and the lower humidity level is always the cool side.. any reasons why?

[BPGator]

The zoomed dial gauges aren't known for their accuracy. Also - if the zoomed is closer to the water bowl, that could affect the reading. Try moving the acurite near the zoomed and see if they give similar readings.


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[erebus45]

The zoomed dial gauges aren't known for their accuracy. Also - if the zoomed is closer to the water bowl, that could affect the reading. Try moving the acurite near the zoomed and see if they give similar readings.


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i will do that and see what i get. if the dial gauge is wrong what would you recommend me getting?

[erebus45]

he eats great has great temperment its just that little bit of shed that dont come off with the rest.... i have noticed that he doesent like to soak (maybe he does it at night and i just dont see it cuz i work 3rd) but some nights my wife will watch him and she says he will drink but not soak even when he is in shed. so i dont know im going to change some things in his cage also i want to get the plastic hides because right now the two hides i do have are the half logs. thank you

[BPGator]

i will do that and see what i get. if the dial gauge is wrong what would you recommend me getting?

Do you take a temp of the air on the warm side?

I have both Acurites and Exoterra digital thermometers/hygrometers and have been happy with both.


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[shelpen]

I had 2 one-piece sheds from each of 2 guys I have...
Every time I notice they're "in blue" I start misting on the inside of their respective hot hides (from ReptileBasics) twice a day. Spray the snake too for a good measure. But not "the substrate".
Haven't had any problems with sheds at all.

They are both on paper towels, usual humidity +-45% nowdays.